https://snagbane.com/blog/Forms, approvals and company requests on your own server.en https://snagbane.com/blog/account-integrations-onboarding-offboarding/https://snagbane.com/blog/account-integrations-onboarding-offboarding/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTFeaturesHow SnagBane creates, changes, blocks and restores accounts in Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Okta and SnagBane after a new-starter or leaver request is approved — and the guardrails that keep administrator accounts out of reach. https://snagbane.com/blog/php-security-update-october-2026/https://snagbane.com/blog/php-security-update-october-2026/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTIT & securityPHP fixed two critical remote code execution flaws (CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, CVSS 9.2) on 21 October 2026. Which versions are safe, how to check yours, and step-by-step updates for Docker, Ubuntu, Debian, RHEL-based servers, cPanel and shared hosting, and Windows. https://snagbane.com/blog/access-control/https://snagbane.com/blog/access-control/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTIT & securityControl access per form and portal in SnagBane — anyone with the link, people of your organisation, or chosen people and groups — plus one response per person, anonymous responses, open and close dates and response limits. https://snagbane.com/blog/adding-people-invitations/https://snagbane.com/blog/adding-people-invitations/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTIT & securityHow people get into SnagBane — invitation emails with a one-time link, sign-in with Microsoft, Google, Okta or SAML, password reset, and who counts towards your plan. https://snagbane.com/blog/approval-inbox/https://snagbane.com/blog/approval-inbox/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTFeaturesWhere approvers decide and requesters follow their requests in SnagBane — the approvals inbox, bulk approve, withdraw, reminders and the dashboard that shows what is late and how long decisions take. https://snagbane.com/blog/approval-workflows/https://snagbane.com/blog/approval-workflows/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTFeaturesHow SnagBane approval workflows work — stages with conditions, the manager from your directory, any or all approvers, reminders, Change approver, no self-approval and actions only after the final decision. Included on the Free plan. https://snagbane.com/blog/approvals-in-teams/https://snagbane.com/blog/approvals-in-teams/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTFeaturesSnagBane sends a Teams activity notification when a request waits for an approver, and opens it inside Teams for a one-click decision. Setup, permissions and how portals become Teams apps. https://snagbane.com/blog/branding-white-label/https://snagbane.com/blog/branding-white-label/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTFeaturesBrand SnagBane as your own — logo, colours, fonts, corners, sidebar and login page, a theme per form, portals on your own domains, light and dark mode, and white-label to hide "Powered by SnagBane" on Business. https://snagbane.com/blog/calendar-integrations/https://snagbane.com/blog/calendar-integrations/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTFeaturesWhen a leave request, business trip or room booking is approved, SnagBane creates the event in the requester's own calendar or a team calendar in Outlook (Microsoft 365) or Google Calendar. https://snagbane.com/blog/chat-alerts-integrations/https://snagbane.com/blog/chat-alerts-integrations/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTFeaturesPost new and approved requests to a Microsoft Teams channel, Slack, Google Chat, Discord or Telegram, or send a text or WhatsApp message with Twilio. What each integration does and which plan it needs. https://snagbane.com/blog/cognito-forms-alternative/https://snagbane.com/blog/cognito-forms-alternative/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTComparisonsCognito Forms or SnagBane? Both have calculations, repeating sections and approval workflows. Cognito Forms is an affordable cloud service with workflow from its Team plan; SnagBane runs on your own server with approvals on every plan. Facts from Cognito Forms' pricing page. https://snagbane.com/blog/conditional-logic-calculations/https://snagbane.com/blog/conditional-logic-calculations/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTFeaturesShow questions only when earlier answers match, calculate totals, days and scores with formulas, and insert earlier answers anywhere with piping — all checked again on the server. On every SnagBane plan. https://snagbane.com/blog/contact-list-integrations/https://snagbane.com/blog/contact-list-integrations/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTFeaturesNewsletter