The Formstack Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Formstack 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.
Formstack
The Insider’s Guide
No-code forms with document generation and eSignatures
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among form and survey tools, read from Formstack’s own pages.
Made by Intellistack, LLC · checked Oct 5, 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 Formstack’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Formstack’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 5, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.2
GPA, above 3 of the 30 other form and survey tools we grade
Formstack is a no-code online form builder sold alongside document generation and eSignature products. The Forms plan covers form building, prefill, approvals and integrations, and the Suite plan bundles Forms with Documents and Sign. The company behind it now operates as Intellistack, which also sells a separate workflow automation platform, while the form products keep the Formstack name.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Formstack, taken from its own pages and our grades.
One person with a contact form should look elsewhere.
- 1
Best for forms, documents and signatures from one vendor
Formstack is a form builder for organizations that also want approvals, generated documents and e-signatures from one vendor.
- 2
Paid plans start at $83 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $83 per month, paid annually ($99 billed monthly).
- 3
You can try it first
14-day free trial of Forms, no credit card required
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
No-code form builder
Formstack Forms builds custom online forms without code and styles them with an organization's logos, colors and themes.
- 6
AI form creation
An AI-powered builder drafts a form, so users do not have to start from a blank page or add every field by hand.
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Form prefill
Send prefilled links, or use SSO-powered prefill to populate information that is already known about the person completing the form.
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A 2.2 GPA, above 3 of 30
That is against the other form and survey tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
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Keep it
To replace Formstack 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.
Formstack at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $83 per month, paid annually ($99 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial of Forms, no credit card required
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Intellistack, LLC, since 2006
- Category
- Forms & Surveys
- Our grade
- 2.2 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for forms, documents and signatures from one vendor
Formstack is a form builder for organizations that also want approvals, generated documents and e-signatures from one vendor. There is no free plan, only a 14-day trial, and the entry plan is $83 a month billed yearly for 1 builder, 25 forms and 1,000 submissions per form. Documents and e-signatures need Suite at $250, and API access and SSO sit on Enterprise. One person with a contact form should look elsewhere.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | $83 a month paid yearly is past the $74 where this category's dearest tenth starts, and it buys 1 builder user, 25 forms and 1,000 submissions per form. Documents and e-signatures mean Suite at $250, ten times the $24 middle. |
| Free plan and trial | C | No free plan at all. What you get is a 14-day trial of Forms that needs no credit card, and after that it's a paid plan or nothing. |
| Features | B | It covers the whole job and the paperwork after it: a no-code builder with an AI draft, prefilled and SSO-powered links, group approvals, step logic and conditional routing, then generated documents and unlimited e-signatures with no per-envelope fee on Suite. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record, and this is a platform to configure rather than a thing to open: forms to build, approval steps and routing to lay out. The AI builder drafting a form is the quickest way in. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web with integrations for Salesforce, HubSpot, Stripe, PayPal, Airtable, Amazon S3 and Microsoft Dynamics. No phone or desktop apps, and API access is listed under Enterprise only. |
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 Formstack is for
- Fits if you want forms, generated documents and e-signatures from one vendor
- Works for Salesforce teams who want forms inside their org, or forms that pass through several reviewers
Who it is not for
- Pricey if you only need forms: $83 a month billed yearly ($99 monthly) for 1 builder, 25 forms and 1,000 submissions per form
- Not for you if you want a free plan, since there's only a 14-day trial
- Skip it if you need e-signatures or document generation on a budget, as those come with Suite at $250 a month
- Watch out: HIPAA compliance is an add-on, and API access, SSO and custom SLAs are on Enterprise with no public price
- Not for you if you want a phone or desktop app, as Formstack runs on the web only
Good to know
Good for
- Organizations that want forms, generated documents and eSignatures from one vendor
- Salesforce teams that want forms managed inside their org
- Approval processes that route each submission through several reviewers
Worth knowing
- There is no free plan; the entry price is $83 per month paid annually after a 14-day trial.
- The Forms plan includes one builder user, 25 forms and 1,000 submissions per form.
- Document generation and eSignatures come with the Suite plan, not the Forms plan.
- HIPAA compliance is listed as an add-on, and SSO and custom SLAs under Enterprise.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$83
A month to start
Formstack is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $83 per month, paid annually ($99 billed monthly).
Forms
$83
per month, paid annually ($99 billed monthly)
1 builder user, 25 forms, 1,000 submissions per form and 2 GB of storage.
Suite
$250
per month, paid annually ($299 billed monthly)
Forms, Documents and Sign: 3 builder users, 100 forms, 5,000 submissions per form, 10 GB, 250 document deliveries a month and unlimited eSignatures.
Salesforce Solutions
Custom
Salesforce-native forms with document generation and eSignature, Experience Cloud integration and Salesforce Shield compatibility.
Enterprise
Custom
Unlimited users and submissions, SSO and advanced security, custom SLAs, API access and a dedicated Customer Success Manager.
