HeyForm review

Open source conversational form builder you can self-host for free.

Facts checked July 2026

Free plan: No
Free plan score: 59/100Usable
Starting price: $15/month
Open source: AGPL-3.0
Company: HeyForm

Our take

HeyForm gives you Typeform-style conversational forms with full data ownership if you self-host, but the hosted cloud has no free plan, only a 7-day trial.

Conversational forms you can read the source of

HeyForm is an open source form builder for conversational forms, surveys, quizzes, and polls. The whole product is on GitHub under AGPL-3.0 with Docker-based self-hosting instructions, and a hosted cloud exists for teams that would rather not run servers.

Developers who would rather run a container than pay

Developers and small businesses that want conversational forms with full data ownership
Teams that prefer a one-time server setup over a monthly subscription
Anyone who wants to inspect or extend the form builder's source code

No free cloud tier, and the pricing opens at $15

Self-hosting is free under AGPL-3.0. The hosted cloud has no permanent free plan: after a 7-day trial, Basic costs $15/month for 5,000 responses, Premium $24/month for 20,000 responses with a custom domain, and Business $40/month for 150,000 responses (as of July 2026).

The 1% commission, and three other limits

No free cloud tier, so "free" here means self-hosting with Docker
Premium cloud plan takes a 1% commission on payments
Fewer integrations and templates than Jotform or Typeform
We have not load-tested a self-hosted instance at high volume

Free means Docker here, and that is the whole decision

HeyForm is the honest open source route to Typeform-style forms: the whole product sits on GitHub under AGPL-3.0, and self-hosting keeps the conversational format and your respondents' data on hardware you control. If that appeals, it is a good pick and costs nothing. If you were hoping to sign up and start for free, there is nothing here for you, because the cloud runs a 7-day trial and then charges $15/month. Premium also takes 1% of any payments you collect. Non-technical readers should start with the free HeyForm alternatives instead.

What HeyForm offers

Conditional logic
Custom branding
File uploads
Quizzes & scoring

Not included

Unlimited free tier
Payment collection
E-signatures
App integrations
Analytics
Scheduling

HeyForm plans and pricing

Cloud plans start with a 7-day free trial; there is no permanent free cloud plan. Self-hosting the open source edition is free

Basic

$15/mo

Unlimited forms with reports and theme customization

5,000 responses/month, 10 GB storage, 10 MB file uploads

Premium

$24/mo

Adds custom domain, custom CSS, and branding removal; 1% payment commission

20,000 responses/month, 20 GB storage, 3 team members

Business

$40/mo

Priority support, no payment commission, no file size limits

150,000 responses/month, 50 GB storage, 10 team members

As of July 2026. Check current pricing on the HeyForm pricing page.

HeyForm's free plan score

How good HeyForm's free plan really is, judged on four things and weighted into one number.

59/100

Usable

Free if you run it yourself; the cloud is a 7-day trial, then $15 a month.

Free plan generosity: 55/100
Feature depth for the category: 62/100
Freedom and honesty: 72/100
What free users report: 50/100

Read the full free plan breakdown

Scored July 2026. How we calculate the free plan score.

Frequently asked questions about HeyForm

Can I self-host HeyForm for free?

Yes, and it is the only free route here. The whole product is on GitHub under AGPL-3.0 with Docker-based instructions, and a self-hosted instance carries no response cap and no tier gates (as of July 2026). We have not load-tested one at high volume, so treat its behavior under heavy traffic as untested by us.

Is there a free HeyForm cloud plan?

No, only a 7-day trial, after which Basic costs $15 a month (as of July 2026). HeyForm calls it a trial rather than dressing it up as a free plan, which we would rather see than the alternative, but it does mean signing up and paying nothing is not an option.

Does HeyForm take a cut of payments?

On the Premium cloud plan, yes: 1% of what you collect (as of July 2026). Business at $40 a month removes the commission and the file size limits. It is worth checking before you route revenue through a $24 plan.

How do the cloud plans compare on volume?

Basic is $15 a month for 5,000 responses, 10 GB of storage and 10 MB file uploads. Premium is $24 for 20,000 responses, 20 GB, 3 team members and a custom domain with branding removal. Business is $40 for 150,000 responses, 50 GB and 10 team members (as of July 2026).

Latest HeyForm news

Changes that affect what you get for free: pricing, free plan limits, ownership, and whether the project is still maintained. Not every release.

We checked HeyForm's own blog, changelog and release notes in July 2026 and found nothing that changes the picture above.

Reader reviews

What people who actually use HeyForm think of it.

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