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HornetForms vs TypeformUnlimited responses. No meter running.
Most form builders either count your responses or keep your branding on a short leash. Here is how HornetForms lines up against Typeform, Jotform, Google Forms and Microsoft Forms, with every number sourced and dated.
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One page per tool: the side-by-side table, how the pricing works, what building feels like, and when the other tool is the better pick.
Jotform
A huge toolbox with payments, metered by forms, submissions and storage on every self-serve plan.
HornetForms vs JotformGoogle Forms
Works with any Google account and fine for quick surveys, thin on design, logic and public uploads.
HornetForms vs Google FormsMicrosoft Forms
Works with a Microsoft account and fits Microsoft 365 teams, with response limits per form.
HornetForms vs Microsoft FormsTally
A doc-style builder with unlimited free responses under a fair use policy, like ours. The differences are in yearly pricing, importing, design and analytics.
HornetForms vs Tally
What you're actually choosing between
Typeform and Jotform are polished and popular, and both are metered: their plans are tiered by how many responses you collect, so a form that does well tends to push you up a plan. Google Forms and Microsoft Forms come with an account you may already have, and they're free and quick for simple surveys. HornetForms adds conditional logic, your own themes and colors, and unlimited responses on every plan.
- Unlimited forms and responses within fair use, on every plan, Free included
- Conditional logic, multi-page forms, piping and calculations, free
- Google Sheets, Slack, Discord, Notion and Zapier, free on every plan
- Payments through your own Stripe account on every plan, with no HornetForms fee
- Import your Typeform forms in a minute, free
- Your logo, cover images, custom CSS and badge removal on Pro
- 1 custom domain on Pro, 10 on Business
Side by side
Their prices and limits come from their own pricing and help pages, on the date shown under the table. Those numbers move, so follow the links before you decide.
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| What's compared | HornetForms | Typeform | Jotform | Google Forms | Microsoft Forms | Tally |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Free forever, with unlimited forms and responses within fair use | Yes, with a limited number of responses a month | Starter plan, 5 forms and 100 submissions a month | Works with a personal Google account; check Google's pricing page | Works with a free personal Microsoft account | Free, with unlimited forms and submissions under a fair use policy |
| Responses you can collect1 | Unlimited on every plan, under a fair use policy | 100 (Basic), 1,000 (Plus) or 10,000 (Business) a month | 100 (Starter) up to 10,000 (Gold) submissions a month | No limit stated on Google's pricing page. You can set a form to close at a date and time or after a set number of responses | Per form: 200 on free personal accounts, 1,000 on paid personal accounts, up to 5,000,000 on work or school accounts | Unlimited, under a fair use policy |
| Number of forms | Unlimited on every plan, under a fair use policy | Unlimited | 5 (Starter) up to 100 (Gold); unlimited on Enterprise | Not stated on Google's pricing page | Up to 400 per account | Unlimited, under a fair use policy |
| Price points2 | $0 forever. Pro $29/mo or $240/yr, Business $89/mo or $720/yr | Basic $39/mo, or $28/mo billed yearly. Plus and Business cost more | Bronze $39/mo, or $34/mo billed yearly. Silver and Gold cost more | Business features come with Google Workspace, priced per user | Business features come with Microsoft 365; check their pricing page | Pro $24/mo and Business $74/mo as shown on their pricing page; see the note under their plans |
| Team members | Unlimited on Pro and Business, no per-seat pricing | 1 user (Basic), 3 (Plus) or 5 (Business) | Enterprise is their only multi-user plan | Workspace plans are priced per user | Check Microsoft's pricing page | Unlimited on Pro, no per-seat fee |
| File uploads3 | Free up to 10 MB a file. Pro and Business have no plan limit on file size | 1 GB (Basic), 2 GB (Plus) or 4 GB (Business) of uploads | 100 MB (Starter) up to 100 GB (Gold) of upload storage | Respondents must sign in to Google; files go to the owner's Drive | Only on forms limited to your organisation; files up to 10 MB, 100 MB or 1 GB, saved to OneDrive for Business | Free has a 10 MB file limit; Pro removes it |
| Conditional logic | Logic on any question, piping, calculations and up to 20 endings, free | Conditional logic from Basic | Check Jotform's pricing page | Go to a section based on an answer (multiple choice and dropdown) | Branching to a later question or section | Conditional logic, calculations and answer piping, free |
