Alternatives
The 7 best Jotform alternatives in 2026
Seven survey tools worth a look if Jotform is not the right fit, free and paid, with public pricing as of October 2026 and a side-by-side table.
What is the best alternative to Jotform?
Jotform is strong on forms, templates and payments, so the best alternative depends on what else you need. Claform, our product, is the pick when the goal is to understand and act on answers: an AI Analyst, eight channels and workflows, plus Stripe payment forms on Professional. Formstack suits document and approval workflows, Typeform leads on design, and Google Forms and Microsoft Forms are free with a workspace account.
How we chose
The criteria are the same on every alternatives page, so the lists can be compared with each other.
Public information only
Each tool is described by what its own public site says it does. We do not run competitor accounts or infer features from reviews.
Public pricing, hedged
Where a tool lists prices, we quote the starting point; where it does not, we say so and link to their pricing page rather than guess.
Breadth of the job
Tools that build the survey, send it to people and analyse the answers rank above tools that only do one of those steps.
Clear plans and a free way to try
A free plan or trial and plans you can buy without a sales call count in a tool's favour, because most teams want to test before they commit.
Checked October 2026. Plans and features change often; a dash in the table means we could not confirm something, not that the feature is missing.
Sources and date: tool descriptions and prices as listed on each vendor's public site, checked October 2026. Claform details come from our own plan catalogue. Tell us if something changed
The 7 best Jotform alternatives, ranked
Claform comes first because it is ours. Everything below is written the same way for every tool.
Why we list ourselves first
This is Claform's website, so Claform leads the list. We keep the rest honest: every tool gets the same four sections, competitor facts come from their public pages, and the comparison table marks anything we could not confirm with a dash instead of a cross.
1. Claform
Our product- What it is
- Claform is an AI survey, form and quiz platform. Clue drafts a survey from a prompt, a document or a link; one survey goes out by email, SMS, WhatsApp, voice, QR code, kiosk, Slack or Microsoft Teams; and the AI Analyst explains the results and shows the statistic behind each finding.
- Best for
- Teams that want to build, send and understand surveys in one product, with public prices and no sales call.
- Standout features
- Eight channels from one survey: email and QR codes on Free, SMS from Starter, WhatsApp and voice from Professional.
- AI Analyst with key drivers, segment comparisons and the test statistic shown next to each finding.
- Workflows that turn a low score into an alert, a ticket or a follow-up, tested with a dry run first.
- Pricing starting point
- Free plan at $0 with no credit card. Starter $25, Professional $55 (7-day free trial), Business $149 per month; Enterprise is custom.
- Which Claform plan you need
- Free covers the AI builder, QR codes, email sharing and basic analytics. Quiz scoring, Stripe payment forms and kiosk mode with offline sync need Professional. SAML single sign-on needs Business.
2. Formstack
- What it is
- Formstack is a workplace-productivity platform built around online forms, documents and e-signatures, aimed at teams automating data collection and approvals.
- Best for
- Operations teams that need forms, generated documents and signatures in one workflow.
- Standout features
- Forms with conditional logic and payments.
- Document generation and e-signature products.
- Workflow and approval routing between forms.
- Pricing starting point
- Paid plans with a free trial; check Formstack's pricing page for current prices (October 2026).
3. Typeform
- What it is
- Typeform is a form and survey builder known for its one-question-at-a-time design, which makes forms feel like a conversation.
- Best for
- Design-led teams building short forms and quizzes shared by link or embedded on a website.
- Standout features
- Conversational, one-question-at-a-time layout.
- Quizzes and payment fields on paid plans.
- Embeds and integrations for marketing sites.
- Pricing starting point
- Free plan; Basic from $39 a month on monthly billing, as listed October 2026.
4. Google Forms
- What it is
- Google Forms is the free form builder that comes with a Google account. It covers quick surveys, quizzes and sign-up forms, with answers landing in Google Sheets.
- Best for
- Quick internal polls and simple forms when the budget is zero and your team already lives in Google Workspace.
- Standout features
- Free with a Google account, no plan to choose.
- Quiz mode with automatic grading.
- Responses flow into Google Sheets.
- Pricing starting point
- Free with a Google account; included in Google Workspace plans.
5. Microsoft Forms
- What it is
- Microsoft Forms is the survey, quiz and poll tool inside Microsoft 365. It works with Excel, Teams and SharePoint and is already available to most Microsoft 365 users.
- Best for
- Organisations standardised on Microsoft 365 that need simple internal surveys, polls and quizzes without buying another tool.
- Standout features
- Included with Microsoft 365, with a free version for personal Microsoft accounts.
- Results open in Excel; polls run inside Teams meetings.
- Quizzes with automatic grading for classrooms and training.
- Pricing starting point
- Included with Microsoft 365 subscriptions; a free version exists for personal Microsoft accounts (October 2026).
6. SurveyMonkey
- What it is
- SurveyMonkey is one of the best-known online survey tools, with a large question bank, templates and reporting used by teams of every size.
