Zoho Forms vs Jotform

Compared on	Zoho Forms Free plan · from $10/mo VisitRemove	Jotform Free plan · from $34/mo VisitRemove
What it is	Zoho's form builder with Zia AI form creation, PDF-to-form conversion, payments and offline mobile apps	Form builder with payments through 40+ gateways, AI form generation and 100 free submissions a month
Free plan	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	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
Cheapest paid plan	$10/mo billed annually (Basic)Zoho Forms pricing	$34/mo billed annually (Bronze)Jotform pricing
What it covers	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.	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.
Free trial	None stated	None stated
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web, iOS, Android
Integrations (vendor's figure)	Zoho CRM, Bigin, Desk, Books and other Zoho apps, plus Google Sheets, Google Calendar, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Teams, Zapier and webhooks	200+ integrations, including Zapier, Google Sheets, Salesforce, HubSpot, Stripe and PayPal
Open source	No	No
Good for	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	Collecting payments, orders and donations through a form Healthcare intake forms that need HIPAA features Field data collection on phones and tablets, including offline
Watch out for	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	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
Made by	Zoho Corporation	Jotform Inc.

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