Best Free Form Builders 2026: 8 Options Compared
Best free Form Builders compared: Tally, Fillout, Google Forms, Microsoft Forms and 4 more, with free-plan limits, platforms and prices from official pages checked October 23, 2026.
•3 min read•Forms & Surveys
Quick comparison
| Tool | Price | Platforms | Best for | Tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tally | Free (Unlimited forms and submissions within Tally's fair usage guidelines); paid from $24 per month (Pro; yearly billing is advertised as 2 months off) | Web | Unlimited simple forms | Docs only |
| Fillout | Free (Unlimited forms, 1,000 responses a month and unlimited seats); paid from $15 per month (Starter, 2,000 responses; $180 billed annually) | Web | Higher response volume | Docs only |
| Google Forms | Free | Web | Quick forms and quizzes | Docs only |
| Microsoft Forms | Free (Free with a Microsoft account (third-party reports; the official page was not readable)) | Web | Microsoft 365 organisations | Docs only |
| Jotform | Free (Starter plan with 5 active forms, 100 submissions a month and 100 MB of upload space); paid from $34 per month, billed annually (Bronze; $39 billed monthly) | Web, iOS, Android | Feature-rich forms with templates | Docs only |
| Typeform | Free (Free plan with a limited number of responses a month; the page gives no count); paid from $28 per month, billed yearly (Basic, 100 responses a month, 1 user; $39 billed monthly) | Web, iOS, Android | Polished conversational forms | Docs only |
| Formbricks | Free (Hobby plan: 1 workspace and 250 responses a month); paid from $74 per month (Pro, 3 workspaces and 2,000 responses; annual billing gives 2 months free) | Web, Self-hosted | In-product surveys | Docs only |
| LimeSurvey | Free (Free package on LimeSurvey Cloud (see the pricing page for limits); Community Edition is self-hosted); paid from $36 per month, billed annually (Expert; Basic is $39 billed monthly) | Web, Self-hosted | Research surveys on your own server | Docs only |
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Good fit if
- You want to never hit a response limit (Tally is the pick)
- Your respondents all use Google or Microsoft (Google Forms is the pick)
- You want a beautiful one-question-at-a-time form (Typeform is the pick)
- You run a research survey on your own server (LimeSurvey is the pick)
Not ideal if
- You need paid-tier features, uptime guarantees or support that these free plans leave out
Form builders compete on how many responses their free plans allow, so the limit is the first thing to check. Tally offers unlimited forms and submissions within its fair-usage guidelines, which is the most generous hosted plan here. Fillout gives unlimited forms and 1,000 responses a month with unlimited seats. Jotform's Starter plan allows 5 active forms and 100 submissions a month, while Typeform's free plan allows a limited number of responses; check the pricing page for the current count. Google Forms and Microsoft Forms are free with their accounts and are the safe choice if recipients already use Google or Microsoft. Formbricks suits product surveys, with 250 responses a month on the free Hobby plan, and LimeSurvey's Community Edition is a self-hosted GPL option for long surveys. The trade-off is design against limits: Typeform looks best but is the most restrictive, while Google Forms looks plain but never runs out. Consider where the data goes. Hosted tools hold your responses, while a self-hosted LimeSurvey or Formbricks keeps them on your server, which matters for research and customer data. Also check whether the free plan removes the builder's branding, and whether you can export responses to a spreadsheet.
Tally
Free plan has unlimited forms and submissions within fair usage. Pro costs $24 a month. Notion-style editor makes it fast to build.
Price: Free (Unlimited forms and submissions within Tally's fair usage guidelines); paid from $24 per month (Pro; yearly billing is advertised as 2 months off) (Tally pricing, checked 2026-10-22).
Platforms and license: Web. Proprietary.
Best for: Unlimited simple forms.
Compare: Tally alternatives
Fillout
Free plan: unlimited forms, 1,000 responses a month and unlimited seats. Starter is $15 a month for 2,000 responses.
Price: Free (Unlimited forms, 1,000 responses a month and unlimited seats); paid from $15 per month (Starter, 2,000 responses; $180 billed annually) (Fillout pricing, checked 2026-10-22).