sign-ups, event registrations and leads go straight into your mailing list or CRM contacts, with mapped fields and a read-only Send test. All six work on the Free plan. https://snagbane.com/blog/crm-integrations/https://snagbane.com/blog/crm-integrations/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTFeaturesCreate a lead, contact, account, case or any Dataverse or Salesforce record from every request, with free field mapping. HubSpot contacts on the Free plan; Dynamics 365 and Salesforce on Business. https://snagbane.com/blog/e-signatures/https://snagbane.com/blog/e-signatures/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTFeaturesSend the approved request as a PDF for signature with DocuSign, Adobe Acrobat Sign or Dropbox Sign, follow it automatically and store the signed PDF with the response. No webhook into your server needed. https://snagbane.com/blog/enterprise-security-package/https://snagbane.com/blog/enterprise-security-package/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTIT & securityWhat the SnagBane Enterprise plan adds for regulated companies — audit log streamed to Sentinel, Splunk or Elastic, SCIM provisioning from Entra ID and Okta, an IP allowlist, a data retention policy, group-limited sign-in and automatic offboarding. https://snagbane.com/blog/expense-claim-process/https://snagbane.com/blog/expense-claim-process/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTHow-toReplace paper and spreadsheet expense claims with a SnagBane form — expense lines with an automatic total, receipts, a signature, manager approval and Finance over 500 — then a row in Excel and the PDF in SharePoint. https://snagbane.com/blog/files-storage-integrations/https://snagbane.com/blog/files-storage-integrations/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTFeaturesKeep a copy of every response and its uploaded files — and the PDF — in SharePoint or OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox, Amazon S3 (or R2, Wasabi, MinIO) or a folder on your own server. https://snagbane.com/blog/form-branching/https://snagbane.com/blog/form-branching/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTFeaturesHow branching works in the SnagBane form builder — columns per answer like a Power Automate switch, joining again below, with sections, routing rules and a plain-language logic overview. Free on every plan. https://snagbane.com/blog/form-results-export/https://snagbane.com/blog/form-results-export/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTFeaturesEvery SnagBane form has a Summary with key figures and charts per question, and a Responses table with Excel-style sorting, filters, saved views and export to Excel, CSV or JSON. On every plan. https://snagbane.com/blog/form-templates/https://snagbane.com/blog/form-templates/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTFeaturesThe full list of SnagBane's built-in templates — IT, HR, Finance, Purchasing, Health & safety and more. 37 of them come with approval stages already set up. All included on the Free plan. https://snagbane.com/blog/formstack-alternative/https://snagbane.com/blog/formstack-alternative/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTComparisonsFormstack or SnagBane? Formstack bundles forms, documents and e-signatures with workflows on its Suite plan; SnagBane builds approvals into every form on your own server, priced by company size. Plans and limits from Formstack's pricing page. https://snagbane.com/blog/free-plan/https://snagbane.com/blog/free-plan/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTFeaturesSnagBane is not only for large enterprises. The Free plan is the complete app for up to 25 people — form builder, multi-stage approvals, portals, templates, PDFs and 15 integrations. Here is exactly what is free and what Business and Enterprise add. https://snagbane.com/blog/gdpr-data-retention/https://snagbane.com/blog/gdpr-data-retention/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTIT & securityWhy self-hosted forms simplify GDPR, how SnagBane's data retention policy deletes old responses automatically, and how to find, export or delete a person's data. Plus the ready-made data subject request and data breach templates. https://snagbane.com/blog/google-forms-vs-snagbane/https://snagbane.com/blog/google-forms-vs-snagbane/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTComparisonsA fair comparison of Google Forms and SnagBane — branching, approvals, request status, roles, where data lives and price — and when each is the right tool. Facts about Google Forms from Google's own help pages. https://snagbane.com/blog/google-workspace-forms-approvals/https://snagbane.com/blog/google-workspace-forms-approvals/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTFeaturesHow SnagBane works with Google Workspace — sign in with Google, people