Fillout vs Formester (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Formester grades higher than Fillout: 3.2 against 2.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Formester grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Fillout
Form builder with unlimited seats, payments and scheduling
Formester
Form builder with unlimited forms and responses on the free plan
Which one is for you
Pick Fillout if
- Fits if your whole team needs to edit forms and you don't want to pay per seat
- Works for intake forms that send answers to Airtable, Notion or Google Sheets
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 1,000 responses a month, and every form shows a Fillout badge
- Pricey if you want no branding ($40 Pro) or your own domain, analytics and partial submissions ($75 Business)
- Watch out: uploaded files stop at 20 MB each below Business, and paying monthly lifts Starter from $180 to $228 a year
- Not for you if you need SSO or audit logs (Enterprise) or granular permissions, which come with the $300-a-month Team bundle
- Skip it if you want a phone or desktop app, as Fillout runs on the web only
Pick Formester if
- Fits if you want a builder with no form or response limit
- Works for people who want payments or quizzes on a free plan
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you want logic, since conditional logic and branding removal need Personal at $12
- Watch out: the API, PDF exports and team seats need Business at $45
- Watch out: AI credits are small on lower plans
- Skip it if you want Enterprise prices, as they are by sales contact only
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAFilloutGood | 3.2GPAFormesterVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BStarter is $15 a month billed yearly ($228 paid monthly), just inside the cheapest quarter of this category, and every plan has unlimited seats rather than a per-person price. Branding only comes off on Pro at $40, and your own domain needs Business at $75. | AFree and substantial: unlimited forms and responses. Personal is $12 a month billed annually, under the category's $19.99 middle. |
| Free plan and trial | BFree for unlimited forms and seats and 1,000 responses a month, with payments, scheduling, PDFs, logic and workflows. Every form shows a Fillout badge, uploads stop at 20 MB, and the full set of question types needs Starter. | AFree forever with unlimited forms and responses, quizzes and payment collection. A normal person won't reach a cap. |
| Features | BCovers the forms job: 50-plus field types, logic, calculations and scoring, answer piping, payments, scheduling, signatures, PDF generation and follow-up workflows. Login forms, which let people edit what they sent, start on Starter. | BAI form creator, card-style forms, payments, conditional logic, integrations and team features. The gating is on logic and teams, not on the core job. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and there's a form to build before anything happens: fields, logic, themes, and workflow steps if you want them. The prebuilt themes save you designing one. | CNo store rating on record, and it is a web app where the work is building each form, so it sits at C. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb with more than 50 native integrations, Airtable, Google Sheets, Notion, HubSpot and Mailchimp among them, plus webhooks and a REST API. No phone or desktop apps at all. | BWeb only, with eight listed integrations. |
| Best for | free forms your whole team can share | a form builder with a free plan and no response cap |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Fillout and Formester. How we grade
Price against what you get
Fillout starts at $15 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Formester starts at $12 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and Formester starts $3 a month lower. Of the other form and survey tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than Fillout for less, and 1 scores higher than Formester for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Fillout also covers workflow automation and surveys.
At a glance
| Fillout | Formester | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $15 per month, billed annually ($180) | $12 per month, billed annually ($13 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Free forever: unlimited forms and seats, 1,000 responses a month, payments, scheduling, PDF generation, conditional logic and file uploads of up to 20 MB. Forms carry a Fillout badge. | Free forever: unlimited forms and responses, AI form creator, card-style forms, quiz auto-scoring and payment collection. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Restly, Inc. | Formester |
| Price read from | fillout.com | formester.com |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Fillout
- The free plan stops at 1,000 responses a month and shows a Fillout badge on forms.
- Removing all branding needs Pro; custom domains, form analytics and partial submissions need Business.
- Uploaded files are limited to 20 MB each below the Business plan.
- SSO and audit logs are Enterprise features, and granular permissions come with the Team bundle at $300 per month.
