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Comparison

Formio vs SurveyJS

No clear leader: Formio (52.0) and SurveyJS (51.5) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Formio full profile →SurveyJS full profile →
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Formio52
SurveyJS52
Score
vioscaleAI score
Formio52 / 100medium · 54%
SurveyJS52 / 100medium · 56%
Pricing
Free tier
Formio✓
SurveyJS✓
Model
Formiofreemium
SurveyJSfreemium
Price level
Formiohigh
SurveyJShigh
Starting price
Formio$300
SurveyJS$589
Transparent
Formio✓
SurveyJS✓
Integrations
Count
Formio10
SurveyJS12
Security
Fedramp
Formio✓
SurveyJS–
Gdpr
Formio✓
SurveyJS✓
Hipaa
Formio✓
SurveyJS✓
Trust center
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Formio7 items
SurveyJS7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for form builders. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Deployment model
FormioCloud managed saas
SurveyJS-
Conditional branching logic
Formio✓
SurveyJS✓
Multi page step form pagination
Formio✓
SurveyJS✓
Stripe paypal payment collection
Formio-
SurveyJS-
Electronic signature capture
Formio✓
SurveyJS✓
File upload and attachment storage
Formio✓
SurveyJS✓
Conversational one question at a time UI
Formio-
SurveyJS-
Salesforce hubspot CRM sync
Formio-
SurveyJS-
Mailchimp activecampaign email sync
Formio-
SurveyJS-
Zapier make webhook routing
Formio✓
SurveyJS-
SOC2 type ii
Formio-
SurveyJS-
ISO 27001
Formio-
SurveyJS-
Pricing model
Formio-
SurveyJS-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Formio

An enterprise form and API infrastructure platform designed for regulated teams, providing conditional workflows, role-based routing, self-hosted deployment, and integrated data handling with compliance controls.

Independently observed

SurveyJS

A MIT-licensed library for designing and rendering dynamic forms and surveys in your own application with full data control. Self-hosted architecture ensures data stays on your servers while supporting multi-step forms, conditional logic, and interactive result analysis.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Formio

from $300/moHybridFree tier30-day trial

From $300/month (SaaS) or $660/month (self-hosted API Server). 30-day free trial available. Configuration-based pricing with optional modules.

  • SaaS Free TrialFree
    • Unlimited forms
    • Unlimited resources
    • 1M form submissions/month
    • 25 PDF-First Forms
    • 1000 PDF submission downloads
    • +1 more
  • SaaS$300/month
    • Unlimited forms
    • Unlimited resources
    • 1M form submissions/month
    • 25 PDF-First Forms
    • 1000 PDF submission downloads
  • API Server$660/month
    • Unlimited API calls
    • Unlimited submissions
    • Advanced audit logging
    • Field-level encryption
    • Container security scanning
    • +2 more
  • Reporting UI Module$495/month per project
    • Advanced aggregation and reporting interface
    • Sort, filter, export across all forms and data
  • Multi-Tenanted Platform$495/month per 10-tenant bucket
    • 10 child projects
    • Separate forms and data per tenant
    • Full white-labeling
    • Per-tenant form builder customization
  • Enterprise Form Builder Module$2,640/year (5 licenses), $3,960/year (10 licenses), $5,280/year (20 licenses)
    • Customizable form building interface per tenant
    • Component pre-population with project data
    • Field component limiting and renaming
as of verify ↗

SurveyJS

from $589Perpetual licenceFree tier

Free open-source tier, perpetual licenses from $589, enterprise from $2,359

  • Essential FreeFree
    • Unlimited Forms
    • Unlimited Form Submissions
    • Unlimited File Uploads
    • Multi-Page Forms
    • Conditional Logic & Form Branching
    • +3 more
  • Essential Paid$589 perpetual license per developer
    • All Essential Free features
    • 12 months of updates and support
    • Full application integration capability
  • Professional$1,059 perpetual license per developer
    • All Essential features
    • Drag-and-Drop Form Builder
    • White-labeled forms
    • Unlimited Form Creators and Admins
    • Advanced Input Types
    • +3 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • All Professional features
    • Priority Support
    • Dedicated Technical Account Manager
    • Priority Bug Fixes
    • Integration Sessions
    • +3 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Formio✓
SurveyJS✓
Linux
Formio✓
SurveyJS✗
Deployment
Self-hosted
Formio✓
SurveyJS✓
On-premise
Formio✗
SurveyJS✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Formio

10 total
  • SAML
  • OAuth
  • JWT
  • Webhooks
  • Email
  • PDF
  • E-Sign+
  • Claude/Anthropic MCP
  • Kubernetes
  • Docker Compose
Independently observed

SurveyJS

19 total
  • React
  • Angular
  • Vue 3
  • Knockout
  • jQuery
  • ASP.NET Core
  • Node.js
  • PHP
  • Python
  • WordPress
  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • Grafana
  • Bootstrap
  • Material UI
  • shadcn/ui
  • Vue
  • Next.js
  • NodeJS
Independently observed
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Formio or SurveyJS: which one depends on you

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