A small, design-led form builder that gives away unlimited forms and responses with AI drafting, and charges only for team features, custom domains and badge removal. Here's how it stacks up against FormBuilder on pricing, features, and fit — so you can pick the right tool for the forms you actually build.
100 responses / month free · No credit card · Held responses never lost
The short answer
Choose FormGrid when you want unlimited, good-looking forms with AI drafting and rich logic for free and you do not need payments or compliance. Choose FormBuilder when you need to take payments, sign documents, score quizzes, run a custom-domain form with webhooks and Zapier for $39, or you want a vendor with a HIPAA plan coming and a public track record. FormGrid is a genuinely nice indie tool; FormBuilder is the more complete business tool.
The short version, as a plain list.
Overview
FormGrid is an independent form and survey builder whose pitch is looks and logic for free. The free plan includes unlimited forms and unlimited responses, an AI assistant that drafts a form (questions, logic and design) from a text description, custom themes, a flexible grid layout system, and a fairly deep logic set — conditional questions, repeatable sections, answer piping, calculations, hidden fields and page navigation. Responses land in a built-in analytics dashboard with CSV / XLSX export.
The paid tiers are about working with other people and looking like yourself. Plus ($29 / month as listed by third-party directories; annual billing saves up to 34%) adds team collaboration, custom emails, a custom domain, hiding the FormGrid badge, 30-day version history and 100 MB uploads. Business ($79 / month) adds workspaces, roles and permissions, 90-day history and 1 GB uploads. Integrations cover Zapier, Make, Airtable, Notion, Google Sheets and webhooks. Data is hosted in Europe and the product is GDPR-oriented.
It is a small team — the site itself leans on "founders who reply to support" as a selling point — with a modest user base (the vendor cites 15,000+ users). That means fast iteration and generous terms, but also no compliance programme to speak of: no HIPAA BAA, no SSO, no published payment-collection feature, and a thin public record on the company. Treat it as a very capable indie tool, not an enterprise platform.
FormBuilder is an AI-first form builder with a generous free plan, held (never lost) responses, and 6,000+ integrations. You describe the form you need, the AI generator drafts it, and you refine it in a drag-and-drop editor with conditional logic, multi-page layouts, file uploads, signatures and calculations. Every response can be routed to 6,000+ apps through Zapier or webhooks. The free plan includes 100 responses a month — and if a form gets busier than that, the extra responses are held safely rather than rejected, unlocking the moment you upgrade to Pro ($39 / month for 10,000 responses).
Pricing
Side by side, in each vendor's own terms. FormGrid pricing was checked on 2026-08-18 and may change; FormBuilder pricing is current.
Feature comparison
25 capabilities across building, design, data workflow and security. Notes call out plan tiers and caveats so there are no surprises after you sign up.
| Feature | FFormBuilder | FFormGrid |
|---|---|---|
| Building | ||
| AI form generation from a prompt | Yes | YesDraft & edit with AI, free |
| Drag-and-drop visual builder | Yes | YesGrid layout system |
| Template library | Yes300+ | YesThemes & templates |
| Conditional logic / branching | Yes | YesFree, incl. piping & hidden fields |
| Multi-page / multi-step forms | YesPro | YesPage navigation, free |
| Calculations & scoring | YesCalculation field + auto-graded quizzes | YesCalculations, free |
| File uploads | Yes100 MB free · 1 GB Pro | Yes10 MB free · 100 MB Plus · 1 GB Business |
| Payment collection | YesStripe — paid to your own account, no platform fee | NoNot an advertised feature |
| E-signature field | Yes | YesSignature field listed |
| Design | ||
| Custom themes & branding | YesPro | YesCustom themes free |
| Remove vendor badge | YesPro, $39 | YesPlus |
| Custom domain | Yes | YesPlus |
| Embed on any site | Yes | YesEmbeds & pop-ups |
| Data & workflow | ||
| Free-plan monthly responses | Partial100 / mo, overflow held | YesUnlimited |
| Over-limit responses kept (not rejected) | Yes | YesNo cap to exceed |
| Email notifications & autoresponders | Yes | YesNotifications free; custom emails on Plus |
| Webhooks | YesAll plans | Yes |
| Zapier / native integrations | Yes6,000+ apps | YesZapier, Make, Airtable, Notion, Sheets |
| Built-in analytics (views, drop-off) | Yes | YesBuilt-in dashboard |
| CSV / spreadsheet export | Yes | YesCSV / XLSX |
| Team workspaces & collaboration | Yes | YesCollaboration on Plus; workspaces & roles on Business |
| Security | ||
| Password-protected forms | YesPro | PartialNot listed; check vendor |
| HIPAA / BAA | PartialHIPAA plan coming soon | NoNo BAA offered |
| GDPR tooling & DPA | Yes | YesEU hosting, GDPR-oriented |
| SSO / SAML | PartialEnterprise | No |
Honest assessment
A fair read of both sides. If the strengths column describes your work, FormGrid may genuinely be the better fit.