pickers and managers from the directory, rows in Google Sheets, files in Drive, mail from Gmail and approved requests in Google Calendar. Connect with one Google sign-in, no key file needed. https://snagbane.com/blog/import-google-microsoft-forms/https://snagbane.com/blog/import-google-microsoft-forms/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTHow-toPaste a Google Forms or Microsoft Forms link into SnagBane and get the same questions as a form on your own server, ready for approval stages, conditions and integrations. How it works and what comes along. https://snagbane.com/blog/infopath-retirement/https://snagbane.com/blog/infopath-retirement/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTHow-toInfoPath 2013 and InfoPath Forms Services in SharePoint Online reached end of support on 14 July 2026. What that means, what Microsoft suggests, and how to import .xsn templates into SnagBane in minutes. https://snagbane.com/blog/install-self-hosted/https://snagbane.com/blog/install-self-hosted/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTIT & securitySnagBane is self-hosted software you install yourself — with Docker in minutes, on an Ubuntu VPS with Nginx, or on ordinary cPanel hosting. Requirements, steps and what runs in the background. https://snagbane.com/blog/integrations-overview/https://snagbane.com/blog/integrations-overview/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTFeaturesAn overview of everything SnagBane connects to — Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Okta, SAML, Jira, Slack, Dynamics 365, Salesforce, e-signatures, storage, email and automation — and which plan each needs. https://snagbane.com/blog/it-access-request-process/https://snagbane.com/blog/it-access-request-process/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTHow-toA system access request process in SnagBane — which system, which access level and why, approved by the manager and then IT, with an audit trail and a Jira issue or Teams message once it's approved. https://snagbane.com/blog/jotform-alternative/https://snagbane.com/blog/jotform-alternative/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTComparisonsJotform or SnagBane? A fair comparison of approvals, limits, users, pricing and where data lives — Jotform's huge template library and cloud convenience vs SnagBane's built-in approval stages on your own server with flat pricing. Facts from Jotform's own pages. https://snagbane.com/blog/kissflow-alternative/https://snagbane.com/blog/kissflow-alternative/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTComparisonsKissflow or SnagBane? Kissflow is a cloud low-code platform for apps, workflows and dashboards, priced by quote. SnagBane focuses on forms with approvals, runs on your own server and has published prices from free. When each fits. https://snagbane.com/blog/leave-request-process/https://snagbane.com/blog/leave-request-process/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTHow-toA step-by-step leave request process in SnagBane — the ready-made template, manager approval with reminders, sick leave questions only when needed, approved leave in Outlook or Google Calendar and a record in Excel or SharePoint. https://snagbane.com/blog/mailbox-send-as/https://snagbane.com/blog/mailbox-send-as/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTFeaturesSnagBane can send its notifications and custom emails from a Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace mailbox — saved in Sent Items, with PDF and file attachments — or through SMTP, SendGrid, Mailgun, Postmark, Resend, Amazon SES or Brevo. https://snagbane.com/blog/microsoft-365-forms-approvals/https://snagbane.com/blog/microsoft-365-forms-approvals/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTFeaturesWhat SnagBane does with Microsoft 365 — sign in with Entra ID, person pickers and prefill from your directory, the manager as approver, rows in SharePoint lists and Excel, Outlook mail and calendars, and approvals in Teams. Setup with a PowerShell script in your own tenant. https://snagbane.com/blog/microsoft-forms-vs-snagbane/https://snagbane.com/blog/microsoft-forms-vs-snagbane/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTComparisonsAn honest comparison of Microsoft Forms and SnagBane — limits, branching, approvals, portals, where data lives and pricing — and which one fits which job. Facts about Microsoft Forms from Microsoft's own documentation. https://snagbane.com/blog/multilingual-forms/https://snagbane.com/blog/multilingual-forms/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTFeaturesSnagBane runs in 33 languages (including Arabic right-to-left) and lets one form be offered in several languages, translated by hand, by CSV or with DeepL, Azure, Google or LibreTranslate. Answers stay in one result