The short answer
Google Forms and Microsoft Forms come free with the two big office suites. Most people use whichever their school or company already pays for. Here is how they compare, from each product's own pricing page and help centre, checked October 2026.
Pick Google Forms if you work in Google Workspace and want answers in Sheets. Pick Microsoft Forms if everyone is inside your Microsoft 365 organisation and answers belong in Excel. If the form goes outside your organisation and should carry your brand, Formkit does that for free.
Pick Google Forms when
the form is internal, the look does not matter, and you want the answers in a spreadsheet in the next five minutes.
Fast, familiar and practical. If you have a Google account you already have it, and for straightforward internal collection that is often the whole argument.
Pick Microsoft Forms when
everyone filling it in is inside your Microsoft 365 organisation and the answers belong in Excel.
Simple forms and quizzes built into Microsoft 365. If your school or company runs on Microsoft, it is already there.
Feature by feature
Based on each product’s own pricing page, help centre and developer docs, October 2026, and the free plan unless a row says otherwise. Only what we could check for both is shown, with Formkit alongside. Plans change, so check theirs before you decide.
| Capability |  3 yes, 1 partly, 1 no | Microsoft Forms2 yes, 2 partly, 1 no | 5 yes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Responses on the free plan | YesNo cap | Partly200 per form, personal accounts | YesNo cap on forms or responses |
| Conditional logic | YesSection skipping | YesBranching | YesSkip, show, hide |
| Your own colours, type and logo | PartlyColour and header | PartlyBuilt-in themes | YesFull theme editor |
| Publish under your own link | NoShared domain | NoShared domain | YesPersonal and company handles |
| Export | YesSheets and CSV | YesExcel | YesCSV, JSON and PDF; Excel on Pro |
- Responses on the free planGoogle Forms: YesNo capFormkit: YesNo cap on forms or responses
- Conditional logicGoogle Forms: YesSection skippingFormkit: YesSkip, show, hide
- Your own colours, type and logoGoogle Forms: PartlyColour and headerFormkit: YesFull theme editor
- Publish under your own linkGoogle Forms: NoShared domainFormkit: YesPersonal and company handles
- ExportGoogle Forms: YesSheets and CSVFormkit: YesCSV, JSON and PDF; Excel on Pro
Questions people ask
Which has more responses for free?
Google Forms has no cap. Microsoft Forms on a personal account allows 200 responses per form; work and school accounts allow far more. Formkit has no cap.
Which is better for quizzes?
Microsoft Forms is built for simple forms and quizzes. Formkit does quizzes on Pro, with marking, a timer and results.
Can I brand either one?
Google Forms changes a colour and a header, and Microsoft Forms has built-in themes. Formkit has a full theme editor for your colours, type and logo.
Neither quite fits? Formkit is free with no cap on responses, one question at a time or a whole page, and your own link.
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