Jotform alternatives
The short answer: Tally and Fillout give you far more on free than Jotform's 5 forms and 100 submissions a month. Google Forms is the plain option. Enform fits feedback and research forms where you need written answers read and counted. Formstack is the pick for regulated work that needs HIPAA.
Jotform is a deep form builder with 20,000+ templates, payments and approvals, which is why it can feel heavy for simple jobs. The free Starter plan allows 5 forms and 100 submissions a month, and HIPAA starts on the Gold plan.
The options
Ordered by fit for people who find Jotform's free plan or editor limiting: bigger free plans and simpler editors first, then specialist needs like reading answers or HIPAA.
Checked on against each tool's own pricing and help pages, linked under each tool. Enform is our product.
- TallyUnlimited forms and submissions on the free plan under fair use, in a simpler Notion-like editor.Open-ended replies: Its MCP server lets an outside AI assistant read responses, free on all plans.Watch out for: A much smaller template library than Jotform.Sources: Tally pricing, Tally fair use, Tally MCP server
- FilloutFree plan with unlimited forms and 1,000 responses a month, conditional logic and 50+ integrations.Open-ended replies: A single submission can be summarized through workflows; there's no summary across responses.Watch out for: Free forms carry a Fillout badge.Sources: Fillout pricing
- Google FormsIncluded with a Google account, with answers in Sheets. Enough when Jotform's widgets are more than you need.Open-ended replies: Gemini summaries of written answers need an eligible paid Workspace or Google AI plan.Watch out for: No payments and limited branching.Sources: Google Forms, Gemini in Google Forms
- EnformDescribe what you want to ask and Enform writes the survey. It reads the replies, counts what people said and drafts slides. Best for feedback and research, not operational forms.Open-ended replies: This is the main job. Enform reads the replies and counts what people said, and every count opens the replies behind it. How many replies it reads depends on your plan.Watch out for: No payments inside forms, no HIPAA option and no paid panel of respondents, so you bring your own people. Fewer integrations than Typeform or Jotform. The AI writes the first draft of your questions, so read the wording before you share the link.Sources: Enform plans
- FormstackForms for regulated work, with a HIPAA add-on on its Forms and Suite plans and approvals from Suite. Forms is $83/month billed yearly or $99 monthly.Open-ended replies: We didn't find a feature on Formstack's site that reads or summarizes written answers.Watch out for: No free plan, only a 14-day trial.Sources: Formstack pricing
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