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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

GoCanvas

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.