The short answer
Jotform and Google Forms are both used by millions. Jotform is a huge builder with thousands of templates and widgets. Google Forms is free, simple and already in your Google account. Here is how their free plans compare, from each product's own pricing page and help centre, checked October 2026.
Pick Google Forms for free, unlimited internal forms with answers in Sheets. Pick Jotform when you need a specific widget or integration from its catalogue and 5 forms with 100 submissions a month will do. If you want no limits plus your own branding and link for free, Formkit does that.
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 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.
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 | Jotform2 yes, 2 partly, 1 no |  3 yes, 2 no | 5 yes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Responses on the free plan | Partly100 a month, across 5 forms | YesNo cap | YesNo cap on forms or responses |
| Conditional logic | YesConditions | YesSection skipping | YesSkip, show, hide |
| Publish under your own link | NoShared domain | NoShared domain | YesPersonal and company handles |
| People working on a form | PartlyOne user on Starter | YesEditors | YesUnlimited members, 3 guests per form |
| Works in Claude and ChatGPT (MCP) | YesAll plans, with in-chat views | NoNot offered | YesEvery plan, with in-chat views |
- Responses on the free planJotform: Partly100 a month, across 5 formsFormkit: YesNo cap on forms or responses
- Conditional logicJotform: YesConditionsFormkit: YesSkip, show, hide
- Publish under your own linkJotform: NoShared domainFormkit: YesPersonal and company handles
- People working on a formJotform: PartlyOne user on StarterFormkit: YesUnlimited members, 3 guests per form
- Works in Claude and ChatGPT (MCP)Jotform: YesAll plans, with in-chat viewsFormkit: YesEvery plan, with in-chat views
Questions people ask
Is Jotform free like Google Forms?
Jotform has a free Starter plan with 5 forms and 100 submissions a month. Google Forms has no cap. Formkit's free plan has no cap either.
Which takes payments for free?
Jotform lets you take 10 payments a month on its free plan. On Formkit, payments through your own Stripe account are on Pro, from $6 a month.
Which is better for teams?
Google Forms lets you add editors for free. Jotform's Starter plan has one user. Formkit's free plan has unlimited members and three guests per form.
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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