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2 open source tools do the job of Yay! Forms. The most starred is HeyForm, with 9k stars. Verified on GitHub. About Yay! Forms
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Questions about alternatives to Yay! Forms
What is the best open source alternative to Yay! Forms?
By GitHub stars it is HeyForm, with 9,074 stars and a commit on 12 Nov. Choose HeyForm when you want one-question-at-a-time forms that you can run on your own server at no licence cost. Next come Palform (49 stars).
Is there a free alternative to Yay! Forms?
Yes. The code of all 2 is public under AGPL 3.0, so you can use them with no licence fee. Running one yourself costs the server and your time to look after it, and some makers also sell a hosted plan.
How do I choose between them?
Start from the job you use Yay! Forms for. Choose Palform when you want branching forms with e-signatures and file uploads on a free plan, and paid plans priced per organisation.
Which Yay! Forms alternatives can I host on my own server?
1 of the 2: HeyForm. Each tool's page says what it needs to run.
Which ones are still being worked on?
All 2 we track had a commit in the last 30 days, among them HeyForm and Palform. A recent commit shows the project is kept up, not that it will stay that way.
What licences do they use?
AGPL 3.0 (2). GPL and AGPL ask you to share your changes under the same licence when you give the software to others, and AGPL also counts letting people use it over a network.
What do I lose by leaving Yay! Forms?
The hosting. Yay! Forms's maker runs the servers for you; with an open source tool the updates, backups, security fixes and support are yours, unless you take the maker's hosted plan. Features differ too, so check what each one imports and exports before you move your data.