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9 Best Form Builders of 2026
This list is for anyone choosing a tool for contact forms, surveys, quizzes, applications or order forms. Tally and Fillout give the most for free, Jotform is the deepest for payments and compliance, and Typeform still leads on respondent experience.
By the Mojolin research desk · Updated November 2, 2026 · 9 tools compared · Prices checked on vendor pages, latest November 2, 2026
Questions or corrections: editorial@mojolin.com
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Tally is our top pick: unlimited forms and submissions are free, with logic, signatures and file uploads included. Fillout is the best choice if you need payments, scheduling or many editors on one account, and Jotform is the safest option for regulated or approval-heavy forms. Developers with their own HTML should look at FormBackend.
Top picks
Best overall
Tally
9.1 / 10
Founders, creators and small teams who want capable forms without paying.
Read the review →Runner-up
Fillout
8.9 / 10
Teams that want advanced form features and unlimited seats on a flat fee.
Read the review →Also great
Jotform
8.6 / 10
Organizations that need payments, approvals or HIPAA-ready forms at scale.
Read the review →Comparison table
| # | Tool | Pricing | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tally | Founders, creators and small teams who want capable forms without paying. | Free plan with unlimited forms and submissions under fair use; Pro $24 per month and Business $74 per month billed monthly | 9.1 |
| 2 | Fillout | Teams that want advanced form features and unlimited seats on a flat fee. | Free plan with 1,000 responses per month; Starter $15, Pro $40 and Business $75 per month billed annually | 8.9 |
| 3 | Jotform | Organizations that need payments, approvals or HIPAA-ready forms at scale. | Free Starter plan; paid Bronze, Silver and Gold plans plus custom Enterprise (prices load by region on the pricing page); 50% discount for nonprofits and education | 8.6 |
| 4 |  Paperform | Small businesses that sell, book or sign through their forms. | Free plan; Pro $49 per month billed annually with a 7-day free trial; Business and Enterprise above | 8.5 |
| 5 |  Kiwiform | Teachers, clinics and small businesses that want a free Typeform-style builder. | Free plan with 5 forms and unlimited responses; paid upgrade sold as a limited-time lifetime deal | 8.4 |
| 6 |  FormBackend | Developers and designers who build their own HTML forms on static sites. | Free plan; Simple $5, Freelancer $14 and Business $50 per month; yearly billing gives 2 months free | 8.2 |
| 7 |  Formly | Coaches and marketers building lead quizzes and surveys on a budget. | Free plan with unlimited forms and responses under fair use; paid plans billed per user, for example $29 per seat per month on Gold | 8.2 |
| 8 |  Typeform | Marketing teams that care most about polished, on-brand respondent experience. | Basic 39 USD per month (28 USD per month billed yearly) with 100 responses; Plus 79 USD and Business 129 USD per month | 8.2 |
| 9 |  Formbricks | Product and research teams that need surveys on their own infrastructure. | Community Edition free and open source (AGPLv3) for self-hosting; Experience Suite annual license quoted by responses and workspaces | 8.0 |
Scoring weights
Every tool gets three editorial scores out of 10, from vendor documentation, product pages and the published price. The overall score is the weighted average below, the same method on every list. Full method
The full ranking
Rank 1 · Best overall
Tally
A free form builder that works like a text document, with unlimited forms and submissions.
tally.so9.1
out of 10
Best for: Founders, creators and small teams who want capable forms without paying.
Tally is the best value in forms right now. The free plan gives you unlimited forms and unlimited submissions within fair use, plus features that other builders lock behind paid tiers, such as conditional logic, calculations, signatures and file uploads. Building a form feels like writing in a document: you type, use slash commands to add questions, and publish.
Paying for Pro at $24 per month mostly buys polish: removing Tally branding, custom domains and tracking pixels for ad campaigns. Business at $74 adds controls like data retention for organizations. Large companies with approval workflows, HIPAA needs or heavy payment forms will find Jotform deeper, but for most small teams Tally does everything for free.
Standout feature
Unlimited forms and submissions on the free plan, with logic, signatures and file uploads included.
Use cases
Startup founders
Run waitlists and user surveys on the free plan
Outcome: No form bill while validating
Creators
Collect applications with file uploads and logic
Outcome: Clean submissions in one place
Key features
- Unlimited forms and submissions on the free plan
- Conditional logic, calculations, signatures and file uploads for free
- Answer pre-fill and hidden fields
- Custom domains and branding removal on Pro
- Google Analytics and Meta Pixel tracking on Pro
Pros
- The free plan includes features others charge for
- Typing-based editor is very fast to learn
- EU company that states GDPR compliance
Cons
- Branding removal and custom domains need Pro
- Fewer native enterprise features than Jotform
Rank 2 · Runner-up
Fillout
A form builder with payments, scheduling, PDF generation and workflows, priced per account rather than per seat.
fillout.com8.9
out of 10
Best for: Teams that want advanced form features and unlimited seats on a flat fee.
