FormBuilder vs Jotform (2026): which should you pick?

Pick FormBuilder if

• Fits if you want a template to start from
• Works for people who need a few forms and under 50 responses a month

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you stay free, as 50 responses a month is held back until you upgrade
• Watch out: multi-page forms and custom themes need Pro at $39
• Watch out: custom domains and team workspaces need Business at $99
• Watch out: HIPAA plans are listed as coming soon, and Enterprise isn't priced

Pick Jotform if

• Fits if you want forms, payments and signatures in one account, not three
• Works for field teams collecting answers with no signal, like on a building site

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if all you need is a quick survey, because Google Forms is free
• Tight if you want to stay on free, with 5 forms, 100 responses a month, 500 kept and Jotform's logo on each form
• Pricey if two of you build forms, since only Enterprise takes more than one user and its price isn't published
• Not for you if you need HIPAA features on a budget, as they start on Gold at $99
• Watch out: there's no trial, full storage deletes your oldest responses, and sale prices renew at full price

FormBuilder

• The free plan caps responses at 50 a month; extra responses are held until you upgrade.
• Multi-page forms and custom themes need Pro; custom domains and team workspaces need Business.
• HIPAA plans and BAA support are listed as coming soon, so they are not available yet.
• Enterprise pricing is not published.

Jotform

• Bronze, Silver and Gold are single-user plans; Enterprise is the only multiuser plan.
• The free Starter plan allows 5 forms and 100 submissions a month, and its forms show Jotform branding.
• HIPAA compliance features are limited to the Gold and Enterprise plans.
• Paid plans have no trial period, only a 30-day money-back guarantee; once submission storage is full, the oldest responses are deleted.

FormBuilder

Start before sign-up

A draft form can be edited before creating an account, and it offers templates for intake, lead capture, registrations and surveys.

Templates and field types

Includes 21 field types and over 550 templates on every plan.

Payments and delivery

Stripe payments through your own account, email notifications, webhooks, Zapier and CSV export are on the free plan.

Branding and domains

Pro adds custom themes and removes the badge; Business adds custom branding and domains.

Team workspaces

Business adds team workspaces, collaboration and form analytics.

Enterprise options

The enterprise tier is sold through sales and lists SSO, SAML, white labeling and a 99.99% uptime SLA.

Jotform

Drag-and-drop Form Builder

Build forms without code, starting from more than 20,000 premade templates, with conditional logic to show or hide fields and widgets that extend what a form can do.

Online payments

Collect one-time payments and recurring subscriptions through gateways such as PayPal, Stripe and Square. Monthly payment submissions are capped by plan, from 10 on Starter to 1,000 on Gold.

Jotform Sign

Create, share and e-sign documents. Signed documents count against a monthly limit that runs from 10 on Starter to 1,000 on Gold.

Workflows, Tables and reports

Jotform Workflows automates approval steps, Jotform Tables organizes submissions in a workspace, and Report Builder turns responses into charts and grids.

Mobile app with offline collection

The free iOS and Android app collects submissions without an internet connection and has a kiosk mode for gathering many responses on one device.

AI Agents

Agents trained on URLs, uploaded documents or custom Q&As answer questions and guide people through a form over chat, phone, SMS, WhatsApp and email.

FormBuilder

• Free$0

  5 active forms and 50 responses a month; extra responses are held until you upgrade.

• Pro$39

  per month, 10,000 responses ($390 billed annually)

  100 active forms, no FormBuilder badge, custom themes, multi-page forms, 1 GB of file storage, password-protected forms, scheduling and priority email support.

• Business$99

  per month, 50,000 responses ($990 billed annually)

  500 active forms, 10 GB of storage, custom branding and domains, team workspaces, form analytics and email and phone support.

Jotform

• Starter$0

  5 forms, 100 monthly submissions, 100 MB of space and 10 payment submissions a month, with Jotform branding.

• Bronze$34

  per month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly)

  25 forms, 1,000 monthly submissions, 1 GB of space and 100 payment submissions a month for one user.

• Silver$39

  per month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly)

  50 forms, 2,500 monthly submissions, 10 GB of space and 250 payment submissions a month for one user.

• Gold$99

  per month, billed annually ($129 billed monthly)

  100 forms, 10,000 monthly submissions, 100 GB of space and optional HIPAA compliance features, for one user.

• EnterpriseCustom

  The only multiuser plan: unlimited forms and submissions, SSO, user management, data residency and a custom domain.

FormBuilder

• Annual discount

  Two months free on yearly billing

  Yearly billing is $390 for Pro and $990 for Business, which the pricing page describes as two months free.

Jotform

• Annual discount

  Save up to 20% with yearly billing

  The pricing page advertises up to 20% off for yearly payment. Bronze is $34 per month billed annually versus $39 monthly, Silver $39 versus $49 and Gold $99 versus $129.

• Nonprofit

  50% off for nonprofits

  Approved nonprofits get 50% off the Bronze, Silver and Gold plans and 30% off the Enterprise plan.

• Education

  50% off for educators and schools

  Verified teachers and academic institutions get 50% off Bronze, Silver and Gold and 30% off Enterprise. Fees for HIPAA, SSO and other add-ons are excluded.