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Price against what you get

Best-value form and survey tools

Going by our grades, Jotform, Zoho Forms, Google Forms and Microsoft Forms give the most for the money among form and survey tools: no tool on this chart scores higher without costing more.

Paid plans start at a middle price of $24 a month across the 28 that charge, from $5.40 (Microsoft Forms) to $99 (QuestionPro). 2 of the 28 score above the category's average while starting at or below its middle price. 9 cost more than the middle price and score below the average.

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Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged

C2.0B3.0A4.0$5$10$20$50$100More for lessCosts more, scores moreCosts less, scores lessCosts more, scores lessJotformZoho FormsGoogle FormsMicrosoft FormsTallyLimeSurveyHeyflow

What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →

  • Nothing scores higher without costing more
  • The best score at each price
  • Has a free plan
  • No free plan
28 of the 28 form and survey tools in this directory. Scores are ToolGPA’s own grades; prices are each vendor’s own, read up to Oct 10, 2026. The lines cross at the middle starting price ($24) and the average score (2.7). The data as JSON · The chart as a picture
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The best at every price

Each step is the highest score form and survey tools reach at that price or below. Nothing on the chart beats these without costing more.

  1. $5.40

    a month to start · scores 2.3 of 4

    • Microsoft Forms$5.40 per user / month, paid yearly (Business Basic without Teams; $7.00 with Teams)CBC

  2. $7

    a month to start · scores 2.7 of 4

    • Google Forms$7 per user / month with a 1-year commitment (Workspace Business Starter)CBB

  3. $10

    a month to start · scores 3.0 of 4

    • Zoho Forms$10 per month, billed annually ($12 billed monthly)BBB

  4. $34

    a month to start · scores 3.7 of 4

    • Jotform$34 per month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly)AAB

Paying more for less

The form and survey tools that the most others beat on both counts: a higher score and a lower starting price.

  1. HeyflowStarts at $49 a month and scores 2.3 of 4.18 of 27 score higher for lessCCB
  2. LimeSurveyStarts at $39 a month and scores 2.3 of 4.17 of 27 score higher for lessBCC
  3. FormstackStarts at $83 a month and scores 2.7 of 4.5 of 27 score higher for lessBCB
  4. FormbricksStarts at $74 a month and scores 2.7 of 4.5 of 27 score higher for lessBCB
  5. SurvicateStarts at $56 a month and scores 2.7 of 4.5 of 27 score higher for lessBCB

A high starting price often means a product is sold to companies and has no small plan, and a score is three letters, not the whole product. Read a tool’s own page before ruling it out.

The four quarters

Where the tools fall when the chart is cut at the middle price and the average score.

More for less2

Each scores above the category's average and starts at or below its middle price.

Zoho Forms, KoboToolbox

Costs more, scores more4

Each scores above the average and starts above the middle price.

Jotform, Alchemer, SurveyMonkey, QuestionPro

Costs less, scores less13

Each scores below the average and starts at or below the middle price.

Google Forms, Zoho Survey, Fillout, HeyForm, Cognito Forms, forms.app, SurveySparrow, Youform and 5 more

Costs more, scores less9

Each scores below the average and starts above the middle price.

OpnForm, Typeform, involve.me, Paperform, Survicate, Formbricks, Formstack, LimeSurvey and 1 more

All 28 on the chart

Highest score first, then lowest price. The last column counts the tools that score higher and start lower.