set. https://snagbane.com/blog/new-starter-onboarding/https://snagbane.com/blog/new-starter-onboarding/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTHow-toCollect a new employee's details once and let HR, IT and the hiring manager each get what they need — equipment, accounts and access — with an onboarding checklist portal and tasks after approval. https://snagbane.com/blog/okta-saml-single-sign-on/https://snagbane.com/blog/okta-saml-single-sign-on/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTIT & securitySign people in to SnagBane with Okta (OpenID Connect) or any SAML 2.0 identity provider, map groups to workspaces and roles, and read job title and manager for approvals. Setup steps and security details. https://snagbane.com/blog/one-click-updates/https://snagbane.com/blog/one-click-updates/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTIT & securitySnagBane checks for new versions daily; the owner clicks Update now. Every package's signature is verified, a backup is kept for Restore previous version, and Docker and cPanel installs update the same way. https://snagbane.com/blog/option-limits-dependent-lists/https://snagbane.com/blog/option-limits-dependent-lists/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTFeaturesCap how many people can pick each option (seats, time slots, sizes), show options that depend on an earlier answer (country → city), and keep dropdowns in sync with a CSV, SharePoint list, Excel table or Google Sheet. https://snagbane.com/blog/paste-your-questions/https://snagbane.com/blog/paste-your-questions/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTHow-toPaste your questions into SnagBane and it builds the form — choosing types from the wording, turning dashes into choices, marking required questions and prefilling the respondent's own details. https://snagbane.com/blog/payments-in-forms/https://snagbane.com/blog/payments-in-forms/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTFeaturesCharge a fixed price or a calculated total in a SnagBane form with Stripe Checkout or PayPal. The amount is recalculated on the server, and approvals, emails and integrations wait until the payment is confirmed. https://snagbane.com/blog/person-picker-prefill/https://snagbane.com/blog/person-picker-prefill/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTFeaturesSnagBane's person picker searches your directory as people type, and profile prefill fills in the respondent's name, email, job title, department and manager — from Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Okta or SnagBane's own accounts. Fast even with tens of thousands of people. https://snagbane.com/blog/phone-app/https://snagbane.com/blog/phone-app/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTFeaturesInstall SnagBane on phones, tablets and computers straight from your own site, get notified when a request waits for you and approve with one tap. No app store, and no content passes through Google or Apple. https://snagbane.com/blog/power-apps-alternative/https://snagbane.com/blog/power-apps-alternative/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTComparisonsPower Apps or SnagBane for request and approval processes? Power Apps builds any business app in Microsoft's cloud, priced per user; SnagBane gives you ready request forms with approvals on your own server, priced per company size. Facts from Microsoft's Power Apps pricing page. https://snagbane.com/blog/power-automate-approvals-limits/https://snagbane.com/blog/power-automate-approvals-limits/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTComparisonsHow approvals for Microsoft Forms are built in Power Automate, what to watch for — one flow per form, 30-day flow runs, guest approvers, maintenance — and when built-in approvals in SnagBane are simpler. Based on Microsoft's documentation. https://snagbane.com/blog/power-automate-connector/https://snagbane.com/blog/power-automate-connector/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTFeaturesStart Power Automate flows when a SnagBane form is submitted — with every question as dynamic content — using the SnagBane custom connector or an HTTP trigger. Licence requirements and when you don't need Power Automate at all. https://snagbane.com/blog/project-tools-integrations/https://snagbane.com/blog/project-tools-integrations/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTFeaturesSnagBane creates a Jira issue, ClickUp or Asana task, monday.com item or Trello card for every request or every approved request — with answers in custom fields, uploads attached and a due date. Jira Cloud and Data Center. https://snagbane.com/blog/purchase-request-process/https://snagbane.com/blog/purchase-request-process/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTHow-toSet up a purchase requisition process in SnagBane with line items, an automatic total, the supplier's quote attached, manager