1. Google Forms

Best when: you need to create a free form, fast.

Building a form in Google Forms

For one-off projects, Google Forms is the best free form builder.

It's part of the Google Workspace suite, offering a familiar interface and seamless integration with other Google tools.

Google Forms is a safe bet for any user — regardless of your experience level, you'll create a predictable, standard form, perfect when time and resources are limited.

While design customization is limited, you have flexible options for formatting responses:

• Short answer
• Long answer
• Multiple choice
• Checkboxes
• Dropdown
• Linear scale
• Checkbox grid
• Multiple choice grid
• Time
• Date

You can also accept file uploads and enhance your questions with images or videos. To create a multi-page form for a better user experience, simply split your form into sections. Each section will then appear on its own page.

When your form is ready, you can share a link hosted on Google Drive or embed it on your website or landing page. You can view results in the dedicated "Responses" tab within the form interface, or in a connected Google Sheets spreadsheet. Google Forms provides basic visual charts of your data, but that's the extent of its built-in analytics capabilities.

2. Tally

Best when: you need a free form with more flexibility than what Google Forms offers.

Notion-like form creation experience in Tally

Tally has become a favorite among Reddit users, who often describe it as "a form builder that feels like Notion." Its generous free plan allows for unlimited forms and submissions, making it a popular choice for those seeking flexibility without breaking the bank.

Tally’s freemium plan covers a wide range of features:

• Over 20 input blocks
• Calculated fields
• Conditional logic
• Custom thank you page
• File upload
• Electronic signature collection
• Payment forms (5% commission)
• Integrations with Notion, Airtable, Google Sheets, etc.

Unlike traditional form builders that rely on drag-and-drop, Tally's interface is refreshingly unique and resembles a document editor. To begin creating your form, simply type "/" and a dropdown menu will appear, presenting you with a wide array of building block options to choose from.

Once your form is complete, you have several sharing options: through a shareable link or by integrating it directly into your website as a standard form, a pop-up, or a full page.

3. Softr

Best when: you need to seamlessly integrate your forms into custom workflows.

Softr’s form builder

A free form builder is a part of Softr’s no-code platform. It’s a perfect solution for situations where you need your forms to connect with other business applications like client portals, sales CRMs, order management systems, or any other custom tool you've built with Softr.

Unlike standalone form builders, Softr allows you to build complete workflows. You can create a fully functional portal with forms that collect user input, customize the thank you page and even trigger automated actions based on the data. But if you just need to implement your forms into your website or existing app, you can do that, too.

Softr’s forms are great for:

• User signup
• Onboarding flows
• IT support tickets
• Equipment requests
• Service requests
• Customer feedback collection

To offer a personalized user experience, you can create dynamic, multi-step forms that use conditional logic to show or hide fields based on user input.

Softr seamlessly integrates with your existing tools. You can send form submissions directly to Google Sheets, Airtable, HubSpot, or an SQL database.

4. Jotform

Best when: you want to start with one of the 1000+ pre-built templates.

Jotform’s template gallery

Jotform is often recommended as a more versatile alternative to Google Forms. The tool offers unparalleled simplicity without sacrificing functionality.

In fact, Jotform is one of the most comprehensive form builders available, with a wide variety of building blocks and interactive widgets that can be seamlessly embedded into your forms.

Due to its extensive widgets and payment options, Jotform is equally suited for collecting marketing leads and processing orders for ecommerce stores.

Like Softr, Jotform also offers a no-code app builder. However, while Softr focuses on internal tools, MVPs (minimum viable products), and client portals, Jotform's app builder is geared towards simpler applications like basic online stores and landing pages.

5. Typeform

Best when: you expect outstanding design capabilities.

Conversational form templates by Typeform

If you have a bit of budget to spare (though is it ever the case?) and crave a sleek, user-friendly form builder, Typeform is a top choice. Its smooth design and intuitive interface make it perfect for anyone who needs to quickly create beautiful, custom forms.

Compared to Jotform, Typeform's templates are far more modern and stylish, although they come at a higher price point. A handy feature is the ability to upload your brand kit to keep all your forms on-brand effortlessly.