#ToolScoreFeatures, ease, platformsA monthAs its listing states itScore higher for less
1Jotform3.7AAB$34$34 per month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly)None
2Zoho Forms3.0BBB$10$10 per month, billed annually ($12 billed monthly)None
3KoboToolbox3.0ACB$21$21 per month, billed annually ($25 billed monthly); nonprofits have a free planNone
4Alchemer3.0ACB$26.25$315 per user / year, or $55 per user / month billed monthlyNone
5SurveyMonkey3.0BBB$39$39 per month, billed annually ($468), for one user1
6QuestionPro3.0ACB$99$99 per user / month, billed annually1
7Google Forms2.7CBB$7$7 per user / month with a 1-year commitment (Workspace Business Starter)None
8Zoho Survey2.7BCB$7.42$7.42 per month, billed annually (Basic, annual billing only)None
9Fillout2.7BCB$15$15 per month, billed annually ($180)1
10HeyForm2.7BCB$15$15 per month, billed annually ($18 billed monthly)1
11Cognito Forms2.7BCB$19$19 per month, billed annually ($24 billed monthly)1
12forms.app2.7BCB$19$19 per month, billed annually ($29 billed monthly)1
13SurveySparrow2.7BCB$19$19 per month, billed yearly ($39 per month billed quarterly)1
14Youform2.7BCB$20$20 per month, billed yearly ($240); $29 billed monthly1
15Tally2.7BCB$24$24 per month, billed yearly ($290); $29 billed monthly2
16VideoAsk2.7CBB$24$24 per month, billed yearly ($288); $30 billed monthly2
17OpnForm2.7BCB$25$25 per month, billed yearly ($299); $29 billed monthly2
18Typeform2.7BCB$28$28 per month, billed yearly ($39 billed monthly)3
19involve.me2.7BCB$29$29 per month, charged annually ($49 billed monthly)3
20Paperform2.7BCB$49$49 per month, billed annually ($59 month-to-month)5
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#ToolScoreFeatures, ease, platformsA monthAs its listing states itScore higher for less
21Survicate2.7BCB$56$56 per month, billed annually (100 responses a month)5
22Formbricks2.7BCB$74$74 per month, billed annually ($89 billed monthly)5
23Formstack2.7BCB$83$83 per month, paid annually ($99 billed monthly)5
24Microsoft Forms2.3CBC$5.40$5.40 per user / month, paid yearly (Business Basic without Teams; $7.00 with Teams)None
25Wufoo2.3CCB$16.25$16.25 per month, billed annually at $195 ($22 billed monthly)5
26LimeSurvey2.3BCC$39$39 per month, billed monthly (charged in EUR, about €34)17
27Heyflow2.3CCB$49$49 per month, billed yearly ($89 billed monthly)18
28Surveyplanet2.0CCC$15$180 per year, or $20 billed monthly4

How form and survey tools grade

Every bar is all the form and survey tools we grade, cut by the letter each got on that count.

  • Value for moneyaverage 2.1
  • Free plan and trialaverage 2.5
  • Featuresaverage 2.9
  • Ease of useaverage 2.3
  • Platforms and integrationsaverage 2.9

An A is worth 4 and an F nothing. C is the ordinary grade. Every forms grade in one table

Common questions

Which form and survey tools give the most for the money?

Jotform, Zoho Forms, Google Forms and Microsoft Forms. Each is the highest-scoring tool at its price or below: Microsoft Forms scores 2.3 out of 4 and starts at $5.40 a month for each person; Google Forms scores 2.7 out of 4 and starts at $7 a month for each person; Zoho Forms scores 3.0 out of 4 and starts at $10 a month; Jotform scores 3.7 out of 4 and starts at $34 a month. This goes by ToolGPA's own grades for features, ease of use and platforms, averaged out of 4, set against the price each tool's paid plans start at.

Which form and survey tools are best for under $10 a month?

Zoho Forms, with a score of 3.0 out of 4: the highest among the 4 that start at $10 a month or less. Zoho Forms starts at $10 a month.

Which form and survey tools cost the most for what they offer?

On this chart, Heyflow (starts at $49 a month, scores 2.3 out of 4, and 18 tools score higher for less), LimeSurvey (starts at $39 a month, scores 2.3 out of 4, and 17 tools score higher for less) and Formstack (starts at $83 a month, scores 2.7 out of 4, and 5 tools score higher for less). A high starting price often means a product is sold to companies and has no small plan, so check what the price includes before ruling one out.

How much do form and survey tools cost?

The middle starting price is $24 a month: half of the 28 form and survey tools with a recurring price start below that and half above. 0 of the 28 in this directory have no paid plan, and 25 of those that charge also have a free plan.

How is the score on this chart worked out?

It is the average of three of the five grades ToolGPA gives every tool: features, ease of use, and platforms and integrations, with an A worth 4 and an F worth 0. The other two grades, value for money and the free plan, are about price, so they are left out and price gets an axis of its own. 28 of the 28 form and survey tools are on the chart.

How this chart is made

  • The score is the average of three of a tool’s five grades: features, ease of use, and platforms and integrations. An A is 4 points and an F none. Value for money and the free plan are left out because they are about price, and price has an axis of its own.
  • The price is what paid plans start at, in dollars a month, on the cheapest way of paying the listing names. A yearly price is divided by twelve, and a price in another currency is converted. A price for each person is shown for one person.
  • A tool with no paid plan sits in the band marked Free. A tool with a free plan beside paid ones is placed at its paid price and drawn as a filled dot.
  • The grades are ToolGPA’s own judgement from each vendor’s pages and from public reviews, not from testing, and no vendor can pay for one. How we grade

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