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24 alternatives to FormGrid – Forms that can look like CLIs, pixel art, GeoCities and more

Hey HN, Björn here from FormGrid. I feel like the web got very sanitized and template-y lately, so I made a tool that lets you create forms and microsites with a bit more personality. The result can look like pretty much anything, for example: - CLI: https://share.formgrid.com/templates/sgNeeDu1AUYn2S5d - Pixel art: https://share.formgrid.com/templates/TVsBQkwkg4fx3OW0 - GeoCities: https://share.formgrid.com/templates/TZzJNLkfJqR72N95 - HN: https://share.formgrid.com/templates/QxO3deyBTnDBI8MW I created these…

FormGrid is a tool for creating forms and microsites with customizable visual styles, including CLI, pixel art, GeoCities, and other retro aesthetics. Users can build forms through a document-like editor using markdown… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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Templated▲306
Hey HN! While building our own SaaS we kept running into the same problem: customers wanted a real design editor (think Canva/Figma-lite) *inside* their product, but rebuilding all that UI from scratch is a quarter-million-dollar distraction. So we turned our internal tool into *Templated Embed* — a drop-in image & PDF template editor you can add to any web app with an tag. - What it does? • Full WYSIWYG editor for text, images, SVGs, brand colours, Google Fonts • Outputs static images (PNG/JPG), layered PDFs, or keeps the design JSON so you can re-render via API • Multi-page +…
2024 · templated.io · its alternatives →
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Dotgrid▲365
A simple vector illustration tool.
2018 · hundredrabbits.itch.io · its alternatives →
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Paperform▲467
Easily create forms as beautiful as you
2016 · paperform.co · its alternatives →
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Forma▲252
Create complex forms in Figma in a few clicks
2019 · its alternatives →
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Forma Sketch Library▲233
Create easy automated web forms with dropdowns in Sketch
2018 · amrkamal.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
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Re:Form▲302
Enhance your UI/UX skills of building forms
2022 · its alternatives →
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Layoutit – An interactive CSS Grid generator▲437
LayoutIt! offers easy frontend tools: Bootstrap builder, CSS Grid generator, VoxCSS voxel engine, tokens, terrains, SVG tools and more to kick-start your UI development.
2018 · layoutit.com · its alternatives →
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Typeform was too expensive so I built my own forms▲190
Hey HN, I'm a solopreneur and run a web design agency. I create open-source apps, but I also work as a freelancer and designer. I was accepting any new freelance project via forms on my agency website. I was using Typeform, but as time went by and more people submitted forms, it got more and more expensive. That time, I thought to use Google Form, but it was way too blocky and looked very unprofessional on my agency website. So I thought to build my own forms for my own usage, and it turns out it almost doubled form submissions and inquiry calls. I was happy, so I thought to build it for…
2025 · ikiform.com · its alternatives →
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snoopForms▲433
The open-source Typeform alternative, and much more
2022 · snoopforms.com · its alternatives →
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Grid it™▲295
The first Logo Grid Generator™
2023 · akrivi.studio · its alternatives →
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HeyGrid▲258
A link-in-bio tool and an infinite grid
2025 · heygrid.co · its alternatives →
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Forma – An efficient vector-graphics renderer▲291
An efficient vector-graphics renderer. Contribute to google/forma development by creating an account on GitHub.
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Formcrafts▲138
Beautiful, fast & powerful forms
2024 · formcrafts.com · its alternatives →
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SnoopForms – Open-Source Typeform Alternative▲122
Spin up complex forms in minutes. Use our open-source data platform to pipe your input exactly where you need it.
2022 · snoopforms.com · its alternatives →
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Formee▲76
An intuitive CLI to create, manage and fill forms
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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This Person Does Not Exist for Sketch▲260
Get unique AI-generated people faces placeholders in Sketch
2019 · sliday.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
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Formbricks – Open-source alternative to Typeform and Sprig▲155
Open Source Qualtrics Alternative. Contribute to formbricks/formbricks development by creating an account on GitHub.
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Form-Builder▲122
Build stunning mobile-friendly forms with no AI
2019 · studio.form-data.com · its alternatives →
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Fillout Form Templates▲114
Make stunning forms with expertly crafted templates
2023 · fillout.com · its alternatives →
20
Bento Grid Generator▲188
Create beautiful bento layouts online
2025 · bento-generator.com · its alternatives →
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Grid Guide▲153
Create pixel perfect grids for the web.
2016 · grid.guide · its alternatives →
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Forms by Cliq▲108
Build highly interactive and multi staged forms in Cliq
2019 · zoho.com · its alternatives →
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Formbutton: customizable pop-up forms▲103
Does one thing well. Simple to integrate. Has a free option.
2020 · formspree.io · its alternatives →
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PAGEGRID▲9
a flexible yet simple tool for designing custom websites.
2023 · page-grid.com · its alternatives →

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