- Best for
- Teams that want a familiar, widely approved survey tool with a long track record.
- Standout features
- Question bank and templates for common survey types.
- Built-in reporting with filters and exports.
- Enterprise plan with add-ons for larger organisations.
- Pricing starting point
- Free plan and paid plans; check SurveyMonkey's pricing page for current prices (October 2026).
7. Zoho Survey
- What it is
- Zoho Survey is the survey tool in the Zoho suite. It offers templates, logic and reporting and connects to Zoho CRM and other Zoho apps.
- Best for
- Teams already using Zoho CRM or Zoho One that want surveys connected to their existing records.
- Standout features
- Part of the Zoho suite, with CRM integration.
- Templates, skip logic and piping.
- Reporting with filters and scheduled exports.
- Pricing starting point
- Free plan and paid plans; check Zoho Survey's pricing page for current prices (October 2026).
Jotform alternatives compared
Claform cells show the plan a feature needs. Other columns show what each vendor's public pages list; a dash means we could not confirm it.
| Feature | Claform | Formstack | Typeform | Google Forms | Microsoft Forms | SurveyMonkey | Zoho Survey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Free forever, no card | —(Not confirmed by us) | Free plan with limits(Listed) | Free(Listed) | —(Not confirmed by us) | Free plan(Listed) | —(Not confirmed by us) |
| Quizzes | Scoring on Professional | —(Not confirmed by us) | Listed(Listed) | Listed(Listed) | —(Not confirmed by us) | Listed(Listed) | —(Not confirmed by us) |
| Payment forms | Stripe payments on Professional | —(Not confirmed by us) | Listed(Listed) | —(Not confirmed by us) | —(Not confirmed by us) | —(Not confirmed by us) | —(Not confirmed by us) |
| SMS surveys | From Starter | —(Not confirmed by us) | Higher-tier plans(On some plans or as an add-on) | —(Not confirmed by us) | —(Not confirmed by us) | Enterprise add-on(On some plans or as an add-on) | —(Not confirmed by us) |
| WhatsApp and voice surveys | From Professional | —(Not confirmed by us) | —(Not confirmed by us) | —(Not confirmed by us) | —(Not confirmed by us) | —(Not confirmed by us) | —(Not confirmed by us) |
| Offline or kiosk collection | Kiosk mode with offline sync, Professional | —(Not confirmed by us) | —(Not confirmed by us) | —(Not confirmed by us) | —(Not confirmed by us) | Enterprise plan(On some plans or as an add-on) | —(Not confirmed by us) |
| Native mobile SDKs | iOS, Android, React Native, Flutter | —(Not confirmed by us) | —(Not confirmed by us) | —(Not confirmed by us) | —(Not confirmed by us) | —(Not confirmed by us) | —(Not confirmed by us) |
| SAML single sign-on | Business plan | —(Not confirmed by us) | Enterprise plan(On some plans or as an add-on) | —(Not confirmed by us) | —(Not confirmed by us) | Enterprise plan(On some plans or as an add-on) | —(Not confirmed by us) |
Jotform alternatives: common questions
What is the best free alternative to Jotform?
Google Forms and Microsoft Forms are free with a Google or Microsoft account. Claform's Free plan is $0 with no credit card and includes the AI builder, QR codes, email sharing, basic analytics and CSV export; payment forms need Professional. As of October 2026, Jotform also lists a free plan with limits.
Which Jotform alternative takes payments?
Formstack lists payment fields, and Typeform lists payments on paid plans. Claform has Stripe payment forms on Professional, including order forms, donation forms with preset and custom amounts, and recurring monthly gifts on Business. Jotform itself supports many gateways, so check what your processor needs.
Which Jotform alternative is best for analysing answers?
Claform. The AI Analyst finds key drivers, compares segments and shows the test statistic behind each finding, and workflows turn a low score into an alert or a ticket. Alchemer and QuestionPro also focus on reporting for research teams.
How do I move my forms from Jotform?
There is no dedicated Jotform importer in Claform, but the general method works for any tool. Attach a PDF or Word copy of your form, or a link to it, when you create a survey with Clue, review the draft, and import contacts from a CSV file. Past submissions are not imported, so export them from Jotform first.
When is Jotform still the better choice?
For a very specific form, Jotform's template catalogue is large, and its long-standing support for many payment gateways matters if your processor is not Stripe. If forms are the whole job, Jotform may be enough.
Keep reading
The head-to-head comparison, the migration guide and the pages for the work you are doing.
- Claform vs JotformThe two tools feature by feature, with the plan each Claform feature needs.Read more
- Claform pricingFree, Starter, Professional, Business and Enterprise, with what each includes.Read more
- Forms, Orders & PaymentsOrder forms and online paymentsRead more
- Donation FormsPreset, custom and monthly gifts via StripeRead more
- All alternatives and buyer guidesEvery ranked list and buyer guide in one place.Read more
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