Fillout vs Google Forms
We give Fillout a 3.6 GPA and Google Forms a 3.4, out of 4.0. Fillout grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, 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
Google Forms
Form, survey and quiz builder that comes with a Google Account
How we grade them
| 3.6GPAFilloutExcellent | 3.4GPAGoogle FormsVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AStarter is $15 a month paid yearly ($180) for 2,000 responses, and every plan has unlimited seats. No per-person fee is rare in forms. Removing all branding needs Pro at $40, though, and your own domain needs Business at $75. | AIt's free with a personal Google Account. The business version isn't sold on its own: it comes inside Google Workspace, from $7 per user a month on a 1-year commitment, with Gmail, Drive and Meet in the same price. |
| Free plan and trial | AFree forever with unlimited forms and seats, 1,000 responses a month, payments, scheduling, PDF generation and conditional logic. Most small teams could stay here. Forms carry a Fillout badge. | AFree with a personal Google Account, and the listing shows no cap on forms or responses. Most people never need to pay. The paid extra is Gemini drafting a form for you. |
| Features | AMore than 50 field types, logic, calculations and scoring, answer piping, payments, scheduling forms and signatures. Login forms let people come back and update what they sent. Workflows run follow-up steps after a submission. | BDrag-and-drop questions, logic that shows sections based on earlier answers, quizzes with answer keys, and live charts with a linked Google Sheet. Solid basics. But file uploads make respondents sign in to Google, and Gemini can't yet draft multi-section forms. |
| Ease of use | BA web app with no App Store rating on record, so a B is as high as we go. It runs in the browser with prebuilt themes, so there's nothing to install or design first. | BNo App Store rating on record, so a B is as high as we go. You build it in a browser by dragging questions around, starting from a premade template if you like. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, no phone apps. But there are more than 50 native integrations, including Airtable, Google Sheets, Notion, HubSpot and Mailchimp, plus webhooks and a REST API. | BWeb only. Google's help pages describe using it in a phone's browser, and no dedicated app is listed. It ties into Google Sheets, Drive, Apps Script and AppSheet, and there's a Forms API. |
| Best for | free forms your whole team can share | quick free forms, polls and quizzes |
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 Google Forms. How we grade
Where they differ
- Fillout starts at $15 per month, billed annually ($180). Google Forms starts at $7 per user / month with a 1-year commitment (Workspace Business Starter).
- Fillout also covers workflow automation.
- Google Forms also covers reports.
At a glance
| Fillout | Google Forms | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $15 per month, billed annually ($180) | $7 per user / month with a 1-year commitment (Workspace Business Starter) |
| 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 with a personal Google Account at forms.google.com. Workspace Essentials Starter, a no-cost edition for work email addresses, also includes Forms. Gemini form drafting needs an eligible paid plan. |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day Google Workspace trial for new customers, limited to 10 users; billing details required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Restly, Inc. | |
| Price read from | fillout.com | knowledge.workspace.google.com |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Fillout
- Teams that want every colleague in the form tool without per-seat fees
- Forms that write into Airtable, Notion or Google Sheets
- Intake forms that also take a payment or book a meeting
Google Forms
- Quick polls, event registrations and quizzes at no cost
- Teams on Google Workspace that analyze responses in Google Sheets
- Teachers building quizzes with answer keys and point values
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.
Google Forms
- There is no standalone paid Forms plan; the business version comes only inside Google Workspace, with Gmail, Drive and Meet.
- Google's help pages describe using Forms in a mobile web browser on Android, iPhone and iPad; no dedicated mobile app is listed.
- File upload questions require respondents to sign in to a Google Account and cannot be used on forms stored in a shared drive.
- Help me create a form is desktop-only, cannot yet build multi-section forms, and needs Business Standard or higher or a Google AI plan.
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.
Google Forms
- Drag-and-drop form editor
- Choose from multiple question types, reorder them by dragging, and add images or videos. File upload questions save submissions to a folder in the owner's Google Drive.
- Answer-based logic
- Show questions based on earlier answers, so each respondent only goes through the sections that apply to them.
- Quizzes with answer keys
- Turn a form into a quiz with point values and answer keys on supported question types, and attach a written or YouTube explanation to an answer.
- Response charts and Google Sheets
- Answers are charted in a Summary tab as they arrive and can be stored in a new or existing Google Sheet for deeper analysis.
- Templates and themes
- Start from premade survey and questionnaire templates, then set colors, images and fonts to match an organization's branding.
- Help me create a form
- Gemini drafts a form from a prompt or from Drive files such as Docs, Sheets, Slides and PDFs. It works on desktop and needs an eligible Workspace or Google AI plan.
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.
Google Forms
Personal Google Account$0
Forms, surveys and quizzes for personal use, with response charts and a linked Google Sheet.
Business Starter$7
per user / month, 1-year commitment ($8.40 flexible)
Google Workspace with 30 GB pooled storage per user. Gemini in Workspace apps is listed as limited.
Business Standard$14
per user / month, 1-year commitment ($16.80 flexible)
2 TB pooled storage per user. The lowest Business edition that Google lists for Help me create a form.
Business Plus$22
per user / month, 1-year commitment ($26.40 flexible)
5 TB pooled storage per user, plus Vault, eDiscovery and advanced endpoint management.
EnterpriseCustom
No minimum or maximum user count, with data loss prevention and data regions; priced through Google sales.
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.
Google Forms
- Annual discount
Lower rate with a 1-year commitment
Business Starter costs $7 per user per month on the Annual/Fixed-Term Plan versus $8.40 on the Flexible Plan. Standard drops from $16.80 to $14 and Plus from $26.40 to $22.
- Nonprofit
Google Workspace for Nonprofits at $0
Eligible nonprofits get Google Workspace for Nonprofits at $0 per user, or Business Standard at $3.50 and Business Plus at $6.16 per user per month on a 1-year commitment.
- Education
Education Fundamentals at no charge
Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals, which includes Forms, is available at no charge to qualifying institutions.
- By country
Lower price shown to buyers in India
On October 9, 2026 Google's pricing page showed Starter at ₹270 per user / month to a visitor in India, against $7 in the US version, and listed a Base plan at ₹99 that the US version does not show.
