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Form.io
Form.io is a self-hosted developer productivity platform designed for building forms and APIs simultaneously.
Our verdict
Who it's for
The self-hosted developer productivity platform for building forms and APIs within your applications.
Who should look elsewhere
No free tier, making initial exploration potentially costly.
Pros
- +Self-hosted for complete data ownership and control.
- +Builds forms and APIs simultaneously, reducing development time.
- +Standardizes data using JSON across forms, APIs, and databases.
- +Highly configurable and scalable for enterprise environments.
- +Supports complex form requirements, integrations, and security compliance.
Cons
- −No free tier, making initial exploration potentially costly.
- −Pricing model is configuration-based, which might be complex to estimate for smaller projects.
- −Requires self-hosting and deployment, which might be a barrier for non-technical users or smaller teams without DevOps resources.
Key features
- ✓Drag & Drop Form Builder & APIs
- ✓Multi-Tenancy
- ✓Offline Mode For Forms
- ✓Use Your Authentication (SAML, OAuth, JWT)
- ✓Form Validation & Conditional Logic
- ✓Premium And Custom Form Components
- ✓Integrations with 3rd party and legacy systems
- ✓Collision Control for collaborative form editing
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| API Plus Server Environment | $660 | month | Supports production and non-production SDLC processes; Unlimited API calls; Unlimited submissions |
| API Server Environment | $330 | month | Supports production and non-production SDLC processes; Unlimited API calls; Unlimited submissions |
| Enterprise Level Project | $330 | month | Minimum of One (1) required; Multiple stages to support SDLC; Unlimited submissions |
| PDF Plus Server Environment | $660 | month | Unlimited PDF Submission Downloads; Unlimited PDF Uploads; Enable pixel-perfect form backgrounds |
| PDF Server Environment | $330 | month | Unlimited PDF Submission Downloads |
| Reporting UI Module | $660 | month | Pricing is per project and must be enabled for all projects; Advanced aggregation and reporting interface; Sort, filter, and export on all your data across all forms and resources |
| Multi-Tenanted Platform Environments (10 tenants) | $330 | month | Deliver a platform as a service (PaaS) to your customers; Separate forms, data, and form building on a per-tenant basis; Fully white-labeled forms and environments for your brand and your customers' brands |
| Accessibility Compliance Module | $495 | month | Ensures all forms are accessibility compliant |
| Enterprise Form Builder Module (Embedded) (10 tenants) | $660 | month | For single projects, multiple projects, and/or multi-tenanted projects; Customize the form building interface on a per tenant basis without code so it's a more relevant, tailored experience; Limit available form field components or add new ones so only what is needed is presented to users |
| Developer Licenses (5 licenses) | $2640 | month · per seat | Restricted to localhost; For when your environment configuration is prod-only or dev-and-prod-only; Gives the ability to spin up an environment on 1 local machine per seat |
| Developer Licenses (10 licenses) | $3960 | month · per seat | Restricted to localhost; For when your environment configuration is prod-only or dev-and-prod-only; Gives the ability to spin up an environment on 1 local machine per seat |
| Developer Licenses (20 licenses) | $5280 | month · per seat | Restricted to localhost; For when your environment configuration is prod-only or dev-and-prod-only; Gives the ability to spin up an environment on 1 local machine per seat |
| Form.io SaaS Enterprise Project (Trial) | — | month | Hosted On portal.form.io; One (1) Enterprise Level Project; Unlimited Developers / Form Builders |
| Form.io SaaS Enterprise Project (Post-Trial) | $300 | month | To continue on Form.io SaaS after trial |
| Remotely Deployed Starter Configuration (Trial) | — | month | Evaluate Form.io in your environment to avoid data migration; One (1) API Server Environment; Supports production and non-production SDLC processes |