Operations
Form builders and survey tools
Form builders and survey tools let you build a form, quiz or survey, share it as a link or embed it in a page, and collect the answers in one place. Paid plans raise response limits and add logic that changes the questions as people answer, payments, file uploads and integrations that send each response to a spreadsheet, CRM or automation. Newer ones draft a form from a prompt and summarise the answers with AI.
Google Forms
Google's form and quiz builder, free with a Google Account, with responses that flow into Google Sheets
Microsoft Forms
Microsoft's survey, quiz and poll builder, free with a Microsoft account and included in Microsoft 365
Typeform
One-question-at-a-time forms and surveys with AI form creation, logic and monthly response allowances
Jotform
Form builder with payments through 40+ gateways, AI form generation and 100 free submissions a month
Tally
Doc-style form builder with unlimited free forms and submissions, logic, payments and Notion integration
Fillout
Form builder with unlimited seats on every plan, AI form creation, payments and 1,000 free responses a month
SurveyMonkey
Survey platform with AI survey building, AI analysis of open-ended answers and plans priced by responses
Paperform
Form builder for payments, bookings and signatures, with no transaction fees and unlimited users on every plan
Formstack Forms
No-code business form builder with prefill, approval workflows, HIPAA options and Salesforce-native forms
Zoho Forms
Zoho's form builder with Zia AI form creation, PDF-to-form conversion, payments and offline mobile apps
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How to choose
- 1
How many responses a month do you expect? Free plans cap responses, forms or questions, and that cap often decides the price more than features do.
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Do you need logic that skips or changes questions based on earlier answers, file uploads, signatures or payments?
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Where should each response go: a spreadsheet, your CRM, an email, or a Zapier, Make or Power Automate flow?
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Do you need your own branding, a custom domain, or terms such as HIPAA or a choice of where the data is stored?
Guides
Foundations
Make a Microsoft Forms Feedback Survey Anonymous
Operations
Send Google Form Responses to the Right Team Member
Foundations
Make a Microsoft Forms Quiz That Grades Itself
Operations
Organize Google Forms Uploads by Client and Response
Operations
Show Different Google Forms Questions Based on an Answer
Questions
What are form builders and survey tools?
Form builders and survey tools let you build a form, quiz or survey, share it as a link or embed it in a page, and collect the answers in one place. Paid plans raise response limits and add logic that changes the questions as people answer, payments, file uploads and integrations that send each response to a spreadsheet, CRM or automation. Newer ones draft a form from a prompt and summarise the answers with AI.
Which form builders and survey tools have a free plan?
Of the 10 listed here, 9 have a free plan: Google Forms, Microsoft Forms, Typeform, Jotform, Tally, Fillout, SurveyMonkey, Paperform and Zoho Forms. Free plans are limited; each tool's page lists the limits.
Which of these form builders and survey tools costs least to start?
Of the tools here with a published price, the lowest entry price is Microsoft Forms's Microsoft 365 Business Basic (no Teams) plan at $5.40/user/mo billed annually, as published on its pricing page on 21 October 2026. The cheapest plan is not always the best value: check what each plan includes.