A broad, template-heavy form and survey builder that prices by number of forms and storage rather than responses, with an AI generator and payments on every plan including free. 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 forms.app when a small number of forms will collect a large number of responses and you want AI, payments and signatures for free. Choose FormBuilder when you want more forms, a custom domain, webhooks and Stripe payments to your own account in a single $39 plan, held responses instead of a hard cap, and a path to HIPAA. Both are fair value; forms.app wins on free volume, FormBuilder wins on what a $39 plan includes.
The short version, as a plain list.
Overview
forms.app is a general-purpose builder for forms, surveys, quizzes and simple order forms. It ships a very large template gallery, 30+ field types, conditional logic, calculators, e-signatures, payment fields and its own AI assistant ("forms.app AI") that drafts a form from a prompt. Forms can be published as a standard page, a conversational one-question-at-a-time flow, or a pop-up, and every plan can connect to Google Sheets, Slack, Zapier and a growing native integration list.
Its pricing model is the interesting bit. Instead of metering responses, forms.app meters the number of forms and file storage: the free plan allows 5 forms with unlimited responses (subject to fair use) and 10 MB storage, Basic ($29 / mo, $19 annual) allows 25 forms and removes branding, Pro ($39 / mo, $29 annual) allows unlimited forms with 100 GB storage and a custom subdomain, and Premium ($79 / mo, $59 annual) adds a true custom domain and 1 TB. There is a 90-day refund guarantee and a 50% discount for non-profits and education.
The company is a small Estonian team and the product feels like a fast follower: it covers an unusually wide surface area for the price, but the depth in any one area — analytics, API access, compliance — is thinner than the enterprise builders. There is no HIPAA BAA and no SAML SSO, and public API access has been on the roadmap rather than shipped.
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. forms.app 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 | fforms.app |
|---|---|---|
| Building | ||
| AI form generation from a prompt | Yes | Yesforms.app AI, all plans |
| Drag-and-drop visual builder | Yes | Yes |
| Template library | Yes300+ | YesVery large gallery (thousands) |
| Conditional logic / branching | Yes | YesAll plans |
| Multi-page / multi-step forms | YesPro | Yes |
| Calculations & scoring | YesCalculation field + auto-graded quizzes | YesCalculator & quiz scoring |
| File uploads | Yes100 MB free · 1 GB Pro | Yes10 MB storage free · 10 GB–1 TB paid |
| Payment collection | YesStripe — paid to your own account, no platform fee | YesStripe & PayPal, all plans |
| E-signature field | Yes | YesAll plans |
| Design | ||
| Custom themes & branding | YesPro | YesThemes free; custom CSS on Pro |
| Remove vendor badge | YesPro, $39 | YesBasic, $29 / mo |
| Custom domain | Yes | YesPremium, $79 / mo (subdomain on Pro) |
| Embed on any site | Yes | Yes |
| Data & workflow | ||
| Free-plan monthly responses | Partial100 / mo, overflow held | YesUnlimited (fair use), 5 forms |
| Over-limit responses kept (not rejected) | Yes | YesNo response cap to exceed |
| Email notifications & autoresponders | Yes | YesCustomised emails on paid plans |
| Webhooks | YesAll plans | YesWebhooks; public API on roadmap |
| Zapier / native integrations | Yes6,000+ apps | YesZapier, Make, Sheets, Slack + natives |
| Built-in analytics (views, drop-off) | Yes | PartialBasic stats free; drop-off on Pro |
| CSV / spreadsheet export | Yes | Yes |
| Team workspaces & collaboration | Yes | YesUnlimited team members |
| Security | ||
| Password-protected forms | YesPro | YesPassword / access controls |
| HIPAA / BAA | PartialHIPAA plan coming soon | NoNo BAA offered |
| GDPR tooling & DPA | Yes | YesEU company, GDPR tooling |
| SSO / SAML | PartialEnterprise | No |
Honest assessment
A fair read of both sides. If the strengths column describes your work, forms.app may genuinely be the better fit.
You will not lose a submission to a monthly cap. For a busy registration or order form, that is a real advantage over response-metered builders.
The AI generator, Stripe / PayPal payments, e-signatures and conditional logic are all available on the $0 tier — most builders gate at least two of those.
Thousands of templates and 30+ field types, plus classic, conversational and pop-up display modes, make it fast to start almost any common form.
A 90-day refund guarantee, a non-profit / education discount and clear tiers make it easy to try and easy to leave.
Pro ($39) only gets a custom subdomain; a real yourdomain.com URL needs Premium. FormBuilder includes custom domains on Pro at $39.
The form count, not the response count, is what pushes people to upgrade — and the jump from 5 to 25 costs $29 a month.
No HIPAA BAA, no SAML SSO, and public API access has been a roadmap item; integrations rely on natives, Zapier and webhooks.
It does a lot of things adequately; analytics, reporting and advanced logic are lighter than in specialised survey or workflow tools.
Switching
Most teams migrate a handful of forms in an afternoon. Here's the practical path.
Open each form → Results → export to Excel or CSV. Download any uploaded files you need from the responses.
Paste your field list into FormBuilder's AI generator, then set logic, pages, calculations and required flags in the editor.
Connect Stripe (payments go straight to your account, no platform fee) and rebuild any Sheets, Slack or Zapier connections.
Replace the forms.app URL or embed with your FormBuilder one; if you had a Premium custom domain, repoint the CNAME.
Questions
Yes. The free plan includes 5 forms, unlimited responses within fair use, 10 MB storage, the AI generator, conditional logic, payments and signatures, with forms.app branding on the form. Paid plans start at $29 a month ($19 annual) for 25 forms and branding removal.
It is if you want a custom domain and branding removal at $39 rather than $79, more forms on one plan, webhooks and 6,000+ Zapier apps, and a HIPAA option coming. FormBuilder's free plan is 5 forms and 100 responses a month with extra responses held rather than lost, so forms.app is more generous on free volume.
forms.app meters forms and storage and gives unlimited responses; FormBuilder meters responses (100 free, 10,000 on Pro) and gives 100 forms on Pro. forms.app has a bigger template gallery; FormBuilder bundles custom domain, webhooks and no-fee Stripe payments into its $39 plan and has a HIPAA plan coming soon.
forms.app is $0 for 5 forms, $29 (Basic), $39 (Pro) and $79 (Premium) monthly, or $19 / $29 / $59 on annual billing. FormBuilder is $0 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. forms.app AI drafts a form from a text prompt and is available on all plans, including free. FormBuilder's AI generator does the same and is also included on the free plan.
forms.app does not advertise a HIPAA Business Associate Agreement, so it should not be used for protected health information. FormBuilder's HIPAA plan with BAA support is $99 a month and rolling out soon.
Responses export from forms.app as Excel or CSV. Form structures do not transfer directly, but you can copy the question list into FormBuilder's AI generator and rebuild the form in a minute.
As of August 2026 forms.app lists unlimited responses on every plan within a fair-use policy, and meters the number of forms and storage instead. Older reviews mention response caps, so check the vendor's pricing page for the current terms.
FormBuilder is a strong free forms.app 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. forms.app's free tier is 5 forms · unlimited responses (fair use) · 10 MB storage · AI, logic, payments, signatures · forms.app branding.
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. forms.app payment support: Yes (Stripe & PayPal, all plans).
FormBuilder removes its "Made with FormBuilder" badge on Pro ($39 / month). forms.app: Yes (Basic, $29 / mo).
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