Google Forms Alternatives 2026: 5 Free Options
Google Forms alternatives: Typeform, Jotform, Formbricks, LimeSurvey and 1 more. Prices and licenses checked October 23, 2026.
•3 min read•Forms & Surveys
Verdict:Leave Google Forms when you need a form that feels like a product, not a spreadsheet input. Typeform's layout asks one question at a time, and its Basic plan costs $28 a month billed yearly for 100 responses, so it is a paid choice for small volumes. Fillout gives a more designed look and far more responses for less money: a free plan with unlimited forms and 1,000 responses a month, and Starter at $15 a month for 2,000. Jotform's Starter plan allows 5 active forms and 100 submissions a month with 100 MB of upload space, so it suits a short trial rather than ongoing collection. Bronze is $34 a month billed annually. Formbricks is the self-hosted route under AGPL-3.0, with a Hobby plan of 250 responses a month, and it is aimed at in-product and website surveys. LimeSurvey is the choice when you want control over survey data: GPL-2.0 or later, with a free Community Edition you run yourself. The cost of leaving is that Google Forms responses already land in Google Sheets for free, and that link breaks. Keep Forms for internal intake or quick polls. Move to Fillout or Formbricks when the form is customer-facing, or to LimeSurvey when the data must stay on your server.
Quick comparison
| Tool | Price | Platforms | Best for | Tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Conversational forms | 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 | Forms with more built-in options | 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 and website 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 | Self-hosted survey data | 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 | High response volume at low cost | Docs only |
| SurveyMonkey | Free (Basic plan shows only a limited number of responses per survey); paid from $30 per user/month, Team Advantage, minimum 3 users, billed annually | Web | Surveys | Docs only |
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Good fit if
- You need a polished form with high response volume at low cost (Fillout is the pick)
- You run in-product or website surveys (Formbricks is the pick)
- You want to self-host and keep survey data on your server (LimeSurvey is the pick)
- You want one-question-at-a-time forms (Typeform is the pick)
Not ideal if
- You rely on Google Forms features or integrations that these tools do not replicate
Google Forms today: Free (Google Forms pricing, checked 2026-10-23).
Why people look for Google Forms alternatives
Google's help pages set firm structural limits: a form holds up to 300 pieces of content and 75 sections, and a form with a file upload question cannot be embedded in an email. Styling is limited to colors, images and fonts, and an unfinished response is kept as a draft for 30 days only when the respondent is signed in to a Google Account. The product page also says some add-ons are sold separately, and neither page publishes response caps or a plan comparison.
Typeform
Compared with Google Forms: Basic is $28 a month billed yearly for 100 responses, and the free plan has a limited monthly response count. You gain a one-question-at-a-time layout and lose the free, Sheets-linked default of Google Forms.
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: Conversational forms.
Jotform
Compared with Google Forms: Starter allows 5 active forms and 100 submissions a month with 100 MB of upload space. Bronze is $34 a month billed annually. Its free caps are far tighter than Google Forms' use, though it offers more form-building options.
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: Forms with more built-in options.
Formbricks
Compared with Google Forms: AGPL-3.0 core you can self-host, with a Hobby plan of 250 responses a month and Pro at $74 a month. It aims at in-product and website surveys, so you gain research features and lose the zero-cost Google account.
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 and website surveys.
LimeSurvey
Compared with Google Forms: GPL-2.0 or later, with a free Community Edition you self-host. It covers detailed survey logic that Google Forms does not, but you run and maintain the server yourself.
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: Self-hosted survey data.
Fillout
Compared with Google Forms: Free plan has unlimited forms and seats with 1,000 responses a month. Starter is $15 a month for 2,000 responses. It gives a more polished form look than Google Forms, but it is a separate proprietary service.
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: High response volume at low cost.
Other popular options (paid)
SurveyMonkey
Compared with Google Forms: Paid survey platform. Basic limits responses per survey, and Team Advantage is $30 per user per month with a three-user minimum, billed annually. You pay for survey tooling that Google Forms gives away at no cost.
Price: Free (Basic plan shows only a limited number of responses per survey); paid from $30 per user/month, Team Advantage, minimum 3 users, billed annually (SurveyMonkey pricing, checked 2026-10-22).
Which one to pick
- You need a polished form with high response volume at low cost: Fillout
- You run in-product or website surveys: Formbricks
- You want to self-host and keep survey data on your server: LimeSurvey
- You want one-question-at-a-time forms: Typeform
Limits of this review
Docs-only for Typeform, Jotform, Formbricks, LimeSurvey, Fillout: we did not install or run them, so feature claims come from vendor pages and we did not test import from Google Forms. Vendor prices and free limits change; confirm on the linked pricing page before you buy or migrate.
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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 and product pages checked between 2026-10-22 and 2026-10-23: Google Forms, Typeform, Jotform, Formbricks, LimeSurvey, Fillout, SurveyMonkey. 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.