Formbricks vs SignNow

Formbricks (Open Source Qualtrics Alternative) and SignNow (SignNow e-signature API - send, sign & embed documents in any app. SDKs for Node.js, Python, PHP, .NET & Java.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

SignNow (rank #209) holds a narrow lead over Formbricks (rank #237) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (49 vs 48). The gap of 1 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), SignNow is slightly ahead of Formbricks. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), SignNow is ahead of Formbricks. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Formbricks is clearly ahead of SignNow. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), SignNow is clearly ahead of Formbricks. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), SignNow is clearly ahead of Formbricks.

Formbricks carries 12,675 GitHub stars across 18 public repos, with 9 repositories active in the last 90 days and 6 external contributors on record. SignNow shows 96 stars across 16 public repos, 8 active in the last 90 days and 4 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Formbricks's footprint is roughly 132.0x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Formbricks is the stronger read for anyone weighting community. SignNow looks better where reach is the deciding factor. The table below breaks the scores down pillar by pillar; the linked profiles cover the underlying repos, docs and community signals in full.