SurveyJS
surveyjs.io
What it is
SurveyJS is a set of JavaScript components for building surveys, quizzes, polls, and web forms, then storing responses and displaying results. Its free, open-source Form Library renders JSON-based forms in React, Angular, Vue, and plain JavaScript applications. It supports more than 20 question types, conditional logic, validation, multilingual forms, and right-to-left languages. Survey Creator provides a drag-and-drop designer that generates JSON schemas. Dashboard displays results through interactive charts, tables, word clouds, and aggregated statistics; PDF Generator creates editable PDF forms and exports submissions. The libraries run in a customer’s application and can connect to any backend or database. SurveyJS says it does not access, process, or store survey data; customers choose and manage their own data storage and protections. React, Angular, and Vue have native support, while jQuery uses a wrapper over the Vanilla JavaScript version. The Form Library is free, but Survey Creator, Dashboard, and PDF Generator require commercial licenses for production use. Commercial developer licenses are required for each developer working with those product APIs or implementing integrations.
Spec sheet
- What it does
- SurveyJS is a suite of JavaScript components for building surveys, quizzes, polls and other forms, storing responses in your database and visualizing results.Read 15 Oct 2026 · surveyjs.io
- Product
- SurveyJS is a set of JavaScript components for building surveys, quizzes, polls, and other web forms, storing responses in a database, and visualizing results in custom dashboards.Read 3 Oct 2026 · surveyjs.io
- Free plan
- YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · surveyjs.io
- Integrations
- 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.Read 3 Oct 2026 · surveyjs.io
- Support
- License holders can contact technical support through the Help Desk or support email; Enterprise includes priority support and a technical account manager.Read 3 Oct 2026 · surveyjs.io
- Headquarters
- Tallinn, EstoniaRead 28 Sep 2026 · surveyjs.io
- Founded
- 2015Read 28 Sep 2026 · surveyjs.io
- Company
- The maker is Devsoft Baltic OÜ, whose contact page lists its address in Tallinn, Estonia.Read 3 Oct 2026 · surveyjs.io
- Backend integrations
- Official examples cover Next.js, Node.js, ASP.NET Core, PHP, WordPress, Python, PostgreSQL and MongoDB backends.Read 15 Oct 2026 · surveyjs.io
- Backend limitation
- SurveyJS does not provide production-ready backend, authentication or data-storage solutions; those must be implemented by the application owner.Read 15 Oct 2026 · surveyjs.io
- Build requirement
- The survey-library repository requires Node.js 20 or later for builds and tests, with CI on Node 20.x and 22.x.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Commercial licensing
- Commercial licenses are sold per developer, with a production license required for each developer using the APIs; prototypes and testing have no time-limited trial requirement.Read 15 Oct 2026 · surveyjs.io
- Commercial products
- Survey Creator, Dashboard, and PDF Generator require commercial licenses for production use.Read 3 Oct 2026 · surveyjs.io
- Dashboard
- SurveyJS Dashboard provides interactive charts and tables for analyzing survey results.Read 15 Oct 2026 · surveyjs.io
- Data control
- SurveyJS states that it does not access, process or store survey data, leaving storage, encryption, access control and regulatory compliance to the customer.Read 15 Oct 2026 · surveyjs.io
- Documentation and support
- Documentation includes framework-specific getting-started guides, demos, FAQs, GitHub issue channels, Stack Overflow and licensed-user help-desk support.Read 15 Oct 2026 · surveyjs.io
- Form builder
- Survey Creator is a customizable drag-and-drop visual designer that creates and edits surveys and forms and automatically generates JSON schemas.Read 3 Oct 2026 · surveyjs.io
- Form capabilities
- The libraries support multi-page forms, quizzes, scored surveys, calculator forms, conditional branching, expressions, validation, auto-save and dynamic panels.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Form Library
- The Form Library renders dynamic JSON-based forms and surveys in React, Angular, Vue and plain JavaScript applications.Read 15 Oct 2026 · surveyjs.io
- Framework support
- Native rendering packages are provided for React, Angular and Vue 3, with plain JavaScript and jQuery usage supported through JavaScript packages or wrappers.Read 15 Oct 2026 · surveyjs.io
- Frameworks
- SurveyJS supports React, Angular, Vue, jQuery, and Vanilla JavaScript; React, Angular, and Vue have native support, while jQuery uses a wrapper over the Vanilla JS version.Read 3 Oct 2026 · surveyjs.io
- Licence
- The Form Library, survey-core and AI Form Response Extractor are MIT-licensed; Survey Creator, Dashboard and PDF Generator are commercial products.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com
- License limit
- Commercial developer licenses are required for each developer working with commercial product APIs or implementing their integration.Read 3 Oct 2026 · surveyjs.io
- Limit: complexity and bugs
- GetApp reviewers mention that some tasks are complex, specific documentation can be hard to find and rapid development has produced bugs.Read 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com
- Limit: documentation
- G2 reviewers report that documentation can omit some customization details and occasionally lacks examples.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
- Limit: no included response server
- A G2 reviewer identifies the absence of a built-in server for storing survey responses as a drawback.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
