Getform vs HeyForm
| Tagline | Lightweight form backend that receives HTML form submissions without backend code | Open-source conversational form builder for creating beautiful interactive forms |
| Category | Forms & Surveys | Forms & Surveys |
| Replaces | Jotform, Typeform | Typeform, Google Forms, Jotform |
| GitHub stars | 180 | 8.8k |
| Language | Python | TypeScript |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Self-host difficulty | 2/5 Easy | 1/5 Effortless |
| Deploy options | Docker Manual | One-Click Docker Docker Compose Manual |
| Managed hosting | ||
| Last updated | 1 month ago | 24 days ago |
| View repo | View repo |
Where each falls short
The honest trade-offs — what you give up with each, versus the proprietary tools they replace.
Getform
- No built-in form builder; developers must write their own HTML forms
- Limited response analytics compared to full-featured form platforms
- Community self-hosted version lacks some features of the commercial cloud product
HeyForm
- Smaller integration catalog than Typeform/Jotform
- Analytics and reporting are basic compared to commercial tools
- Requires MongoDB plus Redis, adding operational overhead
- Fewer prebuilt templates and form themes than the proprietary originals
Bottom line
Choose HeyForm if you want the lower-effort setup; choose HeyForm for the larger community and ecosystem. HeyForm has seen more recent development. Open each guide below for deploy steps and the full feature gap.