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Microsoft Forms
Microsoft's survey, quiz and poll builder, free with a Microsoft account and included in Microsoft 365
What is Microsoft Forms?
Microsoft Forms builds surveys, quizzes and polls that people can answer from almost any web browser or mobile device, with branching questions, editable themes and real-time charts. Results export to Excel, and forms and polls can be used inside Teams, Outlook, PowerPoint and OneNote. Anyone with a free Microsoft account can use it, with a cap of 200 responses per form; a paid Microsoft 365 personal subscription raises that to 1,000, and work or school accounts can collect up to 5,000,000 responses per form. Copilot can draft a form from a prompt and summarize results, but needs a Copilot license.
Good for
- Quick polls and surveys inside Teams and Outlook
- Classroom quizzes for schools on Office 365 Education
- Internal staff surveys in organizations already on Microsoft 365
Key features
- Surveys, quizzes and polls with branching questions, answered from almost any web browser or mobile device
- Real-time charts, automatically generated reports and export to Excel for analysis or grading
- Copilot drafts a form from a prompt, suggests refinements, drafts invitations and summarizes results with actionable insights (Copilot license)
- Share by short URL, QR code, Outlook, Teams or an embedded link
- Forms and polls inside Teams, Outlook, PowerPoint, OneNote, Sway and SharePoint
- Quizzes with videos in questions and an option to block internet access during a quiz
- Editable themes, sections and multilingual support
- Share a form as a template or collaborate on it with colleagues
Limitations to know about
- A free personal Microsoft account caps each form at 200 responses (1,000 on a paid personal subscription)
- Copilot in Forms needs a Microsoft 365 account and a Copilot license; the Copilot chat pane is limited to commercial Copilot-licensed users
- Its pages do not describe collecting payments in a form
- Up to 400 forms per person and 200 questions per form
Microsoft Forms pricing
Microsoft Forms has a free plan. Microsoft 365 Personal and Microsoft 365 Family cost $8.33 and $10.83 a month billed annually, or $9.99 and $12.99 billed monthly. Microsoft 365 Business Basic, Microsoft 365 Business Standard with Copilot and Microsoft 365 Business Premium with Copilot cost $7 to $32 per user a month billed annually.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free (Microsoft account) | $0 | Surveys, quizzes and polls with branching and Excel export; up to 200 responses per form |
| Microsoft 365 Personal | $9.99/mo, or $99.99/year | 1 person, 1 TB storage, desktop Office apps; Forms included; paid personal accounts can collect up to 1,000 responses per form |
| Microsoft 365 Family | $12.99/mo, or $129.99/year | Everything in Personal for 1 to 6 people, 2 TB shared storage; Forms included |
| Microsoft 365 Business Basic | $7.00/user/mo paid yearly ($5.40 without Teams) | Web and mobile Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, Teams, custom business email, Forms, Bookings and Planner, up to 300 users |
| Microsoft 365 Business Standard with Copilot | $23.50/user/mo paid yearly ($20.30 without Teams) | Desktop, web and mobile Office apps, Copilot in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams, Forms, Loop and Clipchamp |
| Microsoft 365 Business Premium with Copilot | $32.00/user/mo paid yearly ($28.80 without Teams) | Everything in Business Standard with Copilot, plus device management and advanced security |
Free plan limits: With a free Microsoft account (Hotmail, Live or Outlook.com): up to 400 forms or quizzes plus 400 polls, up to 200 questions per form, and up to 200 responses per form
What a team pays: For a team of five on Microsoft 365 Business Basic: $35 a month billed annually ($420 a year).
Microsoft Forms alternatives
Google Forms
Google's form and quiz builder, free with a Google Account, with responses that flow into Google Sheets
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
Zoho Forms
Zoho's form builder with Zia AI form creation, PDF-to-form conversion, payments and offline mobile apps
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
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Frequently asked questions
Is Microsoft Forms free?
Microsoft Forms has a free plan. With a free Microsoft account (Hotmail, Live or Outlook.com): up to 400 forms or quizzes plus 400 polls, up to 200 questions per form, and up to 200 responses per form. Paid plans start at $5.40/user/mo billed annually.
How much does Microsoft Forms cost?
Microsoft 365 Personal and Microsoft 365 Family cost $8.33 and $10.83 a month billed annually, or $9.99 and $12.99 billed monthly. Microsoft 365 Business Basic, Microsoft 365 Business Standard with Copilot and Microsoft 365 Business Premium with Copilot cost $7 to $32 per user a month billed annually. There is also a free plan. On Microsoft 365 Business Basic (no Teams): $5.40 per user a month paid yearly, annual subscription that auto-renews; $7.00 with Teams. Includes Forms, Bookings and Planner, web and mobile Office apps and custom business email, for up to 300 users. Work accounts can collect up to 5,000,000 responses per form. Prices as published on Microsoft Forms's pricing page on 21 October 2026.
How many responses can a Microsoft Forms form collect?
Up to 5,000,000 responses per form, according to Microsoft's limits page. With a personal Microsoft account (Hotmail, Live or Outlook.com) the cap is 200 responses on a free account and 1,000 on a paid one.
What is Microsoft Forms used for?
Microsoft Forms builds surveys, quizzes and polls that people can answer from almost any web browser or mobile device, with branching questions, editable themes and real-time charts. People use it for quick polls and surveys inside Teams and Outlook, classroom quizzes for schools on Office 365 Education and internal staff surveys in organizations already on Microsoft 365.
What are the alternatives to Microsoft Forms?
Tools that do a similar job include Google Forms, Typeform, Jotform, Zoho Forms and Tally. Each has its own page here with its plans, limits and prices.
Who makes Microsoft Forms?
Microsoft Forms is made by Microsoft Corporation, based in Redmond, Washington, US.
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from Microsoft Corporation's own pages, read on the dates shown.
- microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/online-surveys-polls-quizzes (product page: surveys, polls and quizzes, built-in AI, branching, real-time charts, Excel export, themes, multilingual support, one-month trials) read 21 October 2026
- microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/business/compare-all-microsoft-365-business-products (business plan prices (Business Basic, Standard and Premium, with and without Teams), Forms included, 300-user cap, billing options) read 21 October 2026
- microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/buy/compare-all-microsoft-365-products (consumer plan prices (Personal, Family), Forms included versus the free version, one-month trial) read 21 October 2026
- support.microsoft.com/en-us/forms/form-question-response-and-character-limits-in-microsoft-forms (limits: forms, polls, questions and responses per form for work, school and personal accounts) read 21 October 2026
- support.microsoft.com/en-us/forms/what-is-microsoft-forms (who can use Forms (Microsoft account, education and business customers), Excel export, Teams, PowerPoint, OneNote, Sway and SharePoint, branching, templates) read 21 October 2026
- support.microsoft.com/en-us/forms/welcome-to-copilot-in-forms (Copilot in Forms: drafting from a prompt, refinements, sharing options, results analysis, license requirement) read 21 October 2026
- support.microsoft.com/en-us/forms/frequently-asked-questions-about-copilot-in-forms (Copilot in Forms features (Draft, Rewrite and Add with Copilot, Boost response) and license requirement) read 21 October 2026
- microsoft.com/en-us/servicesagreement (company: Microsoft Corporation and its Redmond address (hq)) read 21 October 2026
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