Forms · checked 2026-10-14

Can I vibecode Typeform?

KINDA· weekend project

The form itself is easy: a one-question-per-screen renderer, logic jumps, a results table and CSV export fit one agent session. The weekend goes on what sits around it: a public address for respondents, spam protection, notifications that actually arrive, file uploads, and the transitions and mobile finish people notice. HeyForm and OpnForm already cover most of this if you would rather host than build.

$39/moprice

$468you'd save a year

weekendbuild time

—people replaced it

Before you start

What you need on hand.

DifficultyIntermediate · Some system setup or keys.

TimeAbout half a day; the public address is the slow part

Claude Code, Codex or CursorAny of them can run the prompt.
Node.js 22better-sqlite3 compiles a native module, so build tools must be installed.
A public HTTPS addressA tunnel or a small VPS; respondents must be able to open the form.
SMTP credentialsA transactional provider's free tier is plenty for a few forms.

Before you buildTypeform Free has a small monthly response allowance, so it may cover a rarely used form. Tally's free plan has no response cap under fair use.

1. Install one agent: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor.
2. Make an empty folder and open it in the agent.
3. Paste the prompt below, press enter, and answer its questions as it builds.

The prompt

Build me a conversational form builder to replace Typeform. Requirements:

- Node.js 22 + TypeScript: a Fastify server and a React front end built with
  Vite. `npm start` serves the editor at http://localhost:4750/admin and each
  form at /f/<slug>.
- Storage: better-sqlite3 in ./data/forms.db: forms (slug, title, status,
  theme), questions (type, text, options, required, position) and responses
  with one row per answer. Uploaded files go to ./data/uploads/.
- Question types: short text, long text, email, number, yes/no, single choice,
  multiple choice, rating 1-5, date and file upload (10 MB limit). Add a welcome
  screen and an ending screen with an optional redirect URL.
- Respondent view: one question per screen, Enter to continue, arrow keys to go
  back, a progress bar, 200 ms slide transitions that respect
  prefers-reduced-motion, and a layout that works at 375 px wide.
- Logic: per question, "if the answer equals, contains or exceeds X, jump to
  question Y or finish". Evaluate it in a pure function with tests for a jump
  loop and for a jump to a deleted question.
- Results: table with search, a per-question summary (counts for choices,
  average for ratings), CSV export and delete-one or delete-all.
- Delivery: a webhook URL per form (POST JSON on every submission, 3 retries)
  and an email notification through SMTP settings in .env (nodemailer).
- Spam: hidden honeypot field, a 2-second minimum fill time, a rate limit per
  IP, and optional Cloudflare Turnstile with TURNSTILE_SECRET in .env.
- Single admin with one password in .env (signed cookie). No accounts, no
  telemetry, local-first; respondents need no login.
- Out of scope: payments, multi-user workspaces, video questions, lead
  enrichment, native CRM connections.
- README: how to expose /f/* through a tunnel or a small VPS with HTTPS while
  keeping /admin on localhost, and where the data lives.

Opens your agent with the prompt filled in, you press enter. Or copy it and paste it into an empty folder.

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Then keep going

Next prompts, same folder.

The first prompt builds the core. Run these one at a time in the same folder to grow it into your own Typeform.

Add embedding to the form app in this folder. Requirements:

- Serve /embed.js that adds three modes: inline in a div, a full-screen popup opened by a button, and a slide-in drawer.
- The form renders in an iframe from /f/<slug>?embed=1, resizes the iframe through postMessage, and posts a "submitted" message to the parent.
- Per form, an allowed-origins list in the admin page; reject framing from any other origin with a Content-Security-Policy frame-ancestors header.
- A copy-paste snippet for each mode on the form's share tab.
- Update the README.

Add hidden fields and piping to the form app in this folder. Requirements:

- Each form declares hidden field names; values arrive as URL parameters (/f/<slug>?source=newsletter) and are stored with the response and shown in the table and CSV.
- Question text may contain {{answer:<question id>}} and {{hidden:<name>}}; resolve them in the respondent view and escape the inserted value.
- Unknown or unanswered references render as an empty string.
- Tests for escaping and for a reference to a skipped question.
- Update the README.

Add drop-off analytics to the form app in this folder. Requirements:

- Save a partial response as soon as the first answer is given and update it per question, marked incomplete until the final screen.
- A per-form chart of how many respondents reached each question and the completion rate, plus median time per question.
- Include partial responses in the table and CSV with a "completed" column, with a filter to hide them.
- Delete partial responses older than 30 days.
- Update the README.

Add a CSV importer to the form app in this folder. Requirements:

- On a form's results page, upload a Typeform responses CSV and map its columns to the form's questions with a preview of the first 10 rows.
- Columns that match no question are listed and skipped; yes/no values given as 1 and 0 are converted back.
- Imported rows are marked as imported, keep their original submit date, and never trigger webhooks or emails.
- Update the README.

