Why people look for a Jotform alternative
Jotform covers almost every kind of form, with thousands of templates, widgets and integrations. People look elsewhere when they hit the free Starter plan's limits of 5 forms and 100 submissions a month, when more than one person needs to work on the forms, or when the first paid plan, Bronze at $39 a month, is more than they need. These are the tools worth trying instead. We make Formkit, so it is listed first; every fact about the others comes from their own pricing pages and help centres, checked October 2026.
Pick Jotform when you need a very specific widget or integration from its large catalogue and a few forms with modest traffic will do.
What we compared
- How many forms and responses the free plan allows
- Several people working on the same forms
- Building a form with AI
- Publishing under your own link
- What the first paid plan costs
6 Jotform alternatives worth trying
1. FormkitBest for: Unlimited forms and responses without paying
Formkit's free plan has no cap on forms or responses, unlimited members and three guests per form, AI that builds a form from a sentence (3 builds and 10 edits a month), and publishing at formkit.app/your-name. Pro is $6 a month for the whole company. Paste a Jotform link and it imports as a draft.
- Free plan
- Unlimited forms and responses
- First paid plan
- Pro, $6 a month for the whole company
2. TallyBest for: A generous free plan with many integrations
Tally allows unlimited forms and responses within fair use, and connects to Google Sheets, Notion, Airtable and webhooks on its free plan. Collaborators, partial responses and custom domains are on Tally Pro.
- Free plan
- Unlimited, within fair use
- First paid plan
- Pro, $24 a month
3. FilloutBest for: Airtable and Notion, with unlimited seats
Fillout gives unlimited seats on its free plan and is built around Airtable and Notion. The free plan stops at 1,000 responses a month.
- Free plan
- 1,000 responses a month
4. TypeformBest for: A polished, one-question-at-a-time feel
Typeform's conversational format sets the standard for a considered form. Its free plan caps responses each month, and extra people cost a seat.
- Free plan
- Capped each month
5. Google FormsBest for: Quick internal forms
Free with no cap, familiar, and answers land in a spreadsheet in minutes. The look stops at a colour and a header.
- Free plan
- No cap
6. PaperformBest for: Page-style forms with products or bookings
Paperform's editor works like a page builder, with payments and bookings. Its free plan allows 30 submissions a month.
- Free plan
- 30 submissions a month
- First paid plan
- Pro, $49 a month billed yearly
Try Formkit free with no cap on responses. Paste a Jotform link to bring a form across, or describe one and Formkit AI writes it.
Build a formQuestions people ask
What is the best free alternative to Jotform?
Formkit or Tally. Both have no cap on forms or responses on the free plan. Formkit adds unlimited members and AI form building; Tally has more integrations for free.
Is there anything as big as Jotform?
Not really. Jotform has far more widgets and templates than most. Formkit covers the forms most teams run and keeps the builder simpler.
Can I move my Jotform forms?
Into Formkit, yes. Paste the form's link and it imports as a draft you can edit.
Which alternative takes payments for free?
Jotform lets you take a small number of payments on its free plan. On Formkit, payments through your own Stripe account are on Pro, from $6 a month.