Universal Form Engine
Drag-and-drop universal forms with 40+ field types — tables, cascaders, sub-forms and CAPTCHA.
Redefine Low-Code
with Consensus Economy
Banyan ships two engines — universal forms and workflow. Drag to build, collect on any device, get apps running fast. Sold at cost, run at zero profit.
Core Features
Low-code with the universal form at its core: drag to build, collect anywhere, transparent access.
Smart Categories
16 built-in scenario tags; filter your form list in one click.
Public Access & Sharing
Listing and data permissions are separated; anonymous visitors can fill in without an account.
Workflow Engine
Submit-time validation, data rewriting and async actions; compilable for local execution.
Collect on Every Device
One form — the same design across desktop, mobile and web.
Data Security
Submitted data gated by access control.
Consensus Economy
Priced at cost. Funded by voluntary donations.
Cost Pricing, Zero Profit
Sold at cost with only a risk fund set aside, run at zero profit. Revenue, multi-tier budgets and expenses are all published.
Consensus Donation Model
Win users over with good service, earn the return through voluntary donations — pass the savings on, and hold ourselves to a better product.
Affordable, Efficient & People-First
Reputation first, affordable and efficient, inclusive and economical, people-first. Lean operations keep costs down, and the savings go to users.
Operating Model
From cost pricing to voluntary contributions, building a virtuous cycle based on consensus
Step 1
Cost Pricing
Sold at cost, premium margin squeezed out.
Step 2
Quality Service
Efficiency is what makes the service cheap, fast and human.
Step 3
Earning Trust
Real value wins trust and keeps users around.
Step 4
Voluntary Contributions
Consensus turns into donations that keep the platform running.
Resilient Operations
Maintaining tenacious vitality, occupying a unique ecological niche like an ant
Positive Response · Natural Expansion
When the response is good, raise the budget: subsidies, promotion, pay for staff and volunteers — grow with the momentum.
Wrong Timing · Hibernate
When it is not, keep only the essentials: cut costs and labor, hand maintenance to volunteers, or pause and wait to restart.
Tenacious Vitality
Low build cost, low running cost, high tolerance, low consumption — hold the niche and keep going.
Zero-Profit Operations
Transparent Pricing
The two products bill differently: Banyan Form by usage (free for a limited time); Banyan Social by membership.
Banyan Form
Usage-based billing (free for a limited time)
Free trial
Free for now
- Universal form design & publishing
- 40+ field types & 16 categories
- Public sharing · anonymous filling, data viewed by permission
- Workflow: validation / rewriting / async
Banyan Social
Membership · unlocks generation and publishing for Banyan Social only
Free plan
Free Forever
- 3 generations + 3 publishes per month
- WeChat article & picture-post publishing
Recommended
Banyan Social Membership
CNY 2 / month ≈ US$0.30
- Unlimited generation and publishing
- Member of consensus — keeps zero-profit operations going
- Early access & votes on the roadmap
Amounts in other currencies are approximate conversions; billing is in CNY.
Financial Transparency Commitment
Revenue, expense and budget details are published regularly, open to every user, always inspectable.
Voluntary Donations
If you believe in what we are doing, donations are welcome. They fund platform development, daily operations and outreach — itemised and published too.
Support UsCommunity Co-Building
Open and transparent — users decide where the platform goes.
Submit Suggestions
Product suggestions and feature requests — submit them directly.
Participate in Voting
Major roadmap decisions go to an open vote; user voices feed into the call.
Volunteer Contributions
Docs, Q&A and testing all need hands — volunteers welcome.
Community Governance Principles
Transparent, fair, and democratic governance mechanisms ensuring every user's right to participate
Listen to Feedback
Feedback channels stay open; every complaint and suggestion enters the queue.
Research & Vote on Major Issues
Direction and priorities get researched first, then voted on.
Results as Reference
Vote and research results are an important reference for decisions.
Share feedback and ideas in one tap inside Banyan, and help shape what ships next.