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

Pick Formdesk if

• Fits if you want a yearly price and EU-based forms
• Works for people who need branching and calculations

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you want free, as the trial runs 3 months and then stops
• Watch out: on Standard plans forms close when you reach the quota until you upgrade
• Watch out: Standard subscriptions expire after a year and are renewed by hand
• Pricey if you add modules, which cost €110 a year, and prices exclude VAT

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

Formdesk

• There is no permanent free plan; the trial lasts 3 months and does not renew.
• Prices are in euros, excluding VAT.
• On Standard plans, forms close when a quota is reached until you upgrade; Business forms stay open.
• Standard subscriptions expire after a year and are renewed by hand; optional features cost €110 a year extra.

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.

Formdesk

Branching and calculations

Show only relevant fields with dependencies, add calculating fields and split forms across pages.

Validations

Basic and extended validations, field formatting and email verification.

File upload

Respondents can attach files, within the file space of the subscription.

Notifications

Email notification to the owner, an autoresponder to the respondent and a confirmation screen.

Results and statistics

View entries and statistics online, and download results to Excel or other formats.

Workflows and languages

Workflows for approvals and additions, and multilingual forms in the visitor's language.

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.

Formdesk

• Trial€0

  for 3 months, no renewal

  25 submissions a month, 50 stored results and 5 MB of file space; forms close when a limit is reached.

• Standard Small€65

  per year, for 250 submissions a month

  Unlimited forms, 250 stored results and 25 MB of file space; optional modules cost extra.

• Standard Medium€135

  per year, for 500 submissions a month

  500 stored results and 50 MB of file space.

• Standard Large€335

  per year, for 1,000 submissions a month

  1,500 stored results and 125 MB of file space; Extra Large is €660 a year for 2,000 submissions.

• Business Bronze€1,170

  per year, for 1,000 submissions a month

  All features included, service level agreement, account manager, forms stay open past the quota; Silver is €2,345 a year.

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.

Formdesk

No public discounts listed.

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.