Orbeon Forms
7.9#4 in form api softwareFrom $1,300 a yearFree planWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted
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What both publish
| Fact | Orbeon Forms | SurveyJS |
|---|---|---|
| Documentation and support | Support resources include comprehensive documentation, a forum, Stack Overflow, Google Groups, commercial support, and development-support plans. | Documentation includes framework-specific getting-started guides, demos, FAQs, GitHub issue channels, Stack Overflow and licensed-user help-desk support. |
| Founded | 2007 | 2015 |
| Integrations | Integration options include HTTP and database services, REST or web services, Java and JavaScript APIs, React and Angular components, and Liferay. | SurveyJS libraries use JSON to communicate with servers and can integrate with any backend; Form Library documents backend examples for PHP, Node.js, and ASP.NET Core. |
| Licence | Community Edition source is available under the LGPL-2.1 licence; modifications to existing code must be redistributed under LGPL terms when distributed. | The Form Library, survey-core and AI Form Response Extractor are MIT-licensed; Survey Creator, Dashboard and PDF Generator are commercial products. |
| Praise: support | A G2 reviewer praises the active helpdesk presence in the Stack Overflow community for configuration questions and bugs. | G2 reviewers repeatedly describe support as fast, detailed, responsive and effective at resolving implementation questions. |
Orbeon Forms plans
- Community Edition (CE)Free
- PE Basic$1,300 a year
- PE Silver$4,200 a year
- PE Gold$6,300 a year
SurveyJS plans
- EssentialFree
- Basic Renewal$239 a year
- PRO Renewal$419 a year
- Basic$589, paid once
- Enterprise RenewalPriced on request
- PRO$1,059, paid once
Pick Orbeon Forms if…
Orbeon Forms may suit organizations building web forms with conditional rules, document output, integrations, and on-premises or cloud deployment. Teams that need searchable encrypted fields should account for the search API limitation.
Pick SurveyJS if…
SurveyJS suits developers building web forms who want to use their own backend and data storage. Teams needing the visual creator, dashboards or PDF tools for production should account for commercial licenses.