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Alternatives to Gravity Forms
22 surveys tools sit alongside Gravity Forms in this directory. Below is what separates each from Gravity Forms on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 22
- With a free tier
- 15
- Cheaper to start
- 8
- Gravity Forms starts at
- $59/year
Why people look past Gravity Forms
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Gravity Forms entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
It costs more than the category median
Gravity Forms starts at $59/year. Across the 7 surveys tools listed beside it that publish a price, the median entry point is $24/month.
There is no free tier
The record for Gravity Forms carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 15 of the 22 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.
The rapid internal tool platform
- Can be used without paying; Gravity Forms cannot.
- Starts $59 a month cheaper, at Free.
- 4 tiers to Gravity Forms's 3.
Powerful forms made easy
- Can be used without paying; Gravity Forms cannot.
- Starts $35 a month cheaper, at $24/month.
- 4 tiers to Gravity Forms's 3.
Customer and employee feedback platform
- Sold on a quote model rather than subscription.
- 1 tier to Gravity Forms's 3.
Powerful forms get more done
- Can be used without paying; Gravity Forms cannot.
- Starts $20 a month cheaper, at $39/month.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
- 5 tiers to Gravity Forms's 3.
Offline-first data collection for humanitarian, development and research field work
- Can be used without paying; Gravity Forms cannot.
- Starts $38 a month cheaper, at $21/month.
- Sold on a Per month by submission count model rather than subscription.
- 5 tiers to Gravity Forms's 3.
Offline field survey platform priced by submissions rather than seats, built for research data quality
- Can be used without paying; Gravity Forms cannot.
- Starts $166 a month dearer, at $225/month.
- Sold on a Per month by submission volume model rather than subscription.
- 5 tiers to Gravity Forms's 3.
Every Gravity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravity Forms (this page) | $59/year | Subscription | 3 | |
| RetoolThe rapid internal tool platform | Free | Subscription | 4 | vs Gravity Forms |
| Cognito FormsPowerful forms made easy | Free, then $24/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Gravity Forms |
| GetFeedbackCustomer and employee feedback platform | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Gravity Forms |
| JotformPowerful forms get more done | Free, then $39/month | Freemium | 5 | vs Gravity Forms |
| KoboToolbox | Free, then $21/month | Per month by submission count | 5 | vs Gravity Forms |
| SurveyCTO | Free, then $225/month | Per month by submission volume | 5 | vs Gravity Forms |
| QuestionPro | Free | Per user per month | 4 | vs Gravity Forms |
| Sogolytics | Free | Per user per month | 3 | vs Gravity Forms |
| SurveyLegend | Free, then $15/month | Per month by responses per survey | 4 | vs Gravity Forms |
| LimeSurvey | Free | Open source, with paid cloud hosting | 2 | vs Gravity Forms |
| Tally | Free, then $29/month | Free tier, paid for branding and team features | 2 | vs Gravity Forms |
| Zoho Survey | Free | Free tier, then per user per month | 2 | vs Gravity Forms |
| Fillout | Free, then $15/month | Per month by response count | 6 | vs Gravity Forms |
| Microsoft Forms | Free | Included with Microsoft 365, not sold separately | 4 | vs Gravity Forms |
| Google Forms | Free | Included with Google Workspace, not sold separately | 4 | vs Gravity Forms |
| Paperform | Free | Freemium | 4 | vs Gravity Forms |
| Medallia | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Gravity Forms |
| Device Magic | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Gravity Forms |
| Zonka Feedback | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Gravity Forms |
| Qualtrics CoreXM | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Gravity Forms |
| Alchemer | On request | Tiered annual subscription published on the vendor site | - | vs Gravity Forms |
| Formstack | On request | Tiered monthly subscription published on the vendor site; HIPAA-capable plans priced separately | - | vs Gravity 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 Gravity Forms badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (15)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Retool , Free
- Cognito Forms , Free, then $24/month
- Jotform , Free, then $39/month
- KoboToolbox , Free, then $21/month
- SurveyCTO , Free, then $225/month
- QuestionPro , Free
- Sogolytics , Free
- SurveyLegend , Free, then $15/month
Cheaper than Gravity Forms (8)
Entry price under Gravity Forms's $59/year. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Retool , Free
- Cognito Forms , Free, then $24/month
- Jotform , Free, then $39/month
- KoboToolbox , Free, then $21/month
- SurveyLegend , Free, then $15/month
- Tally , Free, then $29/month
- Fillout , Free, then $15/month
- Paperform , Free
What you would be giving up
Gravity Forms is most often brought in for wordpress form building and lead capture, e-commerce payment form processing, multi-site form management. 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 Gravity Forms is broadly right and the question is cost, the Gravity 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.
Gravity Forms runs on not recorded. 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 Gravity Forms alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Gravity Forms?
- 22 other surveys tools are listed in this directory, led by Retool, Cognito Forms, GetFeedback, Jotform. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Gravity Forms?
- 15 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Retool, Cognito Forms, Jotform, KoboToolbox, SurveyCTO.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Gravity Forms?
- Yes. 8 of the alternatives below start under Gravity Forms's $59/year: Retool at Free, Cognito Forms at Free, then $24/month, Jotform at Free, then $39/month, KoboToolbox at Free, then $21/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Gravity Forms?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: it costs more than the category median; there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Gravity Forms?
- Gravity Forms is most often brought in for wordpress form building and lead capture, e-commerce payment form processing, multi-site form management. 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 Gravity 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 Gravity 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 Gravity Forms against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Gravity 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, 22 tools beside Gravity Forms. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.