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Typeform vs Zoho Forms vs Paperform

Pick up to 4 tools and see their free plans, entry prices, platforms and limits in one table. Every fact comes from each vendor's own pages, checked 21 October 2026.

Compared on
Typeform

Free plan · from $28/mo

Zoho Forms

Free plan · from $10/mo

Paperform

Free plan · from $49/mo

What it isOne-question-at-a-time forms and surveys with AI form creation, logic and monthly response allowancesZoho's form builder with Zia AI form creation, PDF-to-form conversion, payments and offline mobile appsForm builder for payments, bookings and signatures, with no transaction fees and unlimited users on every plan
Free plan10 responses a month across all forms; unlimited typeforms; logic, branching and calculations; embedding; integrations such as Google Sheets, Slack, HubSpot and Zapier; Typeform AI form creation1 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" footer30 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$28/mo billed annually (Basic)Typeform pricing$10/mo billed annually (Basic)Zoho Forms pricing$49/mo billed annually (Pro)Paperform pricing
What it covers1 user and 100 responses a month included (up to 750 a month with add-ons); $468 billed yearly; 1 GB file uploads; payment questions through Stripe.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 trial14-day free trial of Growth Flow, card required; paid features can also be tried on the Free plan in trial modeNone stated7-day free trial of paid plans, no credit card needed
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb
Integrations (vendor's figure)Integrations including Airtable, Google Sheets, HubSpot, Salesforce, Slack and Mailchimp, plus 500+ services through ZapierZoho CRM, Bigin, Desk, Books and other Zoho apps, plus Google Sheets, Google Calendar, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Teams, Zapier and webhooks4,000+ integrations through native integrations, Zapier and Make
Open sourceNoNoNo
Good for
  • Conversational lead-capture forms that send contacts to a CRM
  • Customer and employee feedback surveys
  • Quizzes and order forms with scores and price calculations
  • 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
  • The Free plan collects only 10 responses a month across all forms
  • Every plan has a monthly response cap: 100 on Basic, 1,000 on Plus and 10,000 on Business, rising to at most 750, 2,500 and 50,000 with add-ons
  • Removing Typeform branding needs Plus; custom domains, SSO, HIPAA and the EU data center are Enterprise only
  • 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 byTypeform SLZoho CorporationPaperform

Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.

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