The FormBuilder Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about FormBuilder in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
FormBuilder
The Insider’s Guide
Online form builder with a free plan and 550+ templates
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among form and survey tools, read from FormBuilder’s own pages.
Made by Formbuilder · checked Nov 13, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from FormBuilder’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on FormBuilder’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 13, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.2
GPA, above 56 of the 148 other form and survey tools we grade
FormBuilder is a browser-based form builder that starts a draft form before sign-up and offers more than 550 templates. Plans are priced by active forms and monthly responses, and responses beyond a free plan's limit are held until the account upgrades. MightyForms is now part of FormBuilder, according to a notice on its site.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about FormBuilder, taken from its own pages and our grades.
No store rating on record, and it is a web app where the work is building each form, so it sits at C.
- 1
Best for an online form builder with 550 templates
FormBuilder is an online form builder with a free plan and more than 550 templates.
- 2
Paid plans start at $39 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $39 per month, billed monthly ($390 per year billed annually).
- 3
There is a free plan
5 active forms, 50 responses a month, all 21 field types, webhooks, Zapier, Stripe payments, CSV export and 100 MB of file storage, with a FormBuilder badge on forms.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
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.
- 6
Templates and field types
Includes 21 field types and over 550 templates on every plan.
- 7
Payments and delivery
Stripe payments through your own account, email notifications, webhooks, Zapier and CSV export are on the free plan.
- 8
A 2.2 GPA, above 56 of 148
That is against the other form and survey tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace FormBuilder you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
FormBuilder at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $39 per month, billed monthly ($390 per year billed annually)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial of Pro or Business, card required
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Formbuilder
- Category
- Forms & Surveys
- Our grade
- 2.2 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for an online form builder with 550 templates
FormBuilder is an online form builder with a free plan and more than 550 templates. Free is 50 responses a month with extras held until you upgrade, and multi-page forms and custom themes need Pro at $39.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Pro is $39 a month ($390 a year), near the dear quarter that starts at $41, and Business is $99. |
| Free plan and trial | C | Free gives 5 active forms and 50 responses a month, and extra responses are held until you upgrade. The Pro trial is 14 days and needs a card. |
| Features | C | Templates, 21 field types, payments, webhooks and Zapier. Multi-page forms and themes are Pro, and HIPAA is listed as coming soon. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record, and it is a web app where the work is building each form, so it sits at C. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web only, with webhooks, Zapier and Stripe. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who FormBuilder is for
- Fits if you want a template to start from
- Works for people who need a few forms and under 50 responses a month
Who it is not for
- 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
Good to know
Good for
- Testing a form workflow on a free plan before paying
- Small businesses collecting client inquiries or registrations
- Teams that want templates for common business forms
Worth knowing
- 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$39
A month to start. There is a free plan too
FormBuilder has a free plan. Paid plans start at $39 per month, billed monthly ($390 per year billed annually).
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.
The free plan
5 active forms, 50 responses a month, all 21 field types, webhooks, Zapier, Stripe payments, CSV export and 100 MB of file storage, with a FormBuilder badge on forms.
Trying it first
14-day free trial of Pro or Business, card required
Read from formbuilder.com on Nov 13, 2026.
Ways to pay less
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.
Stated on formbuilder.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Online form builder with a free plan and 550+ templates. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, templates, workflow automation, forms.
Multi-page forms and themes are Pro, and HIPAA is listed as coming soon.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Zapier
- Stripe
- Webhooks
FormBuilder is made by Formbuilder.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
56/148
Other form and survey tools it is graded above
FormBuilder's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 56 of the 148 other form and survey tools we grade, and level with 31.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 46 of 148) and worst on features (C, above 5).
Its paid plans start at $39 a month, against a middle price of $20 for the category: 77 of the 114 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 29 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 149 form and survey tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. FormBuilder’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 35 of 148
- CFree plan and trialAbove 32 of 148
- CFeaturesAbove 5 of 148
- CEase of useAbove 7 of 148
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 46 of 148
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 121 form and survey tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. FormBuilder is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace FormBuilder you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $468 a year.
What you could make
- Forms and templates: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: single sign-on.
- Sharing with other people, which means accounts and invitations.
What this rests on. FormBuilder’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Jotform, forms.app, Tally, Formsite and 123FormBuilder
The 5 tools FormBuilder is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 3.0GPA
Jotform
Free plan · from $34/mo
No-code form builder with payments, e-signatures and workflows.
- Only Jotform lists iOS and Android apps.
- Jotform also covers AI agents and app builder.
- 2.6GPA
forms.app
Free plan · from $19/mo
Form, survey and quiz builder with unlimited free responses.
- Only forms.app lists iOS and Android apps.
- FormBuilder also covers workflow automation.
- forms.app also covers no-code and surveys.
- 2.8GPA
Tally
Free plan · from $24/mo
Free form builder that works like a text document.
- FormBuilder also covers workflow automation.
- Tally also covers no-code and surveys.
- 2.2GPA
Formsite
Free plan · from $21/mo
Online form builder for registrations, orders and surveys.
- Formsite also covers surveys.
- 2.2GPA
123FormBuilder
Free plan · from $18.50/mo
Online form builder with payments and Salesforce connections.
- 123FormBuilder also covers surveys.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
15
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is FormBuilder free?
FormBuilder has a free plan. 5 active forms, 50 responses a month, all 21 field types, webhooks, Zapier, Stripe payments, CSV export and 100 MB of file storage, with a FormBuilder badge on forms.
How much does FormBuilder cost?
FormBuilder lists 3 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does FormBuilder work on?
FormBuilder is available on Web.
Does FormBuilder offer any discounts?
FormBuilder publicly lists the following: Two months free on yearly billing.
Does FormBuilder have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. FormBuilder is listed for Web.
Does FormBuilder have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. FormBuilder is listed for Web.
Is FormBuilder open source?
FormBuilder is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does FormBuilder have an API?
Yes. FormBuilder offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does FormBuilder integrate with?
FormBuilder's listing names Zapier, Stripe and Webhooks. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Does FormBuilder have a free trial?
Yes. 14-day free trial of Pro or Business, card required.
Who makes FormBuilder?
FormBuilder is made by Formbuilder.
What are the alternatives to FormBuilder?
The closest alternatives to FormBuilder in our directory are Jotform, forms.app, Tally, Formsite and 123FormBuilder.
How does FormBuilder compare with other form and survey tools?
FormBuilder's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 56 of the 148 other form and survey tools we grade, and level with 31.
Is FormBuilder good value for money?
ToolGPA grades FormBuilder C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $39 a month, against a middle price of $20 for the category: 77 of the 114 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of FormBuilder?
To replace FormBuilder you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from FormBuilder’s own pages on Nov 13, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 13, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from FormBuilder's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Formbuilder. Prices change, so check formbuilder.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
7,721
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
7,721
tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- FormBuilder, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/formbuilder
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what FormBuilder’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. FormBuilder is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Formbuilder. Prices and plans change: check formbuilder.com before you buy.