approval and a Finance stage that only runs above your limit. https://snagbane.com/blog/question-types/https://snagbane.com/blog/question-types/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTFeatures30 question types — from short answers and dropdowns to repeating tables, calculations, signatures, amounts, addresses and date ranges — plus conditions, branching, quotas and dependent lists. All on the Free plan. https://snagbane.com/blog/quiz-mode/https://snagbane.com/blog/quiz-mode/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTFeaturesTurn any SnagBane form into a graded quiz — correct answers and points per question, the score shown to the respondent, and averages and % correct per question in the results. Answer keys never reach the browser. https://snagbane.com/blog/repeating-tables-grids/https://snagbane.com/blog/repeating-tables-grids/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTFeaturesThe SnagBane question types for real company forms — line items with live totals, rating grids and Likert scales, rankings, amounts in any currency, sliders, structured addresses, date ranges, consent and signatures. https://snagbane.com/blog/request-portal/https://snagbane.com/blog/request-portal/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTFeaturesSnagBane portals give employees one page for HR, IT, Finance and Facilities requests, with search, sign-in and My requests showing each approval step. 20 looks, multilingual, on the Free plan. https://snagbane.com/blog/response-pdf/https://snagbane.com/blog/response-pdf/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTFeaturesSnagBane turns each response into a PDF with the answers, signatures, approval history and your logo — to download, attach to emails or upload to SharePoint, Drive, Dropbox or S3. Arabic and RTL supported. On every plan. https://snagbane.com/blog/rest-api/https://snagbane.com/blog/rest-api/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTIT & securityA REST API with personal tokens to list forms, read questions and responses, download response PDFs and subscribe REST hooks — 120 requests per minute, with examples in curl, PowerShell and Python. https://snagbane.com/blog/save-resume-edit-receipts/https://snagbane.com/blog/save-resume-edit-receipts/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTFeaturesLong forms can be saved and finished later, respondents can correct a sent response (a rejected request goes back to approval), and every respondent gets a private receipt page with their answers and approval status. https://snagbane.com/blog/security-features/https://snagbane.com/blog/security-features/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTIT & securityHow SnagBane protects forms and approvals on your own server — two-factor authentication, lockout, personal single-use approval links, no self-approval, encrypted secrets, SSRF and upload protection, strict CSP and an audit log of everything. https://snagbane.com/blog/send-form-reminders/https://snagbane.com/blog/send-form-reminders/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTFeaturesEmail a form to accounts, groups or a list of addresses with a personal link each, see who has answered, and let SnagBane send reminders every few days until they do. On every plan. https://snagbane.com/blog/sharepoint-excel-forms/https://snagbane.com/blog/sharepoint-excel-forms/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTFeaturesEvery approved request becomes a SharePoint list item or an Excel row, with typed columns created for you and uploaded files saved to a document library. How SnagBane's SharePoint and Excel integrations work. https://snagbane.com/blog/typeform-alternative/https://snagbane.com/blog/typeform-alternative/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTComparisonsTypeform or SnagBane? Typeform excels at conversational, one-question-at-a-time forms for marketing and research; SnagBane is for internal requests with approval stages on your own server. Plans, limits and when to use each — from Typeform's own pricing page. https://snagbane.com/blog/workspaces-roles-groups/https://snagbane.com/blog/workspaces-roles-groups/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTFeaturesSnagBane workspaces give HR, IT, Finance and other teams their own forms, portals and integrations, with Owner, Editor and Viewer roles and groups linked to Entra ID, Google, Okta or SAML. New people never get edit rights by default. https://snagbane.com/blog/zapier-make-n8n-webhooks/https://snagbane.com/blog/zapier-make-n8n-webhooks/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTFeaturesSnagBane sends signed JSON webhooks for new responses, edits, approvals and rejections — ready for Make, n8n, Zapier or your own systems — with retries, a delivery log and replay protection. Make, n8n and webhooks work on the Free plan.