Fillout packs more features into its free plan than almost any rival. Payments, scheduling forms, PDF generation, conditional logic, calculations and scoring, resume-later forms and workflows are all listed as free features, with 1,000 responses a month and unlimited seats. That makes it a strong pick for teams who would otherwise be paying per editor.
Paid plans are flat fees: Starter at $15 per month billed annually raises the cap to 2,000 responses and adds login forms and redirects, Pro at $40 removes branding and adds custom CSS, and Business at $75 lifts the response cap and adds a custom domain and analytics. The interface is a little busier than Tally's, but Fillout is the better fit when forms need to take payments or book meetings.
Standout feature
Every plan, including Free, has unlimited seats, and payments and scheduling are available before you pay.
Use cases
Agencies
Build client intake forms with payments and scheduling
Outcome: Paid bookings in one form
Operations teams
Generate PDFs from submissions with workflows
Outcome: Documents created automatically
Small teams
Share one account across many editors
Outcome: No per-seat fees
Key features
- Collect payments, scheduling forms and PDF generation
- Conditional logic, calculations and scoring
- Resume in-progress forms, pre-fill and hidden fields
- Fillout Workflows for automation
- Custom domain, analytics and custom code on Business
Pros
- Unlimited seats on every plan, including Free
- Free plan includes 1,000 responses a month
- Many advanced features available before paying
Cons
- Branding removal requires Pro at $40 per month
- Response caps on Starter and Pro
Rank 3 · Also great
Jotform
A long-running form builder with thousands of templates, payments, approvals and HIPAA features.
jotform.com8.6
out of 10
Best for: Organizations that need payments, approvals or HIPAA-ready forms at scale.
Jotform is the form builder for organizations whose forms do real work. Beyond the standard builder, it offers payment integrations, widgets, approval flows, electronic signatures and, on the Gold plan, optional HIPAA features with encryption and auditing for medical data. The free Starter plan includes all standard features, so you can build and test properly before choosing a tier.
Limits on forms, submissions and storage rise with each plan, from Bronze to Silver to Gold, and Jotform gives nonprofits and educational institutions 50% off those plans. Prices on the pricing page load by region, so check the live page for your figure. The editor is busier than Tally or Typeform, and free forms carry Jotform branding, but no other builder here covers as many operational and compliance needs.
Standout feature
Optional HIPAA features on the Gold plan make it one of the few mainstream builders fit for medical forms.
Use cases
Clinics
Collect patient intake on HIPAA-enabled forms
Outcome: Medical data handled with encryption
Nonprofits
Take donations through payment forms
Outcome: Gifts collected with a 50% plan discount
HR teams
Route requests through group approvals
Outcome: Sign-offs tracked in one place
Key features
- Form templates, payment integrations and widgets on the free plan
- Group approvals and electronic signatures
- Optional HIPAA compliance features on Gold
- AI Agents for chat and phone interactions
- Enterprise plans with custom pricing
Pros
- Free Starter plan includes all standard features
- Deepest feature set for regulated and operational forms
- 50% discount for nonprofits and schools on paid plans
Cons
- Free forms carry Jotform branding
- No trial period for paid plans
- Editor has more menus than lighter tools
Rank 4
Paperform
A document-style form builder that combines forms, signatures and workflows.
paperform.co8.5
out of 10
Best for: Small businesses that sell, book or sign through their forms.
Paperform treats a form like a page you design, with text, images and questions mixed freely, and it adds signatures and multi-step workflows in the same product. Every plan has unlimited forms, fields, views and users, and one seat covers all three products, so a small team does not pay extra as more people help out.
The Free plan now covers the basics, while Pro at $49 per month billed annually is where most businesses will land for higher automation limits and more control. That is more than Fillout or Tally charge for similar form features, so the value case rests on using the signatures and workflows too. If you take payments, send contracts and want everything on brand, Paperform is a tidy all-in-one.
Standout feature
One seat covers forms, signatures and workflows, and seats are unlimited on every plan.
Use cases
Consultants
Combine a booking form and a signed agreement
Outcome: Clients onboarded in one step
Small shops
Design an on-brand order form
Outcome: Orders that look like the website
Key features
- Unlimited forms, fields and form views on every plan
- Unlimited users, with one seat covering forms, signatures and workflows
- Multi-step workflows with automation credits
- Brand styling with colors, fonts, imagery and layout
- Custom domain add-on on Pro
Pros
- Unlimited users on every plan
- Forms, e-signatures and workflows in one product
- Free plan with no time limit
Cons
- Pro is expensive next to Fillout and Tally
- Custom domain costs extra on Pro
Rank 5
Kiwiform
A free form and quiz builder with AI drafting, conditional logic and a HIPAA option.
kiwiform.com8.4
out of 10
Best for: Teachers, clinics and small businesses that want a free Typeform-style builder.
