Formbricks Self-Hosted, Deploy in One Click
Formbricks is an open-source survey platform for in-product insights. Automatio deploys it to your own server with HTTPS in one click for 100% data ownership.
Formbricks
AnalyticsFormbricks is an open-source survey and form platform for collecting user data.
What you get when you deploy Formbricks
The server we rent for it, what it costs, and what the installer will ask you.
- Server
- CX23 · 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM
- From
- $9/month
- Setup
- No configuration required
Included with every deployment
- Dedicated server, one app per machine
- HTTPS certificate issued automatically
- Free subdomain, custom domain optional
- Restart, resize, snapshot and restore
The project
Everything this page links to outside Automatio.
Deploy Formbricks in one click
On your own server, with your own data. No terminal, no Docker commands, no certificate setup.
- 1
Pick a size
Start on the smallest server that fits the app. Resize later without reinstalling.
- 2
Press deploy
We rent the server, install the app with Docker, and point a subdomain at it.
- 3
Watch it come up
Provisioning runs unattended and takes a few minutes. When the HTTPS certificate lands, the app is live and your login details are on the deployment page.
Server size
Billed monthly with your Automatio subscription. Destroy the server any time and the charge stops.
Key Capabilities
Explore what Automatio can do for this use case
In-product surveys
Target users inside your web or mobile app based on specific behaviors. Use the React or HTML SDK to show native-looking survey modals without requiring code changes for every new question. Gather real-time feedback precisely when a user interacts with specific features.
- 1React, Vue, and Next.js SDKs
- 2Plain HTML/JS fallback
- 3Mobile app integration
- 4Custom survey themes and CSS
Key Capabilities
- In-product surveys
Target users inside your web or mobile app based on specific behaviors. Use the React or HTML SDK to show native-looking survey modals without requiring code changes for every new question. Gather real-time feedback precisely when a user interacts with specific features.
- React, Vue, and Next.js SDKs
- Plain HTML/JS fallback
- Mobile app integration
- Custom survey themes and CSS
- Action-based triggers
Set surveys to appear only when specific events occur, such as a user reaching a milestone or clicking a button. Fine-tune the timing with delay logic and frequency capping to avoid interrupting the user experience at random.
- Button click and page view triggers
- Custom user action tracking
- No-code trigger configuration
- Time-on-page delay logic
- Advanced targeting
Filter participants by user attributes like pricing plan or sign-up date. This allows for segmented research and ensures you only ask relevant questions to specific cohorts, resulting in higher quality signals.
- Segment by user plan or ID
- Filter by sign-up date
- Geolocation and language filtering
- New versus returning user logic
- Multi-channel delivery
Create standalone survey pages that you can share via email, social media, or QR codes. These work for gathering feedback from people outside your product interface or for cold outreach campaigns.
- Custom subdomain links
- Password protected surveys
- Automatic QR code generation
- Redirect on completion support
Why self-host Formbricks
What to know first
Managed, DIY, or One-Click?
The three realistic ways to run {name}, compared honestly.
| Aspect | Managed SaaS | DIY on a VPS | Automatio one-click |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data control | Vendor managed | Fully owned | Fully owned |
| Setup time | Minutes | Hours | Minutes |
| Maintenance | Zero | High | Minimal |
| Cost scaling | Per response | Fixed VPS | Fixed VPS |
| White labeling | Paid upgrade | Included | Included |
Data control
Setup time
Maintenance
Cost scaling
White labeling
Who this is for
People who actually run Formbricks on their own server, and what changes when they do.
a growth manager at a SaaS startup
high costs of per-response pricing in traditional tools
Collect unlimited feedback at a fixed infrastructure cost, allowing for broader experimentation.
- Set up NPS triggers for new cohorts
- Analyze churn feedback trends
a developer building a privacy-first app
sending sensitive user identifiers to third-party providers
Keep all user feedback within the local network perimeter, ensuring compliance with strict data policies.
- Install Formbricks React SDK
- Connect custom backend events
a UX researcher on a budget
feature gates on SaaS plans preventing advanced targeting
Access all segmentation and logic features without paying for enterprise-level monthly subscriptions.
- Create multi-language surveys
- Export raw CSV response data
a solo founder
expensive monthly bills for basic survey tools
Run professional-grade surveys for a fraction of the cost of Typeform while maintaining full branding control.
- Build a PMF survey
- Configure onboarding segments
About This App
What this app does and where it fits.
What is Formbricks?
Formbricks is an open-source experience management platform built to help product teams collect feedback directly within their applications. It serves as a privacy-focused alternative to proprietary tools like Typeform or Qualtrics, allowing organizations to maintain full control over user data on their own infrastructure. The project uses a modern tech stack (Next.js, Prisma, and PostgreSQL) and emphasizes ease of integration through dedicated SDKs for common web and mobile frameworks.
How it works
The platform captures user actions and attributes to trigger surveys at specific moments in the user journey. Instead of sending an email that might be ignored, you can show a non-intrusive survey modal right after a user interacts with a feature or reaches a specific page. The dashboard provides an interface for building surveys with a drag-and-drop editor, managing multi-language translations, and analyzing response data in real-time. By leveraging event-based triggers, Formbricks ensures that feedback is contextually relevant and highly accurate.
The first hour
After deployment, the first step is creating a survey using templates like Net Promoter Score (NPS) or Product-Market Fit (PMF). The visual builder allows you to customize colors and logic. Once the survey is ready, you install the Formbricks SDK in your application. For a React app, this is typically a single wrapper component. Within an hour, you can have a live survey running in a test environment, triggered by a specific event like a button click, and see responses flow into your self-hosted dashboard immediately.
Strategic placement
Formbricks is built for teams that prioritize data residency and want to avoid the escalating costs of per-response SaaS pricing. It is especially useful for companies in regulated industries like healthcare or finance, where sending user data to third-party providers presents a significant compliance risk. By self-hosting, you ensure the entire feedback loop remains within your secure network perimeter while enjoying a feature-rich interface for research and growth operations.
Community Feedback
See what the community thinks about Formbricks
“We run NPS surveys for several products with Formbricks. It's open source and the team lays a strong focus on keeping user data secure and compliant - definitely recommended!”
“Formbricks proves that open source surveys can be both powerful and user-friendly.”
“I've been looking for an open source XM solution for a while. Super happy to see Formbricks building it!”
“Every survey response your users give you gets stored on a server you’ll never have access to. Formbricks changes that by letting you own the data.”
“The setup via Docker was straightforward, and the React SDK is surprisingly robust compared to older survey platforms.”
“Switched from Typeform to self-hosted Formbricks. Saved $100/mo and finally have full control over GDPR compliance.”
Related Videos
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“a platform to create interactive surveys to guide your website users make their Journey on your project better”
“there are many ready to use templates that you can start from they are divided into categories based on what we want to do”
“you can also add custom attributes that we need”
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Pro Tips
Expert tips to help you get the most out of Formbricks and achieve better results.
Use a transactional email service
Do not attempt to send emails directly from the VPS. Use a service like Postmark or Amazon SES to ensure survey notifications and invites do not land in spam.
Provision adequate RAM
Select at least the CX23 (4GB) server size. The Next.js build process and the database engine can be memory-intensive during peak usage.
Top-level SDK initialization
Initialize the SDK at the highest possible level in your app (like App.js or _app.tsx) to ensure no user actions or events are missed.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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