Private and open-source alternatives to Qualtrics
11 forms and surveys rated against the same public privacy criteria as Qualtrics, with our picks first.
Why look for an alternative?
- Open source: no. Closed source.
- No trackers or telemetry: no. The privacy statement says third-party advertising companies collect information on the website through cookies, and the website loads Google Tag Manager.
- No ads or data sales: partial. Funded by subscriptions, and the privacy statement says personal information is not sold. It is shared with advertising partners, such as Google, that show targeted Qualtrics ads.
- Independent audit: partial. States SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001 and HITRUST certifications and FedRAMP High authorization, but the reports are not public.
- Transparency report: no. No transparency report is published. The privacy statement only lists law enforcement and government authorities as possible recipients.
- Tells users about requests: no. No published policy on notifying users about data requests.
- Security headers: partial. Grade B (75/100+)
See the full Qualtrics rating.
The alternatives
Formbricks Grade D Our pick
Open-source survey and form platform for link, website and in-app surveys, from Formbricks GmbH in Germany. Available as a hosted cloud service or self-hosted with Docker.
Why it is our pick: Open-source surveys and forms for links, websites and apps, as a replacement for Typeform, SurveyMonkey and Google Forms. Made by a company in Germany, with a hosted service or self-hosting with Docker.
Based in Germany (Fourteen Eyes). Formbricks scores 53 out of 100 (grade D) on the forms and surveys criteria. It meets 3 of 8 criteria: open source, no ads or data sales and TLS configuration.
Nextcloud Forms Grade B
Survey and questionnaire app for self-hosted Nextcloud servers. Responses stay on the server running Nextcloud.
Based in Germany (Fourteen Eyes). Nextcloud Forms scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the forms and surveys criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales.
Framaforms Grade D
Free online form and survey service run by the French nonprofit Framasoft on the open-source Yakforms software. Forms expire after six months by default.
Based in France (Nine Eyes). Framaforms scores 53 out of 100 (grade D) on the forms and surveys criteria. It meets 3 of 8 criteria: open source, no ads or data sales and TLS configuration.
LimeSurvey Grade D
Open-source survey software from LimeSurvey GmbH in Hamburg. It can be self-hosted for free or used as the paid LimeSurvey Cloud service hosted in Germany.
Based in Germany (Fourteen Eyes). LimeSurvey scores 47 out of 100 (grade D) on the forms and surveys criteria. It meets 3 of 8 criteria: open source, no ads or data sales and TLS configuration.
Zoho Forms Grade D
Online form builder from Zoho with approvals, payments, offline mobile apps and integrations with other Zoho apps.
Based in India. Zoho Forms scores 41 out of 100 (grade D) on the forms and surveys criteria. It meets 2 of 8 criteria: no ads or data sales and TLS configuration.
OpnForm Grade F
Open-source form builder with logic, file uploads and integrations, available as a hosted service or self-hosted.
Based in France (Nine Eyes). OpnForm scores 38 out of 100 (grade F) on the forms and surveys criteria. It meets 2 of 8 criteria: open source and TLS configuration.
Fillout Grade F
Online form, survey and quiz builder from Zite, with scheduling, payments and PDF generation. Form responses can be stored in the EU on request.
Based in the United States (Five Eyes). Fillout scores 34 out of 100 (grade F) on the forms and surveys criteria. It meets 2 of 8 criteria: no ads or data sales and TLS configuration.
Cognito Forms Grade F
Online form builder with calculations, payments, workflows and document generation, run by Cognito Forms in the United States.
Based in the United States (Five Eyes). Cognito Forms scores 25 out of 100 (grade F) on the forms and surveys criteria. It meets 1 of 8 criteria: TLS configuration.
HeyForm Grade F
Open-source conversational form builder from EarlyBird, Inc., available as a hosted service or self-hosted.
Based in the United States (Five Eyes). HeyForm scores 25 out of 100 (grade F) on the forms and surveys criteria. It meets 1 of 8 criteria: open source.
Paperform Grade F
Online form builder from Paperform Pty Ltd in Australia that combines forms with document-style pages, payments and bookings.
Based in Australia (Five Eyes). Paperform scores 25 out of 100 (grade F) on the forms and surveys criteria. It meets 1 of 8 criteria: TLS configuration.
Tally Grade F
Online form builder operated by Tally BV in Belgium, with forms created in a document-style editor. Form data is hosted in the EU.
Based in Belgium (Fourteen Eyes). Tally scores 25 out of 100 (grade F) on the forms and surveys criteria. It meets 2 of 8 criteria: no ads or data sales and TLS configuration.