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Alternatives to Formstack
20 surveys tools sit alongside Formstack in this directory. Below is what separates each from Formstack on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 20
- With a free tier
- 14
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Formstack starts at
- On request
Why people look past Formstack
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Formstack entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Formstack carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 14 of the 20 alternatives below can be used without paying.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Powerful forms get more done
- Can be used without paying; Formstack cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $39/month, where Formstack does not.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than Tiered monthly subscription published on the vendor site; HIPAA-capable plans priced separately.
People-friendly forms and surveys
- Can be used without paying; Formstack cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $28/month, where Formstack does not.
Offline-first data collection for humanitarian, development and research field work
- Can be used without paying; Formstack cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $21/month, where Formstack does not.
- Sold on a Per month by submission count model rather than Tiered monthly subscription published on the vendor site; HIPAA-capable plans priced separately.
Offline field survey platform priced by submissions rather than seats, built for research data quality
- Can be used without paying; Formstack cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $225/month, where Formstack does not.
- Sold on a Per month by submission volume model rather than Tiered monthly subscription published on the vendor site; HIPAA-capable plans priced separately.
Survey and experience management platform with a permanently free tier capped at 200 responses
- Can be used without paying; Formstack cannot.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than Tiered monthly subscription published on the vendor site; HIPAA-capable plans priced separately.
Value-priced survey and experience management platform, rebranded from SoGoSurvey in 2021
- Can be used without paying; Formstack cannot.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than Tiered monthly subscription published on the vendor site; HIPAA-capable plans priced separately.
Every Formstack alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formstack (this page) | On request | Tiered monthly subscription published on the vendor site; HIPAA-capable plans priced separately | - | |
| JotformA cheaper and broader form builder for cases that stop at collection | Free, then $39/month | Freemium | 5 | vs Formstack |
| TypeformBetter for conversational surveys and response rates, without document generation | Free, then $28/month | - | - | vs Formstack |
| KoboToolbox | Free, then $21/month | Per month by submission count | 5 | vs Formstack |
| SurveyCTO | Free, then $225/month | Per month by submission volume | 5 | vs Formstack |
| QuestionPro | Free | Per user per month | 4 | vs Formstack |
| Sogolytics | Free | Per user per month | 3 | vs Formstack |
| SurveyLegend | Free, then $15/month | Per month by responses per survey | 4 | vs Formstack |
| LimeSurvey | Free | Open source, with paid cloud hosting | 2 | vs Formstack |
| Tally | Free, then $29/month | Free tier, paid for branding and team features | 2 | vs Formstack |
| Zoho Survey | Free | Free tier, then per user per month | 2 | vs Formstack |
| Fillout | Free, then $15/month | Per month by response count | 6 | vs Formstack |
| Microsoft Forms | Free | Included with Microsoft 365, not sold separately | 4 | vs Formstack |
| Google Forms | Free | Included with Google Workspace, not sold separately | 4 | vs Formstack |
| Paperform | Free | Freemium | 4 | vs Formstack |
| Medallia | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Formstack |
| Device Magic | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Formstack |
| Zonka Feedback | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Formstack |
| Qualtrics CoreXM | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Formstack |
| Alchemer | On request | Tiered annual subscription published on the vendor site | - | vs Formstack |
| GetFeedback | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Formstack |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Formstack badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (14)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Jotform , Free, then $39/month
- Typeform , Free, then $28/month
- KoboToolbox , Free, then $21/month
- SurveyCTO , Free, then $225/month
- QuestionPro , Free
- Sogolytics , Free
- SurveyLegend , Free, then $15/month
- LimeSurvey , Free
What you would be giving up
Formstack is most often brought in for processes where a submitted form must become a signed document, regulated intake needing hipaa-capable handling, salesforce shops wanting forms and documents inside the crm. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Formstack is broadly right and the question is cost, the Formstack pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Surveys category lists everything the directory holds, and best surveys tools ranks them.
Formstack runs on web, cloud. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Formstack alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Formstack?
- 20 other surveys tools are listed in this directory, led by Jotform, Typeform, KoboToolbox, SurveyCTO. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Formstack?
- 14 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Jotform, Typeform, KoboToolbox, SurveyCTO, QuestionPro.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Formstack?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Formstack?
- Formstack is most often brought in for processes where a submitted form must become a signed document, regulated intake needing hipaa-capable handling, salesforce shops wanting forms and documents inside the crm. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Formstack?
- None of the surveys tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Formstack alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Surveys, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Formstack against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Formstack covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every surveys tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Surveys category, 20 tools beside Formstack. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.