Outgrow vs Paperform
We give Outgrow a 2.2 GPA and Paperform a 2.4, out of 4.0. Paperform 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.
Outgrow
No-code builder for quizzes, calculators and lead-capture forms
Paperform
Form builder for payments, bookings, signatures and workflows
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAOutgrowFair | 2.4GPAPaperformFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CGraded against its own alternatives. Freelancer is $14 a month billed yearly ($22 monthly), half of involve.me's $29 or Typeform's $28, but it's 5 pieces, 250 leads and 1 user. Chatbots and landing pages need Essentials at $95, and losing the branding means Business at $600. | C$49 a month billed annually is twice this category's $24 middle, though it is a flat fee with unlimited users and unlimited submissions under fair use. A custom domain is another $20 a month on Pro, and SSO and roles mean Business at $124. |
| Free plan and trial | CThe free Basic plan builds forms and surveys only, 4 of them, with 100 leads a month and the branding on. Quizzes and calculators, the reason you'd come, need paying for. There's also a 7-day Business trial with no card needed. | CUnlimited forms, fields and users sounds generous until you see the wall: 30 submissions a month, and a Paperform badge that can't be switched off. Paid plans do get an unrestricted 7-day trial with no credit card. |
| Features | CIt builds more kinds of interactive content than most: calculators with nested formulas, scored quizzes, recommendations, polls, giveaways and chatbots. But the listing shows the gaps: logic jumps only on higher plans, and one integration on standard plans. | BThe whole job and the business around it: payments through Stripe, Square or Braintree with no Paperform fee, an appointment field that syncs to Google Calendar, logic and scoring on every plan, then Papersign for signed documents and Stepper for workflows. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. There are over 1,000 templates to start from, but a calculator or a scored quiz still means working out the formulas, outcomes and result pages yourself. | CNo store rating on record, and you're still building each form, even if the doc-style editor and slash commands make it feel like typing. The 30,000-odd templates are the quickest way past a blank page. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, embedded on any page or hosted on an Outgrow subdomain, with HubSpot, Salesforce, Mailchimp, ActiveCampaign, Marketo and Zapier. Standard plans include just one integration, though, and there are no apps. | BWeb with a solid integration list: Google Sheets, Mailchimp, Slack, HubSpot, Notion, Airtable, Zapier and Stripe. No phone or desktop apps, and webhooks and the REST API both need a paid plan. |
| Best for | quizzes and calculators that collect leads | forms that sell, book and get things signed |
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: Outgrow and Paperform. How we grade
Price against what you get
Outgrow starts at $14 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Paperform starts at $49 a month and scores 2.7.
Paperform scores higher, and starts $35 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other form and survey tools on the chart, 3 score higher than Outgrow for less, and 5 score higher than Paperform 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
- Outgrow starts at $14 per month, billed annually ($22 billed monthly). Paperform starts at $49 per month, billed annually ($59 month-to-month).
- Outgrow also covers chatbots.
- Paperform also covers workflow automation.
At a glance
| Outgrow | Paperform | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $14 per month, billed annually ($22 billed monthly) | $49 per month, billed annually ($59 month-to-month) |
| Free plan | Basic plan: forms and surveys only, up to 4 content pieces, 100 leads a month, 1 user and 1 layout, with Outgrow branding. | Free forever: unlimited forms, fields and users, 30 submissions a month, 200 workflow steps, 3 signed documents a month and 100 MB of upload storage. Forms carry a Paperform badge. |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial of the Business plan, no credit card required | Unrestricted 7-day free trial of the paid plans, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Outgrow | Paperform |
| Price read from | outgrow.co | paperform.co |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Outgrow
- Marketers who want leads from quizzes and calculators rather than plain forms
- Businesses building pricing, savings or ROI calculators for their site
- Online shops that want a product recommendation quiz
Paperform
- Small businesses selling services, bookings or products through a form
- Teams that want unlimited users on a flat-priced plan
- Forms that have to match the look of a brand's landing pages
Worth knowing
Outgrow
- The free Basic plan builds only forms and surveys; quizzes, calculators and other content types need a paid plan.
- Each plan caps leads a month, from 250 on Freelancer to 50,000 on Business; past that, upgrade or ask Outgrow for a lead add-on.
- Outgrow branding stays on every plan below Business unless a small business incentive applies, and standard plans include one integration.
- Plans are paid upfront for the month or year, and a cancellation takes effect at the end of the committed term.
Paperform
- The Free plan accepts 30 submissions a month, and its Paperform badge cannot be turned off.