Kiwiform positions itself as a free Typeform alternative, and the free plan is genuinely usable: unlimited responses and fields, conversational step-by-step forms, ratings and matrix questions, file uploads and email verification by one-time code. Logic is a strength, with branching paths, recalled answers, custom variables, scoring and multiple endings, and its Kiwizard AI drafts a form from a prompt.
The free plan caps you at five forms and one team member, and the paid tier is currently sold as a limited-time lifetime deal rather than a standard monthly plan, which makes long-term costs harder to judge. It also offers a HIPAA compliant builder and an MCP server for AI assistants. For a small team that needs good logic on a tight budget, it is worth a test.
Standout feature
Advanced logic such as custom variables, recall and multiple endings is available with unlimited responses for free.
Use cases
Teachers
Build scored quizzes with quiz variables
Outcome: Automatic grading
Small clinics
Create patient intake forms with the HIPAA builder
Outcome: Intake without paper
Key features
- Unlimited responses and fields, 5 forms on free
- Kiwizard AI drafts forms from a prompt
- Conditional logic, branching paths, scoring and calculations
- Conversational, step-by-step forms
- HIPAA compliant form builder and MCP server for AI assistants
Pros
- Unlimited responses on the free plan
- Strong logic features such as variables and multiple endings
- Templates for schools, healthcare, nonprofits and ecommerce
Cons
- Free plan is capped at 5 forms and 1 team member
- Paid pricing is a limited-time deal rather than a published plan
Rank 6
FormBackend
A backend for HTML forms that collects submissions with no server code, plus a hosted form builder.
formbackend.com8.2
out of 10
Best for: Developers and designers who build their own HTML forms on static sites.
FormBackend solves a narrower problem than the other tools here, and solves it well. If you build a website by hand or with a static site generator, you point your HTML form at a FormBackend endpoint and it handles the rest: storing submissions, filtering spam, sending email notifications and auto-replies, accepting file uploads and forwarding data to Slack, Google Sheets, Zapier or webhooks.
Pricing is low, from $5 per month for two forms and 1,000 submissions to $50 for unlimited forms with team members and custom email domains, and there is a free hosted builder for simple forms. It is not the right tool for marketers who want a visual editor with branching logic. For developers who want their own markup and zero backend work, it is the most practical choice on this list.
Standout feature
You keep your own HTML form and FormBackend supplies everything behind it, from spam filtering to webhooks.
Use cases
Web designers
Add a contact form to a static client site
Outcome: Submissions by email with no server
Developers
Send form data to Slack and Google Sheets
Outcome: Leads routed automatically
Key features
- Point any HTML form at an endpoint to collect submissions
- Spam protection, auto-responses and email notifications
- Webhooks, Zapier, Slack and Google Sheets delivery
- File uploads from 250MB to 10GB by plan
- Hosted form builder on the free hosted plan
Pros
- No server code or database needed for static sites
- Cheap paid plans starting at $5 per month
- First-month money-back guarantee
Cons
- Not a visual builder for complex forms with logic
- Free plan allows 1 form and 50 submissions a month
Rank 7
Formly
An AI form, survey and quiz builder with unlimited forms and responses for free.
getformly.com8.2
out of 10
Best for: Coaches and marketers building lead quizzes and surveys on a budget.
Formly is a newer AI form builder aimed squarely at lead generation. You describe what you want and it drafts a form, survey or quiz, and the free plan offers unlimited forms and unlimited responses within fair use. Two features stand out: every answer is saved as it is typed, so you capture partial responses from people who quit halfway, and respondents can see their results as live charts after they submit.
Paid plans are billed per user, with Gold at $29 per seat per month, which adds up for larger teams. Formly is also less proven than Typeform or Jotform for complex operational forms. For coaches, creators and marketers running quizzes to collect leads, it is a capable and inexpensive Typeform alternative.
Standout feature
It saves partial responses as people type, so you can follow up with visitors who never hit submit.