Platforms and license: Web. Proprietary.
Best for: Higher response volume.
Google Forms
Free with a Google account, plain design and deep Sheets integration. The page read did not state limits.
Price: Free (Google Forms pricing, checked 2026-10-23).
Platforms and license: Web. Proprietary.
Best for: Quick forms and quizzes.
Compare: Google Forms alternatives
Microsoft Forms
Free with a Microsoft account per third-party reports; business use comes bundled with Microsoft 365. No price confirmed.
Price: Free (Free with a Microsoft account (third-party reports; the official page was not readable)) (Microsoft Forms pricing, checked 2026-10-23).
Platforms and license: Web. Proprietary.
Best for: Microsoft 365 organisations.
Compare: Microsoft Forms alternatives
Jotform
Starter plan: 5 active forms, 100 submissions a month and 100 MB of upload space. Bronze is $34 a month billed annually.
Price: Free (Starter plan with 5 active forms, 100 submissions a month and 100 MB of upload space); paid from $34 per month, billed annually (Bronze; $39 billed monthly) (Jotform pricing, checked 2026-10-22).
Platforms and license: Web, iOS, Android. Proprietary.
Best for: Feature-rich forms with templates.
Compare: Jotform alternatives
Typeform
Free plan limits responses, but the page gives no count. Basic costs $28 a month billed yearly for 100 responses.
Price: Free (Free plan with a limited number of responses a month; the page gives no count); paid from $28 per month, billed yearly (Basic, 100 responses a month, 1 user; $39 billed monthly) (Typeform pricing, checked 2026-10-22).
Platforms and license: Web, iOS, Android. Proprietary.
Best for: Polished conversational forms.
Compare: Typeform alternatives
Formbricks
AGPL-3.0 core. Hobby plan gives 1 workspace and 250 responses a month; Pro is $74 a month.
Price: Free (Hobby plan: 1 workspace and 250 responses a month); paid from $74 per month (Pro, 3 workspaces and 2,000 responses; annual billing gives 2 months free) (Formbricks pricing, checked 2026-10-22).
Platforms and license: Web, Self-hosted. AGPL-3.0 (core; enterprise features under a separate license) (open source).
Project activity: 13.2k GitHub stars · latest release 6.1.2 (Oct 27, 2026) · last commit Oct 27, 2026
Best for: In-product surveys.
LimeSurvey
GPL-2.0-or-later Community Edition is self-hosted; the cloud free package has unstated limits. Expert is $36 a month billed annually.
Price: Free (Free package on LimeSurvey Cloud (see the pricing page for limits); Community Edition is self-hosted); paid from $36 per month, billed annually (Expert; Basic is $39 billed monthly) (LimeSurvey pricing, checked 2026-10-22).
Platforms and license: Web, Self-hosted. GPL-2.0 or later (open source).
Project activity: 3.8k GitHub stars · last commit Oct 27, 2026
Best for: Research surveys on your own server.
Which one to pick
- You want to never hit a response limit: Tally
- Your respondents all use Google or Microsoft: Google Forms
- You want a beautiful one-question-at-a-time form: Typeform
- You run a research survey on your own server: LimeSurvey
Limits of this review
Docs-only for Tally, Fillout, Google Forms, Microsoft Forms, Jotform, Typeform, Formbricks, LimeSurvey: we did not install or run them, so feature claims come from vendor pages. Vendor prices and free limits change; confirm on the linked pricing page before you commit.
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Kevin Fan
Kevin Fan is a SaaS founder. He runs Free Instead Of, which tracks free and open-source alternatives to paid software and checks each price and free-plan limit against the vendor's own pages.
Methodology
Based on official pricing, license and product pages checked between 2026-10-22 and 2026-10-23: Tally, Fillout, Google Forms, Microsoft Forms, Jotform, Typeform, Formbricks, LimeSurvey. Prices, free limits and licenses are the figures shown on those pages on those dates. No tool on this page was installed or run. No accounts were created.