- Webhooks, REST API access, custom PDFs, partial submissions and hidden fields all need a paid plan.
- A custom domain costs an extra $20 per month on Pro; Business includes one.
- SAML SSO, roles and multiple workspaces start at Business, at $124 per month billed annually.
Key features
Outgrow
- Calculators
- Build ROI, pricing or finance calculators with basic and advanced math, including logs, powers and nested if-else formulas.
- Quizzes and assessments
- Outcome quizzes and scored assessments map answers to results, with conditional calls to action and personalized result pages.
- Forms, polls, giveaways and chatbots
- Alongside quizzes, build forms and surveys, polls, giveaways, product recommendation tools, chat-style flows and landing pages, depending on the plan.
- Templates and layouts
- More than 1,000 templates and layouts from one column to chatbot style; logic jumps and charts come with the higher plans.
- Embed or host
- Embed content on any web page or host it on a yourcompany.outgrow.us subdomain; Business adds hosting on your own domain.
- Lead data and integrations
- Review leads, answers and traffic, export and segment them, and send leads to tools such as HubSpot, Salesforce or Mailchimp, or through Zapier.
Paperform
- Doc-style editor and templates
- Edit a form like a document, adding questions with slash commands, or start from one of 30,000+ templates. A one-at-a-time mode shows a single question per screen.
- Payments and subscriptions
- Take payments through Stripe, Square or Braintree with no Paperform transaction fee on any plan. Subscriptions and coupon codes need a paid plan.
- Appointment bookings
- An appointment field takes bookings inside a form, manages availability and syncs events to Google Calendar. Booking submissions are unlimited on every plan.
- Logic, scoring and calculations
- Conditional logic shows or hides questions, content and emails, and scoring works on every plan. The calculation field is one of five paid-only field types.
- AI form creation and insights
- Describe a form in plain language and AI drafts it, which is included in the Free plan. AI help with calculations and AI report insights need a paid plan.
- Papersign and Stepper workflows
- Each plan includes documents signed through Papersign, 3 a month on Free and 25 on Pro, and multi-step workflow automations built in Stepper.
Plans
Outgrow
Basic$0
Free forms and surveys: 4 content pieces, 100 leads a month and 1 user, with Outgrow branding and no logic jumps.
Freelancer$14
per month for 250 leads, billed annually ($22 billed monthly)
5 content types including quizzes, assessments, polls and calculators; 5 content pieces and 1 user.
Freelancer Pro$25
per month for 1,000 leads, billed annually ($45 billed monthly)
7 content types, adding product recommendations and giveaways; 7 content pieces and 1 user.
Essentials$95
per month for 7,500 leads, billed annually ($115 billed monthly)
9 content types including chatbots and landing pages, unlimited content pieces, 3 users and email support.
Business$600
per month for 50,000 leads, billed annually ($720 billed monthly)
All content types, 10 users, a custom domain, Outgrow branding removed, webhooks, custom code and priority support.
EnterpriseCustom
For mid-market companies and agencies: extra users, SSO, API access, client accounts and Marketo or Eloqua integration.
Paperform
Free$0
Unlimited forms and users with 30 submissions a month, 200 workflow steps and 3 signed documents a month. Forms show a Paperform badge.
Pro$49
per month, billed annually ($59 month-to-month)
Unlimited submissions under fair use, no Paperform branding, custom HTML and CSS, 25 signed documents a month and 10 GB of upload storage.
Business$124
per month, billed annually ($149 month-to-month)
10 workspaces, admin and user roles, SAML SSO, 1 custom domain, 100 signed documents a month and 100 GB of upload storage.
EnterpriseCustom
Unlimited workspaces, custom domains and signed documents, custom roles, audit trails, local data residency, an SLA and a dedicated CSM.
Ways to pay less
Outgrow
- Annual discount
Save up to 44% with annual billing
Freelancer is $14 a month billed annually against $22 monthly, Freelancer Pro $25 against $45, Essentials $95 against $115 and Business $600 against $720.
- Startups
Startup Basic and Startup Special plans
New companies can apply for Startup Basic at $35 a month billed annually ($55 monthly); startups and small businesses for Startup Special at $55 ($85 monthly).
Paperform
- Annual discount
About 17% off with annual billing
Paperform says paying annually saves roughly 17%: Pro is $49 per month billed annually versus $59 month-to-month, and Business is $124 versus $149.
- Nonprofit
Nonprofit discounts on Business and Enterprise
Paperform offers nonprofit discounts on the Business and Enterprise plans, arranged by emailing its support team. No percentage is published.