- Limit: Tailwind styling and docs
- The Trustpilot reviewer reports that Tailwind CSS customization can create long class names and that documentation sometimes requires deep GitHub searches.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com
- Limit: update period
- A Capterra reviewer criticizes the short period of included updates and requests a longer period at the license price.Read 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com
- Maker founded and size
- LinkedIn describes DevSoft Baltic OÜ as founded in 2015, headquartered in Tallinn and employing 11–50 people.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
- Maker headquarters
- DevSoft Baltic OÜ lists Maakri tn 19/1-7K, Tallinn, Estonia as its address.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com
- Maker legal name
- The legal entity named in SurveyJS terms is DevSoft Baltic OÜ.Read 15 Oct 2026 · surveyjs.io
- PDF export
- PDF Generator can create editable PDF forms and export survey submissions to PDF.Read 3 Oct 2026 · surveyjs.io
- PDF Generator
- PDF Generator renders SurveyJS forms as editable or pre-filled PDF documents in the browser.Read 15 Oct 2026 · surveyjs.io
- Praise: customization and logic
- G2 reviewers repeatedly praise extensive customization, complex conditional logic, framework support and easy survey design.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
- Praise: developer control
- The Trustpilot reviewer praises JSON-driven forms, many input types, complex logic, CSS customization, localization and MIT licensing.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com
- Praise: flexibility and support
- Capterra reviewers praise flexible conditional logic, modular architecture, framework integration and highly responsive support.Read 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com
- Praise: modularity and integrations
- GetApp reviewers praise modular code, strong customization, integrations with JavaScript frameworks and quick support.Read 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com
- Praise: support
- G2 reviewers repeatedly describe support as fast, detailed, responsive and effective at resolving implementation questions.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
- Privacy and security
- SurveyJS states that it does not access, process, or store survey data; customers choose and manage their own data storage, protection, access, and regulatory compliance.Read 3 Oct 2026 · surveyjs.io
- Public API
- The SurveyJS Service API exposes REST endpoints for loading survey definitions, posting responses and retrieving results.Read 15 Oct 2026 · api.surveyjs.io
- Question types
- The Form Library includes more than 20 built-in input and question types and allows custom question types and widgets.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Rating on Capterra
- 4.9 out of 5 from 26 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com
- Rating on G2
- 4.5 out of 5 from 38 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
- Rating on GetApp
- 4.9 out of 5 from 24 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com
- Rating on Trustpilot
- 3.7 out of 5 from 1 reviewRead 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com
- Recent release
- Release v3.2.1 on October 13, 2026 added NuGet packages for ASP.NET Core and Blazor, collaborative editing enhancements, fixes and minor improvements.Read 15 Oct 2026 · surveyjs.io
- Results analysis
- Dashboard visualizes survey data with interactive charts, tables, word clouds, and aggregated statistics.Read 3 Oct 2026 · surveyjs.io
- Security policies
- SurveyJS publishes Software Development Lifecycle and Vulnerability Management policies and says its front-end-only architecture keeps customer data in customer infrastructure.Read 15 Oct 2026 · surveyjs.io
- Self-hosted
- SurveyJS libraries run in the customer’s application and can connect to any backend or database, with no SurveyJS backend required.Read 3 Oct 2026 · surveyjs.io
- Self-hosting
- The components run inside the customer application and can be hosted on the customer’s own servers or cloud infrastructure.Read 15 Oct 2026 · surveyjs.io
- Survey Creator
- Survey Creator is an embeddable drag-and-drop designer that generates JSON definitions for forms.Read 15 Oct 2026 · surveyjs.io
- Themes
- All products share predefined themes, dark mode and panelless variants, with CSS-variable and JSON-based custom theme support.Read 15 Oct 2026 · surveyjs.io
Plans and prices
Strong points and limits
Strong points
- Free open-source Form Library
- More than 20 question types with conditional logic
- Native React, Angular, and Vue support
- Connects to any backend or database
- Dashboard includes charts, tables, and word clouds
Limits
- Commercial licenses required for Creator, Dashboard, and PDF Generator in production
- Commercial developer licenses apply to each developer using product APIs or integrations
Who it suits
SurveyJS suits developers building web forms who want to host libraries in their own application and connect their chosen backend. Teams using Survey Creator, Dashboard, or PDF Generator in production need commercial licenses for each relevant developer.
Verdict
SurveyJS offers a free form-rendering library and a broader set of commercial components for design, analysis, and PDF output. Its customer-managed storage model and developer licensing requirements are important considerations for deployment.
Where Specifiction places it
- Survey Software#11 of 1318.9
- Form Builder Software#16 of 708.5
- Survey API Software#9 of 318.7
- Form builders#25 of 698.4
- Form API Software#10 of 258.4