There is no volume cap on the free plan, and the AI drafting, themes and logic are all included — you pay only for team, domain and badge features.
A grid layout system, distinctive theme packs and interactive backgrounds produce forms that look designed rather than generated.
Repeatable sections, answer piping, hidden fields, calculations and page navigation are unusual to find on a $0 plan.
Small-team support and fast feature updates are part of the pitch, and reviews on directories back that up.
Selling tickets, taking deposits or charging for registrations is not a listed feature. FormBuilder collects Stripe payments straight to your account with no platform fee.
Founding date, location and headline prices are not stated on the vendor site, which makes procurement and long-term reliance harder to justify.
No HIPAA BAA, no SSO, no audit logs. Fine for a marketing form, not for regulated data.
Integrations run through Zapier, Make and a handful of natives; there is no large template gallery or partner ecosystem behind it.
Switching
Most teams migrate a handful of forms in an afternoon. Here's the practical path.
Open each form's results and export CSV or XLSX; download any uploaded files you need to keep.
Paste your question list into FormBuilder's AI generator, then rebuild logic, pages and calculations in the editor.
Recreate Airtable, Notion or Sheets flows through Zapier (6,000+ apps) or webhooks; add Stripe if you want to start taking payments.
Replace the FormGrid embed or link and, if you used a Plus custom domain, repoint the CNAME to FormBuilder.
Questions
Yes. FormGrid's free plan includes unlimited forms and unlimited responses, AI drafting, custom themes, conditional logic, calculations and 10 MB uploads, with a FormGrid badge on the form. Plus and Business plans (listed by directories at $29 and $79 a month) add team features, custom domains, badge removal and larger uploads.
It is if you need payments, e-signatures, quiz scoring, webhooks and a custom domain in one $39 plan, or a HIPAA path. FormBuilder's free plan is smaller — 5 forms and 100 responses a month, with over-limit responses held rather than lost — so FormGrid wins on free volume.
FormGrid is a design-led indie builder with unlimited free forms and responses and paid tiers for team and domain features. FormBuilder is a general business form builder with an AI generator, held responses, Stripe payments to your own account, e-signatures, quiz scoring and a HIPAA plan coming soon.
FormGrid is free for unlimited forms and responses; Plus and Business are listed at about $29 and $79 a month, with annual billing saving up to 34%. FormBuilder is free for 5 forms and 100 responses a month, and $39 a month or $390 a year for Pro; a $99 HIPAA plan is coming soon.
Yes. FormGrid drafts questions, logic and design from a text description, and it is included on the free plan. FormBuilder's AI generator is also free and builds a complete form from a prompt.
Payment collection is not an advertised FormGrid feature as of August 2026; check the vendor if that changes. FormBuilder collects Stripe payments paid directly to your own account with no platform fee.
FormGrid does not offer a HIPAA Business Associate Agreement. FormBuilder's HIPAA plan with BAA support is $99 a month and rolling out soon.
You can export FormGrid responses as CSV or XLSX. Form structures do not transfer directly, but pasting the questions into FormBuilder's AI generator recreates a typical form in about a minute.
FormBuilder is a strong free FormGrid alternative: the free plan includes 5 forms, 100 responses a month, the AI form generator, webhooks and Zapier, Stripe payments to your own account, and CSV export — no credit card required. FormGrid's free tier is Unlimited forms & responses · AI drafting · custom themes · logic · 10 MB uploads · unlimited team members · FormGrid badge.
Yes. FormBuilder's free plan is $0 forever with 5 active forms, 100 responses a month and 100 MB of file storage. Responses beyond the cap are held, not rejected, and unlock when you upgrade to Pro ($39 / month).
FormBuilder collects payments through Stripe, paid directly to your own Stripe account with no FormBuilder platform fee, on every plan including free. FormGrid payment support: No (Not an advertised feature).
FormBuilder removes its "Made with FormBuilder" badge on Pro ($39 / month). FormGrid: Yes (Plus).
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