Two popular form builders compared on the same 25-row feature matrix and pricing, with FormBuilder shown as a third column so you can see another option to consider.
Overview
Jotform is one of the oldest and most fully featured form builders on the market. The drag-and-drop editor supports classic single-page forms and a "card" one-question-at-a-time layout, and it ships with an enormous library — around 10,000 templates, hundreds of widgets, and 100+ payment and app integrations. If you have a niche form need, there is a good chance Jotform already has a template or widget for it.
Over the years the product has grown into a small platform: Jotform Tables (a spreadsheet/database view of submissions), PDF Editor and Report Builder, Jotform Sign for e-signatures, Approvals for workflow routing, an App builder, and more recently AI Agents that can fill or answer questions about a form conversationally. All of it is bundled into the same plan tiers.
Formstack started as an online form builder in 2006 and has grown into a workflow suite: Formstack Forms (the builder), Formstack Documents (merge submissions into PDFs, Word files and contracts), and Formstack Sign (e-signature). The pitch is that one platform can take a request from intake form to generated document to signed agreement without code, which is why it sells mainly to operations, HR, healthcare and higher-ed teams.
The form builder itself is capable rather than flashy: drag-and-drop fields, conditional logic, multi-page forms, calculations, save-and-resume, payments (Stripe, PayPal, Authorize.net and others), workflows with approvals, and 300+ integrations. Its Salesforce apps are a genuine differentiator — forms that read and write Salesforce records natively and can live inside Experience Cloud — and it offers HIPAA compliance, PCI and SOC 2 for regulated buyers.
Pricing
In each vendor's own terms; Jotform checked 2026-08-17, Formstack checked 2026-08-17. FormBuilder: free plan (5 forms, 100 responses / mo) and Pro at $39 / month or $390 / year.
Feature comparison
25 capabilities across building, design, data workflow and security.
| Feature | JJotform | FFormstack | FFormBuilder |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building | |||
| AI form generation from a prompt | YesAI Form Generator + AI Agents | PartialAI features rolling out; not the core building flow | Yes |
| Drag-and-drop visual builder | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Template library | Yes10,000+ | YesHundreds, skewed to HR, healthcare, education | Yes300+ |
| Conditional logic / branching | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-page / multi-step forms | YesPage breaks; also card layout | Yes | YesPro |
| Calculations & scoring | YesForm Calculation widget | Yes | YesCalculation field + auto-graded quizzes |
| File uploads | Yes100 MB free · 1 GB Bronze · 10 GB Silver | Yes2 GB on Forms · 10 GB Suite | Yes100 MB free · 1 GB Pro |
| Payment collection | Yes40+ gateways, no Jotform fee; capped per plan | YesStripe, PayPal, Authorize.net, Square & more | YesStripe — paid to your own account, no platform fee |
| E-signature field | YesSignature field + Jotform Sign | YesSignature field; full e-sign via Formstack Sign | Yes |
| Design | |||
| Custom themes & branding | Yes | YesThemes & CSS | YesPro |
| Remove vendor badge | YesBronze, $39 / mo | YesPaid plans; no free tier | YesPro, $39 |
| Custom domain | PartialPaid plans; full white label Enterprise | YesPaid plans | Yes |
| Embed on any site | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Data & workflow | |||
| Free-plan monthly responses | Partial100 / mo, 500 stored total | NoNo free plan; 14-day trial | Partial100 / mo, overflow held |
| Over-limit responses kept (not rejected) | NoForms disabled at limit until upgrade or reset | PartialPer-form submission caps; overage handled by upgrade | Yes |
| Email notifications & autoresponders | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Webhooks | YesAll plans | Yes | YesAll plans |
| Zapier / native integrations | Yes100+ native + Zapier | Yes300+ native + Zapier; deep Salesforce | Yes6,000+ apps |
| Built-in analytics (views, drop-off) | YesForm Analytics; views count against plan | YesSubmission analytics; conversion kit on higher tiers | Yes |
| CSV / spreadsheet export | YesCSV, Excel, PDF | Yes | Yes |
| Team workspaces & collaboration | PartialSingle-user below Enterprise | YesExtra builder seats cost more | Yes |
| Security | |||
| Password-protected forms | Yes | Yes | YesPro |
| HIPAA / BAA | YesGold ($129 / mo) and Enterprise | YesAdd-on on Forms/Suite; included Salesforce & Enterprise | PartialHIPAA plan coming soon |
| GDPR tooling & DPA | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SSO / SAML | YesEnterprise | YesEnterprise | PartialEnterprise |
Another option to consider
AI-first form builder with a generous free plan, held (never lost) responses, and 6,000+ integrations. Describe the form you need, the AI drafts it, and you refine it with logic, multi-page layouts, uploads, signatures and Stripe payments. Free plan: 5 forms and 100 responses a month with overflow held, never lost. Pro: $39 / month for 100 forms and 10,000 responses with the badge removed.
Questions
Jotform's entry paid plan (Bronze at $39 / month ($34 annual)) is cheaper than Formstack's (Forms at $83 / month (annual, $99 monthly)). Both offer a free plan (5 forms · 100 submissions / mo · 500 stored submissions · 100 MB · 10 payment submissions / mo · Jotform branding) and a 14-day trial respectively. Note the plans differ in limits — see the tables above. FormBuilder Pro, for reference, is $39 / month for 10,000 responses.
Jotform offers a free plan (5 forms · 100 submissions / mo · 500 stored submissions · 100 MB · 10 payment submissions / mo · Jotform branding). Monthly billing shown; annual billing is roughly 15–25% cheaper (Bronze $34, Silver $39, Gold $99 per month effective). All plans below Enterprise are single-user.
Formstack offers a 14-day trial. Prices shown are per month billed annually; monthly billing is roughly 20% higher. Submission limits are per form. No free plan — 14-day free trial of Forms.
Jotform payments: Yes (40+ gateways, no Jotform fee; capped per plan). Formstack payments: Yes (Stripe, PayPal, Authorize.net, Square & more). FormBuilder collects Stripe payments to your own account with no platform fee on every plan, including free.
Jotform HIPAA / BAA: Yes (Gold ($129 / mo) and Enterprise). Formstack HIPAA / BAA: Yes (Add-on on Forms/Suite; included Salesforce & Enterprise). FormBuilder's HIPAA plan with BAA ($99 / month) is currently rolling out.
Jotform is the veteran all-in-one form builder with the largest template and widget catalogue, plus PDFs, e-signatures, tables, approvals and an app builder bolted on. Formstack is a no-code workflow platform for mid-size and enterprise teams that bundles forms, document generation and e-signature, with a deep Salesforce integration. Jotform is best for teams that want forms, PDFs, e-signatures, approvals and a data table in one subscription; Formstack is best for operations, HR and admissions teams that need forms to feed documents, approvals and e-signatures.
FormBuilder is worth a look if you want an AI generator that drafts forms from a sentence, 100 free responses a month with overflow held rather than lost, Stripe payments with no platform fee, and a flat $39 / month Pro plan for 10,000 responses. See our full FormBuilder vs Jotform and FormBuilder vs Formstack comparisons.
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