Jotform vs Zoho Forms vs Paperform

Compared on	Jotform Free plan · from $34/mo VisitRemove	Zoho Forms Free plan · from $10/mo VisitRemove	Paperform Free plan · from $49/mo VisitRemove
What it is	Form builder with payments through 40+ gateways, AI form generation and 100 free submissions a month	Zoho's form builder with Zia AI form creation, PDF-to-form conversion, payments and offline mobile apps	Form builder for payments, bookings and signatures, with no transaction fees and unlimited users on every plan
Free plan	Starter: 5 active forms, 100 submissions a month, 10,000 form views a month, 100 MB upload space, 500 stored submissions, 10 payment submissions and 10 signed documents a month, 100 fields per form, 5 AI Agents with 100 conversations a month; Jotform branding	1 user, 3 forms, unlimited form views, 500 submissions a month, 200 MB file storage, 10 payment submissions, up to 50 custom PDFs, up to 50 AI credits; "Powered by Zoho" footer	30 submissions a month; unlimited forms, fields, views and users; 3 signed documents a month; 200 workflow steps and 5,000 automation credits a month; 100 MB upload storage; payments with no Paperform fee; AI form creation; Paperform badge
Cheapest paid plan	$34/mo billed annually (Bronze)Jotform pricing	$10/mo billed annually (Basic)Zoho Forms pricing	$49/mo billed annually (Pro)Paperform pricing
What it covers	Single user; $408 billed yearly; 25 forms, 1,000 submissions a month, 100,000 form views, 100 payment submissions and 100 signed documents a month, 1 GB uploads; branding removable. Charged in EUR in Europe.	1 user, unlimited forms, 10,000 submissions a month, 500 MB storage, up to 2,000 custom PDFs, up to 1,000 AI credits; removes the Zoho footer.	Unlimited users; unlimited submissions subject to fair use (on annual plans counted as a yearly allowance); 25 signed documents and 20,000 automation credits a month; 10 GB uploads; custom domain +$20/month. Prices exclude sales tax.
Free trial	None stated	None stated	7-day free trial of paid plans, no credit card needed
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web, iOS, Android	Web
Integrations (vendor's figure)	200+ integrations, including Zapier, Google Sheets, Salesforce, HubSpot, Stripe and PayPal	Zoho CRM, Bigin, Desk, Books and other Zoho apps, plus Google Sheets, Google Calendar, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Teams, Zapier and webhooks	4,000+ integrations through native integrations, Zapier and Make
Open source	No	No	No
Good for	Collecting payments, orders and donations through a form Healthcare intake forms that need HIPAA features Field data collection on phones and tablets, including offline	Businesses already using Zoho CRM or other Zoho apps Field teams collecting data offline on phones Teams that need several users on one low flat price	Selling products, subscriptions or services directly in a form Client onboarding forms that also collect signatures and bookings Teams that want unlimited users without seat fees
Watch out for	Starter allows 5 active forms and 100 submissions a month, with Jotform branding Bronze, Silver and Gold are single-user plans; multi-user accounts need Enterprise HIPAA features need Gold or Enterprise	The free plan allows 1 user, 3 forms and 500 submissions a month, with a Zoho footer AI features draw on credits with plan caps, from 50 on Free to 6,000 on Premium HIPAA compliance and form encryption are Premium-only	The free plan allows 30 submissions a month and shows a Paperform badge Products, Subscriptions, Calculation, Hidden and Color picker fields need a paid plan before the form will publish A custom domain costs $20/month extra on Pro; SSO needs Business
Made by	Jotform Inc.	Zoho Corporation	Paperform

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