LocalForm vs Typeform
Typeform is known for its one-question-at-a-time, conversational style and polished templates. LocalForm covers the same ground - surveys, sign-ups, event registrations - as a WordPress plugin: no subscription, no response cap, and every answer stored on your own site instead of Typeform's.
This page is a straight comparison to help you pick the right tool. LocalForm is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, Typeform.
At a glance
| LocalForm | Typeform | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plugin, no account, no submission limit | Free tier capped at 10 responses/month; paid plans required beyond that |
| Where responses are stored | Your own WordPress database | Typeform's servers |
| Where the form lives | Your own domain, your branding | yourname.typeform.com, or an embed pointing back to it |
| Multi-step / one-question-at-a-time | Yes, via Sections - splits a form into steps with a progress bar | Yes, this is Typeform's signature layout |
| Field types | Text, email, phone, number, dropdown, single choice, checkbox, date, date range, rating, plus text/image blocks | Similar core set, plus payment and ranking fields on paid plans |
| Event registration | Built in: date/time/location, capacity limits, open/close windows, confirmation emails | Not a built-in concept; requires manual setup |
| Conditional logic | Available in LocalForm Pro | Available on paid plans |
| Webhooks / integrations | Signed webhooks to any URL, included in the free plugin | Webhooks and most integrations are paid-plan features |
| AI-assisted building | Built-in MCP support, free; a native "Build with AI" panel in Pro | Typeform AI is a separate paid add-on |
| Response export | XLSX download, any time, free | CSV/XLSX export, on paid plans |
| Response cap | None, ever | 10/month on the free plan |
Where Typeform still wins
- Design polish out of the box. Typeform's animated, one-question transitions are a well-worn, professional look with minimal effort.
- Template library. A large gallery of ready-made forms for common use cases.
- No WordPress site needed. Works as a fully hosted, standalone product.
If you want a highly polished, animated form and don't mind a subscription or a response cap, Typeform is a mature, dedicated tool for that.
Where LocalForm wins
- No response cap, ever. Typeform's free tier stops at 10 responses a month; LocalForm's free plugin has no limit on forms or submissions, on any plan.
- No subscription. LocalForm Pro is a one-time add-on price, not a recurring seat-based fee.
- The data is yours. Nothing is stored on a third party's servers, and there's no vendor to lose access to if a subscription lapses.
- It's part of your site, not a separate hosted product - the same domain, the same branding, the same WordPress login your team already uses.
- Webhooks and AI-assisted building are free, not gated behind a paid plan.
Moving from Typeform
Recreate your questions in a LocalForm form (Sections give you the same one-step-at-a-time flow), publish, and swap the shared link. See Getting started for the walkthrough, or Field types for how Typeform's question types map across.