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.
Paperform takes a different approach from most builders: you write a form the way you would write a document. Headings, images, paragraphs and questions live in one free-flowing editor, so a Paperform can double as a landing page, a product page or a booking page. That editing model is the product's identity — it produces attractive, content-rich forms without a separate page builder.
Its commercial features are unusually deep for a form tool. Native payments through Stripe, Square, PayPal, Braintree and Mollie, a product catalogue with quantities and coupons, appointment scheduling, calculations, and an AI calculations assistant make it a genuine fit for taking orders, deposits and registrations. It also ships a sibling e-signature product, Papersign, plus a native integrations catalogue alongside Zapier and Make.
Pricing
In each vendor's own terms; Jotform checked 2026-08-17, Paperform 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 | PPaperform | FFormBuilder |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building | |||
| AI form generation from a prompt | YesAI Form Generator + AI Agents | YesAI form builder + AI calculations assistant | Yes |
| Drag-and-drop visual builder | Yes | PartialDocument-style editor; blocks, not a canvas | Yes |
| Template library | Yes10,000+ | Yes700+ | Yes300+ |
| Conditional logic / branching | Yes | YesQuestions, content, emails & summaries | Yes |
| Multi-page / multi-step forms | YesPage breaks; also card layout | Yes | YesPro |
| Calculations & scoring | YesForm Calculation widget | YesCalculations field & scoring | YesCalculation field + auto-graded quizzes |
| File uploads | Yes100 MB free · 1 GB Bronze · 10 GB Silver | Yes100 MB free · 1 GB Essentials · 10 GB Pro | Yes100 MB free · 1 GB Pro |
| Payment collection | Yes40+ gateways, no Jotform fee; capped per plan | YesStripe, Square, PayPal, Braintree, Mollie; products & coupons | YesStripe — paid to your own account, no platform fee |
| E-signature field | YesSignature field + Jotform Sign | YesSignature field; Papersign for documents | Yes |
| Design | |||
| Custom themes & branding | Yes | YesThemes free; custom CSS on Pro | YesPro |
| Remove vendor badge | YesBronze, $39 / mo | YesPro, $49 / mo | YesPro, $39 |
| Custom domain | PartialPaid plans; full white label Enterprise | Partial+$20 / mo per domain on Pro; 1 included on Business | Yes |
| Embed on any site | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Data & workflow | |||
| Free-plan monthly responses | Partial100 / mo, 500 stored total | Partial30 / mo | Partial100 / mo, overflow held |
| Over-limit responses kept (not rejected) | NoForms disabled at limit until upgrade or reset | NoUpgrade or buy top-ups to avoid disruption | Yes |
| Email notifications & autoresponders | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Webhooks | YesAll plans | YesPro and above | YesAll plans |
| Zapier / native integrations | Yes100+ native + Zapier | Yes2,000+ via native, Zapier & Make | Yes6,000+ apps |
| Built-in analytics (views, drop-off) | YesForm Analytics; views count against plan | YesPaperform Analytics on Pro+ | Yes |
| CSV / spreadsheet export | YesCSV, Excel, PDF | Yes | Yes |
| Team workspaces & collaboration | PartialSingle-user below Enterprise | Yes3 users on Pro; 5 + $9 / user on Business | Yes |
| Security | |||
| Password-protected forms | Yes | YesPaid plans | YesPro |
| HIPAA / BAA | YesGold ($129 / mo) and Enterprise | NoNo BAA offered | PartialHIPAA plan coming soon |
| GDPR tooling & DPA | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SSO / SAML | YesEnterprise | YesBusiness only | 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
Paperform's entry paid plan (Essentials at $24 / month (annual)) is cheaper than Jotform's (Bronze at $39 / month ($34 annual)). Both offer a free plan (30 submissions / mo · unlimited forms · 1 user · 100 MB · Paperform branding · 5 payment submissions / mo) and a free plan (5 forms · 100 submissions / mo · 500 stored submissions · 100 MB · 10 payment submissions / mo · Jotform branding) 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.
Paperform offers a free plan (30 submissions / mo · unlimited forms · 1 user · 100 MB · Paperform branding · 5 payment submissions / mo). Prices shown are per month billed annually; month-to-month billing is higher. Submission limits are pooled per year, with paid top-ups available. 7-day free trial on paid plans.
Jotform payments: Yes (40+ gateways, no Jotform fee; capped per plan). Paperform payments: Yes (Stripe, Square, PayPal, Braintree, Mollie; products & coupons). 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). Paperform HIPAA / BAA: No (No BAA offered). 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. Paperform is a document-style form builder where you type a form like a page — great for order forms, bookings and payments, priced by yearly submissions. Jotform is best for teams that want forms, PDFs, e-signatures, approvals and a data table in one subscription; Paperform is best for small businesses selling products, taking bookings or collecting deposits through a form.
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 Paperform comparisons.
Last reviewed August 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we'll fix it.
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