Formio License
Yes, Formio offers a free Developer Sandbox on their cloud platform. This includes 50 submissions per month and a single user. It is a great way to prototype, but you cannot use it for production business logic.
If you clone the formio GitHub repo, you get a form renderer . You do not get the server to store submissions, you do not get the drag-and-drop builder UI, and you do not get the PDF generation engine.
To decide which license applies to you, ask yourself these three questions: formio license
– SaaS terms (not a software license).
However, using the open-source version under the MIT license comes with significant caveats. While the code is free, it does not include the "server-side" logic that makes Form.io a complete backend solution. You will be responsible for: Yes, Formio offers a free Developer Sandbox on
Your self-hosted instance will continue to run existing forms, but you will be locked out of the Form Builder and unable to create new forms or modify existing ones. The API will return license errors. You should renew immediately.
If your application requires any of the following, you must purchase a commercial Formio license: If you clone the formio GitHub repo, you get a form renderer
: Required for deploying the full Form.io Platform in your environment.
License keys are managed through the Form.io Developer Portal . Access requires a designated account to view and manage keys in the "License Management" tab. Library Licenses - Form.io Documentation