Form Builders: Alternatives to Every Tool
Eleven form builders, each with the price of its first paid plan billed monthly, read on the vendor's pricing page on 12 November 2026. Entry prices run from $12/mo to $149/mo.
All form builders
Typeform
Form builder for forms, surveys and quizzes that asks one question at a time.
From $39/mo
Typeform alternatives →Cognito Forms
Online forms with automatic calculations, payments and approval automation.
From $24/mo
Fillout
Form, quiz and survey builder, with AI or drag-and-drop editing and 50+ native integrations.
From $19/mo
Formstack
Form product for secure data collection, sold alone or in a suite with documents and e-signature.
From $99/mo
involve.me
Lead capture, CRM and email workflow automation platform built on quizzes, assessments and calculators.
From $49/mo
Jotform
Online form builder with conditional logic, payments, reports and workflow automation.
From $39/mo
Paperform
Form builder that captures data, takes payments, triggers workflows and sends documents for signing.
From $59/mo
SurveyMonkey
Platform for surveys and forms.
From $149/mo
Tally
Form builder that works like a text document, with a free plan.
From $29/mo
Youform
Online builder for forms, surveys and quizzes, with a free plan.
From $29/mo
Zoho Forms
Form creator with a built-in AI form builder.
From $12/mo
Choosing a form builder: the three questions that matter
Who fills in the form
For respondents outside the organisation, the format differs by tool. Typeform asks one question at a time. Tally works like a text document. involve.me builds quizzes, assessments, calculators and product recommendation flows, and scores each lead from the answers. SurveyMonkey presents itself as a platform for surveys and forms.
The vendor's branding leaves the form at different prices: on Pro for Cognito Forms ($24/mo) and Tally ($29/mo), on Pro for Fillout ($49/mo), on Plus for Typeform ($79/mo) and on Grow for involve.me ($99/mo).
When many colleagues build or manage forms, the number of users decides the plan. Fillout and Paperform state unlimited seats on every plan, and Tally Pro allows unlimited team members. Typeform Basic, Jotform Bronze, Zoho Forms Basic, Cognito Forms Pro and involve.me Start include 1 user.
How many responses a month
The first paid plan includes 100 responses a month on Typeform Basic ($39/mo), 1,000 monthly submissions on Jotform Bronze ($39/mo) and 1,000 responses a month on SurveyMonkey Standard Monthly ($149/mo), where each additional response costs $0.15. Fillout Starter includes 2,000 responses a month ($19/mo), Cognito Forms Pro 2,000 entries a month ($24/mo) and Zoho Forms Basic 10,000 submissions a month ($12/mo). Formstack counts per form: 1,000 submissions per form, on 25 forms ($99/mo).
Three tools state no monthly cap at or below their first paid plan. Tally and Youform give unlimited forms and responses on their free plans, within fair-use guidelines, and Paperform Pro ($59/mo) lists unlimited submissions under a fair use policy. involve.me Start ($49/mo) is sized in live funnels, 3 on that plan.
Free plans, in decreasing order of allowance: Fillout 1,000 responses a month, Zoho Forms 500 submissions, Jotform 100 submissions, Cognito Forms 100 entries, involve.me 50 submissions or 500 visits, Paperform 30 submissions, Typeform 10 responses.
What happens after submission
Payments: Cognito Forms includes payments on every plan, the free one included. Jotform caps payment submissions by plan, 10 a month on its free plan and 100 on Bronze. Zoho Forms allows 10 payment submissions on its free plan. Youform connects Stripe on Pro ($29/mo). Typeform accepts payments with Stripe and PayPal.
Documents and signatures: Formstack sells a suite of forms, documents and e-signature starting at $299/mo billed monthly. Cognito Forms lists electronic signatures on Pro, Jotform Bronze includes 100 signed documents a month, and a Paperform seat covers forms, signatures and workflows.
Connections to other software: Typeform states 300+ app integrations, SurveyMonkey 200+, Jotform 150+ and Fillout 50+ native integrations. involve.me places every lead in its own CRM, free with no contact limits, and keeps email workflows for paid plans.