Form.io formio/formio

Developer form and API platform; drag-and-drop builder whose forms become REST APIs, embedded in Angular or React apps. PDF and reporting are paid.

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Form.io at a glance

Checked 16 Oct 2026

Form.io's open-source core (2.3k stars, v4.11.0, active Oct 2026) is a Node.js and MongoDB server plus form builder and renderer: each form you drag together also becomes a REST API, and you embed forms in your own Angular or React app. The core has 33 form components, form actions, basic permissions and JSON or CSV export. The Developer Portal, reporting UI, PDF servers, PDF export and the standalone Form Manager for non-developers are Enterprise-only. Licensed OSL-3.0. A building block for developers, not a ready Typeform-style service.

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How much of Jotform does it replace?

2 of 6 jobs. For developers embedding forms in their own app; reporting and PDF forms are Enterprise-only.

Form and survey builder Partial replacement

Conditional logic and branching Not covered

Response analytics and exports Not covered

Payments in forms Not covered

Integrations and webhooks Partial replacement

PDF forms and e-signatures Not covered

For response analytics and exports, payments in forms, PDF forms and e-signatures, see other Jotform alternatives. You may also need to build an interface, an API server and hosting yourself.

Facts, with sources

Every answer links to where we found it. We read the documentation; we did not install it.

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Runs on my machine? Runs locally with Docker Compose or Node.js and MongoDB; enterprise and SaaS versions also sold The fastest way to run this library locally is to use Docker. github.com · formio#run-with-docker-compose ↗ today

Code licence OSL-3.0 (OSI-approved copyleft) for the core; Enterprise server is proprietary This library is now licensed under the OSL-v3 license, which is a copy-left OSI approved license. github.com · formio#license-change-march-8th-2020 ↗ today

Model weights licence No separate model weights github.com · formio#readme ↗ today

Commercial use Allowed under OSL-3.0 copyleft and attribution terms Our goal for the change to OSLv3 from BSD is to ensure that appropriate Attribution is provided when creating proprietary products that leverage or extend this library. github.com · formio#license-change-march-8th-2020 ↗ today

Paid services needed? Core needs nothing paid; Developer Portal, reporting UI, PDF servers and Form Manager are Enterprise/SaaS only PDF & PDF+ Servers: Allow users to submit via a PDF document and receive a PDF of their submission data. form.io · form-io-open-source-core-vs-enterprise ↗ today

Hardware Not documented in the README Know the answer? —

Operating systems Node.js and MongoDB on macOS or Windows per the README, or any Docker host On Windows, download and install the MSI package github.com · formio#manual-installation-node--mongodb ↗ today

Setup effort Medium; docker-compose up, or install Node.js and MongoDB and run yarn build and yarn start docker-compose up -d github.com · formio#run-with-docker-compose ↗ today