What you lose

Drop-off rates and conversion tracking
Salesforce and other native integrations
Email and SMS follow-ups to respondents
Video questions and answers, and multi-language forms
The template library and AI form creation

Why people still pay

What buyers cite is the design: one question per screen, smooth transitions and templates that look finished on a phone. Paid plans add analytics, integrations and priority support for teams whose forms feed sales or hiring. The bill climbs in steps with response volume, which is the usual reason people start looking elsewhere.

Moatexecution polish integrations

Do the math

Typeform or your own copy?

Over

Your usage

Count my time12h ×$/h

Typeform, 1 yr$468

Your own copy, 1 yr$46running + build session

You keep$422pays for itself in the first month

Estimate · Runs on a free tunnel or a $5 VPS, and SMTP at this volume fits free tiers. The build is token usage on your agent plan.

Leaving Typeform

Take your data, then cancel.

1 · Take your data out of Typeform

1Open the form, go to Results, then Responses. Select all responses with the header checkbox (or filter first) and click the export icon at the bottom.
2Choose CSV or XLSX. The file downloads and a link is also emailed; large exports can take longer and arrive by email. Exports can't be made from the mobile builder.
3Yes/No answers come out as 1 and 0, and welcome screens, thank-you screens and statement titles are not in the file.
4The help pages we read describe exporting responses only. Write down your questions and logic jumps, or screenshot the builder, before you leave.

2 · Cancel Typeform

1Click the organization icon at the top left and open Plan & Billing, then choose Cancel my plan.
2Select the Free plan and click Get Free (Growth plan owners switch to the individuals tab first), then Continue to survey.
3Finish the survey, tick the confirmation box and click Cancel my plan. If you skip the survey the account stays active.

Paid access continues to the end of the prepaid period, and the cancellation takes effect then.
Your forms and responses are not deleted afterwards, but forms may close to new responses and forms using paid features go into trial mode.
Seats may be reduced when the plan changes, so reassign shared forms to a person who keeps access.
Typeform's pricing FAQ suggests downgrading instead of cancelling if you only need a quiet season.

Checked 2026-10-14 against Typeform's docs: 1, 2, 3

The escape hatch

Don't feel like building it? These are already free.

TallyFreeHosted form builder whose free plan has no form or submission cap under a fair-use policy, with logic, file uploads and payments. Pro is EUR 20 a month and adds custom domains and branding removal.they host it
WebVisit ↗HeyFormOpen sourceAGPL-3.0 conversational form builder with conditional logic, URL redirects, themes and webhooks.★ 9.0k · active Oct 2026 · docker to self-host
WebVisit ↗OpnFormOpen sourceForm builder with unlimited forms and submissions, embeds and email notifications. AGPL-3.0 apart from an enterprise folder.★ 3.8k · active Oct 2026 · docker to self-host
WebVisit ↗

All 4 free alternatives to Typeform ›

The numbers

Typeform pricing

Plan	Monthly	Annual, per month	What you get
Free	$0/workspace	$0/workspace	Basic features with a limited number of responses a month; the pricing page gives no figures.
Basic	$39/workspace	$28/workspace	100 responses a month (750 at most with add-ons), 1 user, unlimited forms, conditional logic, webhooks and integrations, AI form creation.
Plus	$79/workspace	$56/workspace	1,000 responses a month (2,500 at most), 3 users, branding removal and a custom subdomain.
Business	$129/workspace	$91/workspace	10,000 responses a month (50,000 at most), 5 users, drop-off rates, conversion tracking, priority support and live chat.
Talent	$169/workspace	$119/workspace	3,000 responses a month, 3 users, video questions and answers, reCAPTCHA, multi-language support.
Growth Flow	$379/workspace	$266/workspace	10,000 responses and 1,500 lead enrichments a month, 5 users, Salesforce integration, email and SMS follow-ups, Contacts & Automations included.
Enterprise	custom	—	Custom responses and seats, SSO, HIPAA and GDPR compliance, US or EU data centre, custom domains.

Free tier: Not listed on the pricing page.
Billing: Monthly or yearly. The plan cards show yearly as about 28-30% cheaper, while the FAQ says up to 16%. Changes take effect at the end of the prepaid period, and prepaid plans can't be paused.
Hidden costs: Each plan has a monthly response allowance that resets every month. Contacts & Automations is a separate add-on from about $25 a month for 2,400 actions, not offered on Free or Basic, and 12,000 actions costs more. Removing Typeform branding needs Plus.
Source: www.typeform.com

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Questions

Typeform, briefly

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A Free plan exists with a small monthly response allowance; the pricing page doesn't list its caps.

Kinda. The core is a weekend build with the prompt on this page, but real gaps remain: Drop-off rates and conversion tracking, Salesforce and other native integrations.

About $39 a month on the Basic plan, $468 a year (checked 2026-10-14).

Drop-off rates and conversion tracking; Salesforce and other native integrations; Email and SMS follow-ups to respondents; Video questions and answers, and multi-language forms; The template library and AI form creation. If any of those matter to you, keep paying.