Formbricks vs Microsoft Forms: privacy compared
Formbricks and Microsoft Forms are both rated in forms and surveys against the same 9 public criteria. Formbricks does better on open source, no ads or data sales and security headers. Microsoft Forms does better on transparency report and tells users about requests. Formbricks is based in Germany (Fourteen Eyes); Microsoft Forms is based in the United States (Five Eyes).
| Criterion | Formbricks Our pick | Microsoft Forms |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | Grade D D (53/100) | Grade F F (38/100) |
| Jurisdiction | Germany Fourteen Eyes | United States Five Eyes |
| Open source Is all the source code needed to run the product public? | Yes source | No |
| No trackers or telemetry Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default? | No source | No source |
| No ads or data sales Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data? | Yes source | No source |
| Independent audit Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years? | Partial source | Partial source |
| Transparency report Does the provider regularly publish how many government and legal requests it receives and how it responds? | No | Yes source |
| Tells users about requests Does the provider promise to tell users about requests for their data, unless a court forbids it? | No | Yes source |
| TLS configuration Does the website pass the Qualys SSL Labs test with a grade of A or better? | Yes source | Yes source |
| Security headers Does the website pass the Mozilla HTTP Observatory test with a grade of A or better? | Partial source | No source |
| Modern web standards Does the website score 90% or higher on the Internet.nl website test? | Not tested yet | Not tested yet |
Summaries
Formbricks. 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. It partly meets independent audit and security headers. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry, transparency report and tells users about requests. It is based in Germany: Fourteen Eyes member; EU member (GDPR). Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+ and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B+.
Microsoft Forms. Microsoft Forms scores 38 out of 100 (grade F) on the forms and surveys criteria. It meets 3 of 8 criteria: transparency report, tells users about requests and TLS configuration. It partly meets independent audit. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales and security headers. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B-.