# Google Forms

> Form, survey and quiz builder that comes with a Google Account

Google Forms is Google's builder for online forms, surveys and quizzes. Forms are put together in a browser with a drag-and-drop editor, shared by link, email or embed, and the answers show up as charts or in a linked Google Sheet. It is free with a personal Google Account, and the business version is not sold on its own: it is bundled in every Google Workspace edition.

- **Category:** Forms & Surveys
- **Made by:** Google
- **Website:** https://workspace.google.com/products/forms/
- **Runs on:** Web
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 5, 2026

## Pricing

Google Forms has a free plan. Paid plans start at $7 per user / month with a 1-year commitment (Workspace Business Starter).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** Free with a personal Google Account at forms.google.com. Workspace Essentials Starter, a no-cost edition for work email addresses, also includes Forms. Gemini form drafting needs an eligible paid plan.
- **Free trial:** 14-day Google Workspace trial for new customers, limited to 10 users; billing details required.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Personal Google Account | $0 | Forms, surveys and quizzes for personal use, with response charts and a linked Google Sheet. |
| Business Starter | $7 per user / month, 1-year commitment ($8.40 flexible) | Google Workspace with 30 GB pooled storage per user. Gemini in Workspace apps is listed as limited. |
| Business Standard | $14 per user / month, 1-year commitment ($16.80 flexible) | 2 TB pooled storage per user. The lowest Business edition that Google lists for Help me create a form. |
| Business Plus | $22 per user / month, 1-year commitment ($26.40 flexible) | 5 TB pooled storage per user, plus Vault, eDiscovery and advanced endpoint management. |
| Enterprise | Custom | No minimum or maximum user count, with data loss prevention and data regions; priced through Google sales. |

Read from https://knowledge.workspace.google.com/admin/billing/compare-flexible-and-annual-fixed-term-payment-plans on Oct 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Google Forms before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Lower rate with a 1-year commitment** (Annual discount): Business Starter costs $7 per user per month on the Annual/Fixed-Term Plan versus $8.40 on the Flexible Plan. Standard drops from $16.80 to $14 and Plus from $26.40 to $22. Source: https://knowledge.workspace.google.com/admin/billing/compare-flexible-and-annual-fixed-term-payment-plans
- **Google Workspace for Nonprofits at $0** (Nonprofit): Eligible nonprofits get Google Workspace for Nonprofits at $0 per user, or Business Standard at $3.50 and Business Plus at $6.16 per user per month on a 1-year commitment. Source: https://www.google.com/nonprofits/offerings/workspace/
- **Education Fundamentals at no charge** (Education): Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals, which includes Forms, is available at no charge to qualifying institutions. Source: https://edu.google.com/workspace-for-education/editions/compare-editions/

## Key features

- **Drag-and-drop form editor:** Choose from multiple question types, reorder them by dragging, and add images or videos. File upload questions save submissions to a folder in the owner's Google Drive.
- **Answer-based logic:** Show questions based on earlier answers, so each respondent only goes through the sections that apply to them.
- **Quizzes with answer keys:** Turn a form into a quiz with point values and answer keys on supported question types, and attach a written or YouTube explanation to an answer.
- **Response charts and Google Sheets:** Answers are charted in a Summary tab as they arrive and can be stored in a new or existing Google Sheet for deeper analysis.
- **Templates and themes:** Start from premade survey and questionnaire templates, then set colors, images and fonts to match an organization's branding.
- **Help me create a form:** Gemini drafts a form from a prompt or from Drive files such as Docs, Sheets, Slides and PDFs. It works on desktop and needs an eligible Workspace or Google AI plan.

## Good for

- Quick polls, event registrations and quizzes at no cost
- Teams on Google Workspace that analyze responses in Google Sheets
- Teachers building quizzes with answer keys and point values

## Worth knowing

- There is no standalone paid Forms plan; the business version comes only inside Google Workspace, with Gmail, Drive and Meet.
- Google's help pages describe using Forms in a mobile web browser on Android, iPhone and iPad; no dedicated mobile app is listed.
- File upload questions require respondents to sign in to a Google Account and cannot be used on forms stored in a shared drive.
- Help me create a form is desktop-only, cannot yet build multi-section forms, and needs Business Standard or higher or a Google AI plan.

## Works with

Google Sheets, Google Drive, Apps Script, AppSheet, Gemini

**Tags:** Forms, Surveys, Templates, Reports, AI features, Public API

## Alternatives

- [Microsoft Forms](https://toolgpa.com/tools/microsoft-forms): Survey, quiz and poll builder included with Microsoft 365. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/google-forms-vs-microsoft-forms)
- [Typeform](https://toolgpa.com/tools/typeform): Form, survey and quiz builder with logic, AI and video questions. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/google-forms-vs-typeform)
- [Jotform](https://toolgpa.com/tools/jotform): No-code form builder with payments, e-signatures and workflows. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/google-forms-vs-jotform)
- [Tally](https://toolgpa.com/tools/tally): Free form builder that works like a text document. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/google-forms-vs-tally)
- [SurveyMonkey](https://toolgpa.com/tools/surveymonkey): Online survey and form platform with built-in analysis tools. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/google-forms-vs-surveymonkey)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 5, 2026:

- https://workspace.google.com/products/forms/
- https://knowledge.workspace.google.com/admin/billing/compare-flexible-and-annual-fixed-term-payment-plans
- https://workspace.google.com/pricing?region=US&hl=en
- https://workspace.google.com/faq/
- https://workspace.google.com/essentials/
- https://support.google.com/docs/answer/6281888?hl=en
- https://support.google.com/docs/answer/6281888?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid
- https://support.google.com/docs/answer/16346789?hl=en
- https://support.google.com/docs/answer/7032287?hl=en
- https://support.google.com/docs/answer/2917686?hl=en
- https://support.google.com/docs/answer/7322334?hl=en
- https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2025/06/help-me-create-gemini-google-forms.html
- https://developers.google.com/workspace/forms/api/guides
- https://www.google.com/nonprofits/offerings/workspace/
- https://edu.google.com/workspace-for-education/editions/compare-editions/

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