Trying it first
14-day free trial of Forms, no credit card required
Read from formstack.com on Oct 5, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Save 2 months with annual plans
Forms is $83 per month paid annually versus $99 on monthly billing, and Suite is $250 versus $299. The pricing page describes the saving as 2 months.
Stated on formstack.comNonprofit
25% nonprofit discount
Formstack gives 25% off to 501(c)(3) organizations and comparable registered charities abroad. Educational and governmental institutions are not eligible.
Stated on formstack.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
No-code forms with document generation and eSignatures. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, templates, workflow automation, no-code, forms.
No phone or desktop apps, and API access is listed under Enterprise only.
- No-code form builder
- Formstack Forms builds custom online forms without code and styles them with an organization's logos, colors and themes.
- AI form creation
- An AI-powered builder drafts a form, so users do not have to start from a blank page or add every field by hand.
- Form prefill
- Send prefilled links, or use SSO-powered prefill to populate information that is already known about the person completing the form.
- Approvals and step logic
- Group approvals, step logic and conditional routing move a submission through the people who need to review it.
- Documents and Sign
- The Suite plan generates documents from collected data, with 250 document deliveries a month, and includes unlimited eSignatures with no per-envelope fee.
- Forms for Salesforce
- A separate Salesforce-native product whose forms are built and managed inside a Salesforce org. It is sold with custom pricing.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Salesforce
- HubSpot
- Stripe
- PayPal
- Airtable
- Amazon S3
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Authorize.Net
Formstack is made by Intellistack, LLC, and has been around since 2006.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
3/30
Other form and survey tools it is graded above
Formstack's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 3 of the 30 other form and survey tools we grade, and level with 2.
It stands best on features (B, above 9 of 30) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $83 a month, against a middle price of $21 for the category: 29 of the 30 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 5 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 31 form and survey tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Formstack’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 30
- CFree plan and trialAbove 1 of 30
- BFeaturesAbove 9 of 30
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 30
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 4 of 30
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 31 form and survey tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Formstack 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 Formstack 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.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 25 of the 30 other form and survey tools grade higher. It costs $996 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.
- A builder that other people can use without writing code.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: single sign-on.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Formstack’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, Cognito Forms, Typeform, Zoho Forms and Paperform
The 5 tools Formstack 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.
- Jotform has a free plan. Formstack does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Jotform lists iOS and Android apps.
- Formstack also covers no-code.
- 2.4GPA
Cognito Forms
Free plan · from $19/mo
Form builder with calculations, payments and approval workflows.
- Cognito Forms has a free plan. Formstack does not, though it has a free trial.
- Cognito Forms also covers surveys.
- 2.4GPA
Typeform
Free plan · from $28/mo
Form, survey and quiz builder with logic, AI and video questions.
- Typeform has a free plan. Formstack does not, though it has a free trial.
- Formstack also covers no-code.
- Typeform also covers surveys and reports.
- 2.8GPA
Zoho Forms
Free plan · from $10/mo
No-code form builder with approvals, payments and mobile apps.
- Zoho Forms has a free plan. Formstack does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Zoho Forms lists iOS and Android apps.
- Zoho Forms also covers reports.
- 2.4GPA
Paperform
Free plan · from $49/mo
Form builder for payments, bookings, signatures and workflows.
- Paperform has a free plan. Formstack does not, though it has a free trial.
- Paperform also covers surveys.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
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 Formstack free?
No, Formstack is a paid product, but you can try it first. 14-day free trial of Forms, no credit card required.
How much does Formstack cost?
Formstack lists 4 plans. Forms: $83 per month, paid annually ($99 billed monthly).
What platforms does Formstack work on?
Formstack is available on Web.
Does Formstack offer any discounts?
Formstack publicly lists the following: Save 2 months with annual plans; 25% nonprofit discount.
Does Formstack have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. Formstack is listed for Web.
Does Formstack have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. Formstack is listed for Web.
Is Formstack open source?
Formstack is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 5, 2026.
What does Formstack integrate with?
Formstack's listing names Salesforce, HubSpot, Stripe, PayPal, Airtable, Amazon S3, Microsoft Dynamics and Authorize.Net.
Who makes Formstack?
Formstack is made by Intellistack, LLC. It dates from 2006.
What are the alternatives to Formstack?
The closest alternatives to Formstack in our directory are Jotform, Cognito Forms, Typeform, Zoho Forms and Paperform.
How does Formstack compare with other form and survey tools?
Formstack's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 3 of the 30 other form and survey tools we grade, and level with 2.
Is Formstack good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Formstack D for value for money. Its paid plans start at $83 a month, against a middle price of $21 for the category: 29 of the 30 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Formstack?
To replace Formstack 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 Formstack’s own pages on Oct 5, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Formstack's own pages on 5 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-04-27.
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 Intellistack, LLC. Prices change, so check formstack.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 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.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Formstack, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/formstack
- 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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Prices and grades as they are today
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Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Formstack’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. Formstack is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Intellistack, LLC. Prices and plans change: check formstack.com before you buy.