Use cases
Life coaches
Run a personality quiz that collects emails
Outcome: Steady flow of qualified leads
Marketers
Recover leads from partially completed forms
Outcome: Follow up with people who dropped off
Key features
- AI creates forms, surveys and quizzes from a goal
- Partial responses saved as respondents type
- Real-time result charts shown after submit
- Form analytics with drop-off insights
- Google Sheets and 3,000+ app integrations
Pros
- Unlimited forms and responses on the free plan
- Captures partial responses from people who leave
- Quiz and calculator templates for lead generation
Cons
- Paid plans are billed per user
- No refunds for cancelled contracts
Rank 8
Typeform
Conversational forms and surveys that show one question at a time, with AI form creation.
typeform.com8.2
out of 10
Best for: Marketing teams that care most about polished, on-brand respondent experience.
Typeform made the one-question-at-a-time form popular, and it still delivers the most polished experience for respondents. Forms feel like a conversation, look good on phones, and the editor now uses AI to draft forms from a prompt. Every paid plan includes conditional logic, webhooks and integrations, and Business adds drop-off and conversion tracking so you can see where people quit.
The problem is value. Basic costs 39 USD per month, or 28 USD billed yearly, and includes just 100 responses and one user; removing Typeform branding requires Plus at 79 USD. For a high-traffic lead form, Fillout or Tally will collect far more responses for less. Choose Typeform when brand presentation matters more than cost.
Standout feature
The conversational, one-question-at-a-time format is still the benchmark for respondent experience.
Use cases
Brand marketers
Run a lead quiz with a conversational flow
Outcome: Higher completion on mobile
Product teams
Track drop-off on onboarding surveys
Outcome: Know which question loses people
Key features
- One-question-at-a-time conversational format
- AI-powered form creation
- Conditional logic, webhooks and integrations
- Drop-off rates and conversion tracking on Business
- Growth plans with contacts, automations and Salesforce integration
Pros
- Respondent experience is still the most polished in the category
- Strong integrations and webhooks from the Basic plan
- AI helps draft forms quickly
Cons
- Basic includes only 100 responses a month
- Branding removal needs the Plus plan
- Expensive per response compared with Tally or Fillout
Rank 9
Formbricks
An open-source survey and experience management platform you can self-host for free.
formbricks.com8.0
out of 10
Best for: Product and research teams that need surveys on their own infrastructure.
Formbricks is the open-source pick. Its Community Edition is free forever under the AGPLv3 license and runs on your own servers and database, with surveys across channels, an API and webhooks. That matters to companies that cannot send customer feedback to a third-party cloud, or that want to embed surveys deeply into their own product.
The paid Experience Suite adds unified feedback, AI analysis, dashboards, workflows, SSO and audit logs, priced as an annual license based on response volume and workspaces rather than seats. There is no public price list, so budgeting requires a sales call, and self-hosting needs someone technical. For a product team with engineering support and privacy requirements, it is a strong alternative to hosted survey tools.
Standout feature
The full survey engine is open source and free to self-host, so your response data can stay in your own database.
Use cases
Product teams
Run in-app surveys from a self-hosted instance
Outcome: Feedback data never leaves your servers
Enterprises
Replace a legacy survey suite with a licensed deployment
Outcome: Unlimited seats on one license
Key features
- Surveys on every channel in the free Community Edition
- Self-host on your own servers and database
- API, webhooks and MCP access
- AI analysis, dashboards and workflows in the Experience Suite
- Single sign-on, roles and audit logs on licensed plans
Pros
- Open source and free to self-host
- Unlimited seats on every plan
- Data stays in your own infrastructure
Cons
- Self-hosting needs technical setup and upkeep
- No published price list for paid licenses
Frequently asked questions
+What is the best free form builder?
Tally offers unlimited forms and submissions for free within fair use, with conditional logic, calculations, signatures and file uploads included. Fillout Free allows 1,000 responses a month with unlimited seats, and Formly also offers unlimited forms and responses for free.
+Is Typeform worth the price?
Typeform has the most polished one-question-at-a-time experience, but Basic costs 39 USD per month, or 28 USD billed yearly, for 100 responses. If response volume matters more than presentation, Tally or Fillout cost far less.
+Which form builder is best for HIPAA forms?
Jotform offers optional HIPAA compliance features on its Gold plan, and Kiwiform has a HIPAA compliant form builder. Confirm the plan and agreement terms with the vendor before collecting health data.
+Can I collect payments with a form builder?
Yes. Fillout lists payment collection on its free plan, Jotform includes payment integrations on its free Starter plan, and Paperform is built around forms that sell, book and sign.
+What is an open-source form builder?
Formbricks is open source under the AGPLv3 license. Its Community Edition is free to self-host, so responses stay in your own database.
+How do I add a form to a static website?
Use a form backend such as FormBackend. You point your HTML form at its endpoint and it stores submissions, filters spam and sends notifications, with a free plan and paid plans from $5 per month.
About this list
Updated November 2, 2026 by the Mojolin research desk. Mojolin is self-funded
Questions or corrections: editorial@mojolin.com
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