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Formbricks vs Microsoft Forms: privacy compared

Formbricks and Microsoft Forms are both rated in forms and surveys against the same 9 public criteria. Formbricks is based in Germany (Fourteen Eyes); Microsoft Forms is based in the United States (Five Eyes).

Formbricks compared with Microsoft Forms
CriterionFormbricks Our pickMicrosoft Forms
GradeGrade D D (53/100)Grade F F (38/100)
JurisdictionGermany Fourteen EyesUnited States Five Eyes
Open source
Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
Yes sourceNo
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 sourceNo source
No ads or data sales
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Yes sourceNo source
Independent audit
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
Partial sourcePartial source
Transparency report
Does the provider regularly publish how many government and legal requests it receives and how it responds?
NoYes source
Tells users about requests
Does the provider promise to tell users about requests for their data, unless a court forbids it?
NoYes source
TLS configuration
Does the website pass the Qualys SSL Labs test with a grade of A or better?
Yes sourceYes source
Security headers
Does the website pass the Mozilla HTTP Observatory test with a grade of A or better?
Partial sourceNo source
Modern web standards
Does the website score 90% or higher on the Internet.nl website test?
Partial sourcePartial source

Which is more private, Formbricks or Microsoft Forms?

Formbricks scores higher on the public criteria: 53 out of 100, against 38 for Microsoft Forms. 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. How scoring works

Summaries

Formbricks. Formbricks scores 53 out of 100 (grade D) on the forms and surveys criteria. It meets 3 of 9 criteria: open source, no ads or data sales and TLS configuration. It partly meets independent audit, security headers and modern web standards. 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+, Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B+ and Internet.nl website score 78%.

Microsoft Forms. Microsoft Forms scores 38 out of 100 (grade F) on the forms and surveys criteria. It meets 3 of 9 criteria: transparency report, tells users about requests and TLS configuration. It partly meets independent audit and modern web standards. 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, Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B- and Internet.nl website score 75%.

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