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Alternatives to Google Forms
19 surveys tools sit alongside Google Forms in this directory. Below is what separates each from Google Forms on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 19
- With a free tier
- 12
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Google Forms starts at
- Free
Why people look past Google Forms
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Google Forms entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
Cost climbs steeply across the tiers
Google Forms publishes 4 tiers, from Free up to On request. Teams that outgrow the entry plan can find the next rung a large step, the Google Forms pricing page breaks each one down.
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.
Form builder with unlimited forms and responses on the free plan, edited like a text document
- Publishes an entry price of $29/month, where Google Forms does not.
- Sold on a Free tier, paid for branding and team features model rather than Included with Google Workspace, not sold separately.
- 2 tiers to Google Forms's 4.
Powerful forms get more done
- Publishes an entry price of $39/month, where Google Forms does not.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than Included with Google Workspace, not sold separately.
- 5 tiers to Google Forms's 4.
Open source survey software you can self-host, with German-hosted cloud as the alternative
- Sold on a Open source, with paid cloud hosting model rather than Included with Google Workspace, not sold separately.
- 2 tiers to Google Forms's 4.
Offline-first data collection for humanitarian, development and research field work
- Publishes an entry price of $21/month, where Google Forms does not.
- Sold on a Per month by submission count model rather than Included with Google Workspace, not sold separately.
- 5 tiers to Google Forms's 4.
Offline field survey platform priced by submissions rather than seats, built for research data quality
- Publishes an entry price of $225/month, where Google Forms does not.
- Sold on a Per month by submission volume model rather than Included with Google Workspace, not sold separately.
- 5 tiers to Google Forms's 4.
Survey and experience management platform with a permanently free tier capped at 200 responses
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than Included with Google Workspace, not sold separately.
Every Google Forms 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Forms (this page) | Free | Included with Google Workspace, not sold separately | 4 | |
| TallyA free plan with genuinely unlimited responses and far better form design, without the Workspace admin coupling | Free, then $29/month | Free tier, paid for branding and team features | 2 | vs Google Forms |
| JotformProper conditional logic, payments, HIPAA options and a large template library rather than a bundled utility | Free, then $39/month | Freemium | 5 | vs Google Forms |
| LimeSurveyThe right answer when responses must stay on your own servers under your own retention rules | Free | Open source, with paid cloud hosting | 2 | vs Google Forms |
| KoboToolbox | Free, then $21/month | Per month by submission count | 5 | vs Google Forms |
| SurveyCTO | Free, then $225/month | Per month by submission volume | 5 | vs Google Forms |
| QuestionPro | Free | Per user per month | 4 | vs Google Forms |
| Sogolytics | Free | Per user per month | 3 | vs Google Forms |
| SurveyLegend | Free, then $15/month | Per month by responses per survey | 4 | vs Google Forms |
| Zoho Survey | Free | Free tier, then per user per month | 2 | vs Google Forms |
| Fillout | Free, then $15/month | Per month by response count | 6 | vs Google Forms |
| Microsoft Forms | Free | Included with Microsoft 365, not sold separately | 4 | vs Google Forms |
| Paperform | Free | Freemium | 4 | vs Google Forms |
| Medallia | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Google Forms |
| Device Magic | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Google Forms |
| Zonka Feedback | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Google Forms |
| Qualtrics CoreXM | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Google Forms |
| Alchemer | On request | Tiered annual subscription published on the vendor site | - | vs Google Forms |
| Formstack | On request | Tiered monthly subscription published on the vendor site; HIPAA-capable plans priced separately | - | vs Google Forms |
| GetFeedback | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Google Forms |
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 Google Forms badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (12)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Tally , Free, then $29/month
- Jotform , Free, then $39/month
- LimeSurvey , Free
- KoboToolbox , Free, then $21/month
- SurveyCTO , Free, then $225/month
- QuestionPro , Free
- Sogolytics , Free
- SurveyLegend , Free, then $15/month
What you would be giving up
Google Forms is most often brought in for schools and universities running quizzes and collecting coursework where workspace is already the standard, internal data collection that must land in a google sheet for onward analysis without any export step, organisations that want a form tool with zero incremental cost and no procurement conversation, simple public surveys where no respondent sign-in is required and no file uploads are involved. 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 Google Forms is broadly right and the question is cost, the Google Forms 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.
Google Forms runs on web, ios, android. 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 Google Forms alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Google Forms?
- 19 other surveys tools are listed in this directory, led by Tally, Jotform, LimeSurvey, KoboToolbox. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Google Forms?
- 12 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Tally, Jotform, LimeSurvey, KoboToolbox, SurveyCTO.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Google Forms?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: cost climbs steeply across the tiers. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Google Forms?
- Google Forms is most often brought in for schools and universities running quizzes and collecting coursework where workspace is already the standard, internal data collection that must land in a google sheet for onward analysis without any export step, organisations that want a form tool with zero incremental cost and no procurement conversation, simple public surveys where no respondent sign-in is required and no file uploads are involved. 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 Google Forms?
- 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 Google Forms 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 Google Forms against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Google Forms 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, 19 tools beside Google Forms. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.