Formsite vs GoCanvas (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Formsite grades higher than GoCanvas: 2.2 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Formsite grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Formsite
Online form builder for registrations, orders and surveys
GoCanvas
Mobile forms and workflows for field inspections and reports
Which one is for you
Pick Formsite if
- Fits if you run event sign-ups or order forms with a few hundred results
- Works for teams who want a trial without handing over a card
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, because 10 results per form runs out fast
- Watch out: Personal caps results at 500 per form, Professional at 1,000 and Business at 2,500
- Pricey if you add helpers, as sub-users are $10 a month each and storage $10 per GB
- Watch out: payments, the API and third-party integrations are Professional and up, at $34 a month
Pick GoCanvas if
- Fits if crews fill in inspection forms on phones, sometimes without signal
- Works for companies that need PDF reports sent to Procore or QuickBooks
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you are one person, since every plan has a 3 user minimum billed yearly
- Watch out: API access starts on Pro and single sign-on and web forms are Max features
- Watch out: custom integrations, analytics and white-label embedding are add-ons with no price shown
- Skip it if you want to compare quickly, as the plans page sends buyers to talk to an expert
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAFormsiteFair | 2.0GPAGoCanvasFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPersonal is $21 a month billed yearly, in the ordinary band. Professional, where payments and the API start, is $34. | DEssentials is $29 per user a month, but with 3 users minimum and annual billing the floor is about $87 a month, above the category's $66 dearest-tenth line. |
| Free plan and trial | C14-day trial of Professional with no card, then a free level of 5 forms, 10 results per form and 50 MB of files. | CA free trial is offered behind a Try it free button. The length and whether a card is needed are not stated. |
| Features | CForms, payments, workflows and PDF results cover the basics, but results are capped per form at 500, 1,000 or 2,500 on paid plans. | COffline mobile forms, PDF reports, dispatch and workflows cover field work. The API starts on Pro, and custom integrations and white labelling are unpriced add-ons. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. It is a web app where you build each form yourself. | CNo store rating on record. Forms and workflows have to be built for each job. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with Salesforce, Google Sheets, Slack, Mailchimp, Zapier, DocuSign, Stripe and PayPal. | BWeb, iOS and Android, with Salesforce, Procore, NetSuite, QuickBooks, Google Drive, Dropbox and Zapier. |
| Best for | online registrations, orders and surveys | mobile forms for field inspections |
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: Formsite and GoCanvas. How we grade
Price against what you get
Formsite starts at $21 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. GoCanvas starts at $29 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Formsite starts $8 a month lower. Of the other form and survey tools on the chart, 12 score higher than Formsite for less, and 18 score higher than GoCanvas 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
- Formsite also covers templates and surveys.
- GoCanvas also covers no-code, reports and dashboards.
At a glance
| Formsite | GoCanvas | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $21 per month, billed annually ($24.95 billed monthly) | $29 per user / month, 3 user minimum, billed annually |
| Free plan | Free level after the trial: 5 forms, 10 results per form and 50 MB of file space. | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of Professional, no credit card required | Free trial offered through a Try it free button; length not stated |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Formsite | Canvas Solutions |
| Price read from | formsite.com | gocanvas.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Formsite
- Results are capped per form: 500 on Personal, 1,000 on Professional and 2,500 on Business.
- Sub-users cost $10 a month each and file storage $10 per GB a month; custom PDF and Word results docs are $50 a month.
- The vendor says it offers the same prices to all customers, with no nonprofit discounts or sales.
- Payments, API access and third-party integrations are listed as features for Professional and above.
GoCanvas
- Every plan has a 3 user minimum and is billed annually.
- API access starts on Pro, and single sign-on and web forms are Max features.
- Custom integrations, custom analytics and white-label embedding are priced as add-ons, which the page does not price.
- The plans page sends buyers to talk to an expert; the trial length is not stated.
Key features
Formsite
- Form building and templates
- Forms cover registration, order and survey uses, and the site offers a template library and a features list for each service level.
- Payment integrations
- Forms can collect payments through PayPal, Braintree, Authorize.net and Stripe.
- Third-party integrations
- The pricing page lists Salesforce, Google Sheets, Google Drive, DocuSign, Slack, Mailchimp, Dropbox, Box, Amazon S3 and Zapier.
- Results as PDF and workflows
- Business and above receive each result as a PDF and can combine several forms and their results into workflows.
- Save and return, data upload
- Respondents can save a partial result and return later, and existing data can be imported into forms.
- API access
- An API is listed for working with forms and results programmatically.
GoCanvas
- Mobile forms, online or offline
- Field workers capture data on a phone or tablet, with photos, timestamps and location, and the mobile app works without a connection.
- PDF reports
- Configurable PDF reports are generated from submissions, and Pro and above add multi-user sign-off workflows.
- Dispatch and scheduling
- Managers can pre-fill, schedule and assign jobs to the team from every plan.
- Workflow automation
- Low-code and no-code rules route data, trigger notifications and enforce steps, with role-based permissions.
- Integrations and API
- Native links to systems such as QuickBooks and Salesforce, Zapier and Power Automate, plus an API and webhooks from Pro.
- Add-ons
- Custom integrations, custom analytics and a white-label mobile SDK are sold as separate add-ons.
Plans
Formsite
Personal$21
per month, billed annually ($24.95 billed monthly)
5 forms, 500 results per form and 500 MB of file space. Billed $249.95 yearly.
Professional$34
per month, billed annually ($39.95 billed monthly)
10 forms, 1,000 results per form, 1 GB of space, branding removal. Billed $399.95 yearly.
Business$59
per month, billed annually ($69.95 billed monthly)
25 forms, 2,500 results per form, 2 GB, 1 sub-user, PDF results and workflows. Billed $699.95 yearly.
Business +$84
per month, billed annually ($99.95 billed monthly)
100 forms, 10,000 results per form, 4 GB and 5 sub-users. Billed $999.95 yearly.
Enterprise$209
per month, billed annually ($249.95 billed monthly)
1,000 forms, 50,000 results per form, 10 GB and 20 sub-users. Billed $2,499.95 yearly.
GoCanvas
Essentials$29
per user / month, 3 user minimum, billed annually
Configurable PDF reports, dispatch and scheduling, offline mobile app, static data sources, photo capture and web client.
Pro$39
per user / month, 3 user minimum, billed annually
Adds multi-user workflows, customer and project management, API access, multi-factor authentication and video capture.
Max$49
per user / month, 3 user minimum, billed annually
Adds departments, follow-up tasks, live data sources, single sign-on, web forms and one custom form build.
Ways to pay less
Formsite
- Annual discount
Yearly billing saves $49 to $499
Paying yearly saves $49 on Personal, $79 on Professional, $139 on Business, $199 on Business + and $499 on Enterprise against monthly billing.
GoCanvas
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Formsite or GoCanvas?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Formsite starts at $21 per month, billed annually ($24.95 billed monthly), and GoCanvas starts at $29 per user / month, 3 user minimum, billed annually. One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Formsite or GoCanvas?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Formsite has a free plan. GoCanvas does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Formsite and GoCanvas run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only GoCanvas lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.