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Formbricks vs moonshine
Formbricks has 12,950 GitHub stars, 2,518 forks, 207 open issues and last shipped yesterday. moonshine has 1,300 stars, 148 forks, 2 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Formbricks leads on adoption by 896% (12,950 vs 1,300 stars). Formbricks is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; moonshine is written in PHP under MIT. Formbricks has attracted 19% as many forks as stars, moonshine 11%. 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 | moonshine | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 13K | ★ 1.3K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | PHP |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.5K | ⑂ 148 |
| 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 moonshine if
- You want the moonshine feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You evaluated both and moonshine 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 moonshine
MoonShine is MIT licensed PHP project listed under Business Software / Forms & Surveys. It is Laravel admin panel and builder for dashboards, tables, forms, CMS, and CRM work. It uses Blade, Alpine.js, and Tailwind CSS. It lives in Laravel ecosystem, but README says CRUD module is separated from Laravel and Eloquent, so it can also work with Symfony, Yii, or other frameworks. Repo is 4 years old, has 1301 stars, 148 forks, 2 open issues, and last push 2026 09 11.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Formbricks or moonshine more popular?
Formbricks has 12,950 GitHub stars and moonshine has 1,300. Formbricks has the larger community by that measure.
Are Formbricks and moonshine free?
Both are open source. Formbricks has no licence declared in this registry, and moonshine is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Formbricks and moonshine?
Formbricks is written in TypeScript and moonshine 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 moonshine?
Choose Formbricks if you want the larger community (12,950 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose moonshine if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.