Formester
- Conditional logic and branding removal need Personal or above.
- API access, PDF exports and team seats need Business.
- AI credits are small on the lower plans and rise on higher ones.
- Enterprise pricing is available only by contacting sales.
Key features
Fillout
- Form builder with 50+ field types
- Build multi-page forms, quizzes and surveys with more than 50 field types, conditional logic, calculations and scoring, answer piping and hidden fields.
- Payments, scheduling and signatures
- Collect payments, book appointments through scheduling forms and collect signatures. Payments and scheduling forms are listed in the free plan.
- Login forms and editable responses
- Login forms let respondents sign in and update their existing submissions, and a form can be made internal-only. Login forms start on the Starter plan.
- Themes and white-labeling
- Use a prebuilt theme or set fonts, logo, colors and custom CSS. All Fillout branding can be removed from Pro, and custom domains need Business.
- Integrations and API
- More than 50 native integrations, including Airtable, Google Sheets, Notion, HubSpot and Mailchimp, plus webhooks and a REST API.
- Workflows and PDF generation
- Fillout Workflows runs follow-up steps after a submission, and submissions can be turned into PDFs. Both appear in the free plan's feature list.
Formester
- AI form creator
- Creates forms from a prompt; each plan includes a monthly allotment of AI credits.
- Card-style forms
- Step-by-step layout, plus quiz auto-scoring and drop-off analysis.
- Payments
- Collect payments through forms using PayPal and Authorize.net.
- Conditional logic
- Rules and conditional logic start on the Personal plan.
- Native integrations
- 35 integrations listed, including Airtable, HubSpot, Google Sheets and Notion.
- Team features
- Business adds 25 seats, real-time collaboration and partial submission views.
Plans
Fillout
Free$0
Unlimited forms and seats with 1,000 responses a month, payments, scheduling forms, PDF generation, conditional logic and workflows.
Starter$15
per month, billed annually ($180; $228 if paid monthly)
2,000 responses a month, all question types, custom endings, login forms and redirect on completion.
Pro$40
per month, billed annually ($480; $588 if paid monthly)
5,000 responses a month, removal of all branding, custom share links, custom fonts and favicon, and custom CSS.
Business$75
per month, billed annually ($900; $1,068 if paid monthly)
Unlimited responses, form analytics, custom domain, custom code, partial submissions and priority support.
Team$300
per month, or $3,000 per year
Bundle of Forms, Zite apps and Databases with all Business form features, granular permissions, enforced 2FA and the Salesforce integration.
EnterpriseCustom
Everything in the Team bundle, plus SSO, audit logs, 1,000,000+ records, unlimited workflow runs, and custom agreements and SLAs.
Formester
Free$0
Unlimited forms and responses, AI form creator, all field types and custom email notifications.
Personal$12
per month, billed annually ($13 billed monthly)
Removes branding and adds conditional logic, redirects, backend-only forms, GTM and GA4, and email verification.
Business$45
per month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly)
API access, PDF exports, 25 team members, real-time collaboration, 50 GB storage and translations.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom limits, unlimited webhooks and signatures, high-volume uploads and priority support.
Ways to pay less
Fillout
- Annual discount
Save about 20% with annual billing
Billed annually, Starter costs $180 a year against $228 on monthly billing, Pro $480 against $588 and Business $900 against $1,068. Team is $3,000 a year or $300 a month.
- Other savings
Discounts for non-profits, students and startups
The pricing page says Fillout offers discounts to non-profits, students, startups and educational institutions on application. No percentage is published.
Formester
- Annual discount
Annual pricing saves one month
The pricing page labels annual billing as saving one month: Personal $12 and Business $45 against $13 and $49 monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Fillout or Formester?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Formester is cheaper to start with: $12 a month, against $15 a month for Fillout. Fillout starts at $15 per month, billed annually ($180), and Formester starts at $12 per month, billed annually ($13 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Fillout or Formester?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Fillout and Formester have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.