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Formbricks vs laravel-form-builder
Formbricks has 12,950 GitHub stars, 2,518 forks, 207 open issues and last shipped yesterday. laravel-form-builder has 1,714 stars, 305 forks, 115 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. Formbricks leads on adoption by 656% (12,950 vs 1,714 stars). Formbricks is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; laravel-form-builder is written in PHP under MIT. Formbricks has attracted 19% as many forks as stars, laravel-form-builder 18%. Formbricks was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Formbricks | laravel-form-builder | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 13K | ★ 1.7K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | PHP |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-08-19 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.5K | ⑂ 305 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Formbricks if
- You weight community size — 13K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick laravel-form-builder if
- You want the laravel-form-builder feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You evaluated both and laravel-form-builder fits your workflow better
About Formbricks
Formbricks is an open source survey and experience management platform written in TypeScript. It provides a free surveying platform and a privacy first experience management platform. The project lives in the TypeScript, Next.js, and React ecosystem. It positions itself as an open source alternative to Qualtrics, Intercom, Typeform, and SurveyMonkey.
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About laravel-form-builder
laravel form builder is PHP package for Laravel 5+ form building. It gives form classes. It uses Laravel FormBuilder class. It is inspired by Symfony form builder. It lives in Laravel ecosystem. It sits in Business Software / Forms & Surveys category. It is MIT licensed. It has 1714 stars, 305 forks, and 115 open issues. Repo age is 12 years. Last push was 2026 08 19T15:11:50Z. Detailed documentation lives at kristijanhusak.github.io/laravel form builder. A changelog is available.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Formbricks or laravel-form-builder more popular?
Formbricks has 12,950 GitHub stars and laravel-form-builder has 1,714. Formbricks has the larger community by that measure.
Are Formbricks and laravel-form-builder free?
Both are open source. Formbricks has no licence declared in this registry, and laravel-form-builder is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Formbricks and laravel-form-builder?
Formbricks is written in TypeScript and laravel-form-builder in PHP. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Formbricks or laravel-form-builder?
Choose Formbricks if you want the larger community (12,950 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose laravel-form-builder if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.