Typeform includes all the essential features you'd expect, like various question formats, branching logic (with the option to incorporate external data), scoring, and multiple sharing options. It also offers a wide range of native integrations so you can connect your forms to your existing workflows.

6. Formester

Best when: you need an affordable form builder that just works.

Building a form in Formester

Formester is a relatively new form-building software designed to address common pain points users experience with other platforms, particularly around pricing.

The platform supports many essential features:

• Branching logic
• E-signature
• Flexible embed options (including pop-ups, sidebars, and popovers)
• Access to the template library
• Integration with payment systems
• Analytics

But how does Formester compare to Tally, which is known to have the most generous free plan? While Tally's free plan is incomparable, Formester stands out with its more affordable paid plan.

If you think you might want to remove Formester's logo from your forms, work on them with others, enjoy a lower commission on payments, or set up automatic emails, Formester's paid plan is only $12/month. That's much cheaper than Tally's Pro plan, which costs $29/month.

7. Docusign

Best when: you need to collect legally binding e-signatures within your forms.

Form types in Docusign

E-signature software in the first place, Docusign also offers a powerful form builder. If your forms involve contracts and agreements, this is the right choice for you.

The form-building functionality comes with:

• Granular access control
• Document management
• Signable forms
• Payment collection
• Conditional workflows
• Compliance and security certificates
• Over 900 partner integrations

Best of all, Docusign automatically populates a PDF agreement with data collected through your web form, eliminating a lot of manual work from the contract management process.

8. ClickUp

Best when: you need forms for internal operations.

Editing a form in Clickup

While not a ded icated form builder, ClickUp includes a robust form feature as a part of its project management platform. It's ideal for teams who want to streamline processes like:

• Recruitment
• Task requests
• Bug reports
• Feedback collection
• Status updates
• Resource requests

Aside from the fact it’s integrated into the project management tool, ClickUp’s Form View offers a standard set of features, including conditional logic, multiple field types, and familiar embed options.

9. Zoho Forms

Best when: smooth collaboration is a top priority.

Zoho Forms & Zoho CRM integration

Zoho Forms is a form builder that works well on its own, but it truly shines when integrated with the Zoho One suite. If your business already uses Zoho CRM or Zoho Desk, Zoho Forms is a natural extension.

But it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t consider the platform if you don't use other Zoho products. The form builder excels at streamlining teamwork, especially for approvals.

Zoho Forms makes it easy to manage complex approval processes. You can assign tasks to specific team members, set up automatic escalation rules, and keep your forms moving smoothly through the approval chain.

Like most tools on the list, Zoho Forms supports payment collection, e-signatures, a range of field types, multiple embed options, conditional forms, and more.

10. FastField

Best when: you need extreme flexibility.

Advanced analysis of submitted data in FastField

FastField is designed with mobile workforces in mind and is perfect for businesses and field workers who don't always have reliable internet access. Workers can easily fill out forms offline, and the data automatically syncs when they regain connectivity.

Beyond its offline capabilities, FastField is a powerful tool for collecting and managing data in the field. It allows you to tailor forms precisely to your workflows, capturing everything from GPS locations and photos to signatures and barcodes. It’s a perfect solution for use cases like inspections, surveys, work orders, and safety reports.

Even though it's simple enough for non-technical users, it offers a remarkable level of flexibility and customization to meet your exact requirements.

11. Survicate

Best when: you’re building a continuous product feedback loop.

In-product surveys by Survicate

Survicate is survey software for product and customer service teams. It’s great for collecting customer feedback throughout the user journey and measuring key metrics like Net Promoter Score (NPS), Customer Satisfaction (CSAT), and Customer Effort Score (CES).

Surveys can be delivered through various channels, including in-product (mobile apps too) and email.

Survicate’s analytics capabilities will do all the hard work for you. The platform tracks customer feedback trends, analyzes partially completed surveys, calculates key metrics, and allows you to filter your data by multiple parameters.

The platform also integrates AI features so you can enjoy AI-powered survey creation and sentiment analysis. Survicate AI will analyze your survey responses, summarize them, and highlight the most common pain points and requests.

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