| Payments in forms | One-time payments through your own Stripe account, on every plan. No HornetForms fee; Stripe's fees apply | Payment questions through Stripe | Payment integrations, from 10 payment submissions a month on Starter | Check Google's help pages | Check Microsoft's help pages | Listed on their free plan |
| Custom domains | 1 on Pro, 10 on Business | Enterprise only (custom subdomain from Plus) | Enterprise plan | Check Google's help pages | Check Microsoft's help pages | Pro; check their pricing page for how many |
| Remove the builder's branding | Pro and Business | From Plus | On paid plans; Starter forms show Jotform branding | Check Google's help pages | Check Microsoft's help pages | Pro |
| AI form builder | 3 generations a month on Free, 30 on Pro, 100 on Business. Credit packs from $5 for 25 to $100 for 1,000 on every plan | AI-powered form creation from Basic | Jotform AI tools; check their pricing page | Gemini form creation needs an eligible Google Workspace or Google AI plan | Check Microsoft's help pages | Check Tally's pricing page |
| Data export | CSV and response PDFs on every plan, Excel on Pro and Business | XLSX or CSV | Excel, CSV or PDF | Responses to a Google Sheet | Open in Excel (work or school accounts) | Check Tally's help pages |
| Integrations | Google Sheets, Slack, Discord, Notion, Zapier and signed webhooks free on every plan. REST API on Business | Webhooks and integrations from Basic | 200+ integrations | Google Sheets | Excel | Google Sheets, Notion, Airtable, Slack, Zapier, Make, webhooks and more |
Notes
- Microsoft's limits are per form and depend on the account type. Typeform and Jotform count responses per month across all your forms. HornetForms and Tally both have a fair use policy.
- US dollars as shown on each pricing page, before tax. HornetForms' yearly prices are totals for the year.
- Respondents never sign in to upload a file to a HornetForms form.
Where the numbers come from
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Everything in the HornetForms column is a feature you can use today, on the plan named. Competitor prices and limits come from their own pricing and help pages, linked above, on the date shown; they change, so check them before you decide. Where we couldn't confirm something on their site, we say so instead of guessing. Typeform, Jotform, Google Forms, Microsoft Forms and Tally are trademarks of their respective owners; HornetForms is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any of them.
When one of the others is the better pick
A table where one column wins every row is a brochure, not a comparison. These are the times we'd send you elsewhere.
- Your team already lives in Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 and a plain internal survey is all you need. Those tools are already paid for.
- You want the exact one-question-at-a-time look Typeform made famous. We have a one-question-at-a-time layout on every plan, but Typeform builds its whole product around that style.
Comparison questions
Where do the competitor prices come from?
From each company's own pricing and help pages. Every tool's sources are linked under the table with the date we last checked them. If we couldn't confirm a number on their site, we left it out.
Is HornetForms really unlimited on the Free plan?
Yes, within fair use. We don't count or cap forms or responses on any plan, Free included, and the Free plan is free forever. Fair use means you use HornetForms to build forms and collect answers from real people, not for spam, file storage or reselling. What's metered is AI form generation (3 a month on Free, 30 on Pro, 100 on Business), because each generation costs us money. The pricing page explains fair use in full.
Can I move my forms from Typeform?
Yes. Paste a public Typeform link into the importer and you'll see your questions rebuilt as a HornetForms form before you sign up. Anything that can't come across is flagged in the preview. It's free on every plan.
Can I import from Google Forms?
You can bring the questions over two ways. Drop in the CSV of your form's responses and HornetForms builds the questions from its columns, free. Or upload a PDF or Word copy of the form and AI rebuilds it, using one AI generation.
Can I take payments in my forms?
Yes, on every plan, Free included. Add a Payment block and connect your own Stripe account; payments go straight to it. HornetForms adds no fee of its own, and Stripe's processing fees apply.
Try the one without the meter
Unlimited forms and responses, logic, uploads, signatures and integrations on a Free plan that stays free. Pro and Business add branding, custom domains and your team.