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Formkit vs JotformThe free Jotform alternative

Formkit compared with Jotform on the free plan: form and submission limits, logic, AI building, collaborators and publishing under your own link.

  • 11 things compared
  • Free plans, unless a row says otherwise
  • 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.

A huge form builder with thousands of templates, widgets and integrations. It has been around for years and covers almost every kind of form.

Pick Formkit when

you need more than five forms or a hundred answers a month without paying, or a team working on the same forms.

A complete workspace for designing the form, shaping the journey, and using what comes back. Free to start.

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Bring your Jotform form with you

Paste its link. The questions, options, pages and required answers come over, and anything that can’t is listed for you to add.

Make a free account and it is waiting for you as a draft. Nothing changes for anyone until you publish.

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. A dash means the feature exists but is narrower. Plans change, so check theirs before you decide.

CapabilityJotform5 yes · 4 partly · 2 no10 yes · 1 partly
Forms and responsesPartly5 forms, 100 submissions a monthYesUnlimited
Conditional logicYesConditionsYesSkip, show, hide
Build a form with AIYesAI form builderYes3 builds and 10 edits a month
Publish under your own linkNoShared domainYesformkit.app/your-name
People working on a formPartlyOne user on StarterYesUnlimited members, 3 guests per form
Take paymentsYes10 payments a month freePartlyPro, with your own Stripe
Price of the first paid planPartlyBronze, $39 a monthYesPro, $6 a seat a month
Works in Claude and ChatGPT (MCP)YesAll plans, with in-chat viewsYesEvery plan, with in-chat views
Sign in with a passkeyNoNot offeredYesEvery plan
Responses as JSONPartlyThrough the APIYesA download, or the API
Many responses as PDFsYesEmailed zipYesZip or one PDF, in any language
  • Forms and responsesJotform: Partly5 forms, 100 submissions a monthFormkit: YesUnlimited
  • Conditional logicJotform: YesConditionsFormkit: YesSkip, show, hide
  • Build a form with AIJotform: YesAI form builderFormkit: Yes3 builds and 10 edits a month
  • Publish under your own linkJotform: NoShared domainFormkit: Yesformkit.app/your-name
  • People working on a formJotform: PartlyOne user on StarterFormkit: YesUnlimited members, 3 guests per form
  • Take paymentsJotform: Yes10 payments a month freeFormkit: PartlyPro, with your own Stripe
  • Price of the first paid planJotform: PartlyBronze, $39 a monthFormkit: YesPro, $6 a seat a month
  • Works in Claude and ChatGPT (MCP)Jotform: YesAll plans, with in-chat viewsFormkit: YesEvery plan, with in-chat views
  • Sign in with a passkeyJotform: NoNot offeredFormkit: YesEvery plan
  • Responses as JSONJotform: PartlyThrough the APIFormkit: YesA download, or the API
  • Many responses as PDFsJotform: YesEmailed zipFormkit: YesZip or one PDF, in any language
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Questions people ask

Is Formkit as big as Jotform?

No. Jotform has far more widgets, templates and integrations. Formkit covers the forms most teams run and keeps the builder simpler.

Why does the response limit matter?

Jotform's free Starter plan allows 100 submissions a month across 5 active forms. Formkit's free plan has no cap on forms or responses.

Can I take payments on the free plan?

Not on Formkit. Payments through your own Stripe account are on Pro. Jotform lets you take a small number of payments on its free plan.

Can I move my Jotform forms across?

Yes. Paste the form’s link on this page and Formkit imports it as a draft you can edit.

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