Everything a form needs. Nothing that bites.
Here's the whole hive, in plain words. Most of it is on the Free plan, forever. Extras marked Pro or Business arrive with those plans soon — see pricing.
01
Build like you write
The editor feels like a document, not a control panel. Type, press /, keep going.
Slash commands
Press / to add any question or content block without leaving the keyboard.
Autosave
Every change is saved as you type. Close the tab whenever you like.
Publishing and version history
Edit a draft while the live form keeps working, then publish. Roll back to an earlier version if you change your mind.
Rich text
Bold, underline, colour and highlight, right inside your questions.
Content blocks
Headings, lists, images with alt text, dividers, and videos or embeds from YouTube, Vimeo, Loom, Calendly and Google Maps.
02
AI that drafts, you decide
AI does the boring first draft. You keep the final say.
Generate a form from a sentence
Describe what you need in plain language and get an editable draft in seconds.
AI translation(Pro)
Translate your form into other languages with AI, then review every line yourself.
Always editable
AI drafts land in the normal editor, so you can change anything before you publish.
03
20+ question types
From a quick yes or no to a full matrix, there's a block for it.
The everyday ones
Short and long text, email, URL, phone, number, date and time.
Choices
Multiple choice, checkboxes, multi-select and dropdowns, with optional random order.
Scores and feelings
Rating, linear scale, NPS from 0 to 10 and five-face CSAT.
Ranking and matrix
Let people put options in order, or rate several things in one grid.
File uploads and signatures
Collect files, plus signatures that people draw or type.
Hidden and calculated fields
Carry data along behind the scenes, or work out totals and scores with formulas.
04
Smarter forms
Ask only what matters, and make every answer count.
Conditional logic
Show or hide questions and jump between pages based on earlier answers.
Multi-page forms
Break long forms into bite-sized pages.
Answer piping
Type @ to drop an earlier answer into a later question, like “Thanks, Sam!”.
Calculations and quizzes
Add up prices, score quizzes and show results with formula fields.
Hidden fields and URL prefill
Pass in data from the link, like a campaign name, or prefill answers for people.
Endings and redirects
Up to 20 named endings for different answers, or send people to another page when they finish.
05
Design that looks like you
Make your form match your brand without touching a line of code.
Themes and presets
Start from a preset, then tweak colours, buttons and backgrounds. Save themes for your whole workspace.
21 fonts
A curated set of fonts, from clean sans to friendly serif.
Logo and cover images(Pro)
Put your logo and a cover image at the top of your form.
Custom CSS(Pro)
For the fussy details, write your own CSS.
Hide the badge(Pro)
Remove the “Made with HornetForms” badge from your forms.
07
Access and anti-spam
Let the right people in and keep the bots out.
Password protection
Lock a form behind a password.
One response per person
Stop the same person from answering twice.
Email verification(Pro)
Ask respondents to confirm their email before they submit.
Cloudflare Turnstile
A quiet bot check you can switch on for each form.
Honeypots and rate limits
Built-in traps and limits catch spam bots without bothering real people.
08
Responses
All your answers in one tidy place.
Responses table and summaries
Browse every answer, or see the totals at a glance.
Filters
Find exactly the responses you're after.
CSV and Excel export
Download your data whenever you want it. CSV is free, Excel comes with Pro. Printing works too.
Editing with revisions(Pro)
Fix a typo in a response and keep a full history of what changed.
Retention rules(Pro)
Delete responses automatically after a period you choose.
Partial submissions(Pro)
Respondents can save their progress and come back later to finish.
09
Insights and tracking
Learn what works without spying on anyone.
Cookieless analytics
Views, unique visitors, starts, completions, sources and devices, with no cookies.
Drop-off
See exactly which question makes people give up.
NPS and CSAT
Your scores worked out for you.
GA4, Google Tag Manager and Meta Pixel(Pro)
Add your own tracking if you want it, with an optional consent banner for respondents. Global Privacy Control is honoured.
10
Notifications and integrations
Send answers wherever they need to go.
Email notifications
Get an email for new responses and send respondents a confirmation.
Signed webhooks
Send every response to your own URL, signed so you know it's really us, with automatic retries.
REST API(Business)
Read and manage forms and responses with scoped workspace API keys and idempotency keys.
OpenAPI reference(Business)
An OpenAPI 3.1 document and an in-app reference for developers.
11
Workspaces and teams
Keep things organised, alone or together.
Members and roles(Pro)
Invite as many teammates as you like and decide who can do what. Only the account that owns the plan pays.
Multiple workspaces(Pro)
Keep clients, teams or projects in their own workspaces.
Folders and search
Sort forms into folders and find anything with Ctrl/⌘ K.
Templates
21 built-in templates, from contact forms to job applications, plus your own workspace templates.
Duplicate, copy and move
Reuse a form in seconds, or move it to another workspace (Pro).
Trash
Deleted something by accident? Restore it within 30 days.
Version history
Published versions and draft snapshots you can restore.
12
Speak their language
One form, many languages.
Up to 10 languages per form(Pro)
Translate with AI or with a CSV file, and review everything in the Translate tab.
12 interface languages
Buttons and messages in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic and Hebrew.
Language switcher(Pro)
Respondents see their own language automatically and can switch any time.
Right-to-left layouts
Forms written in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian or Urdu read the right way round on every plan, and translated languages do too on Pro.
What we don't do (yet)
We'd rather be honest than buzzwordy. HornetForms doesn't have one-click native integrations with other apps yet, so use signed webhooks (or the REST API, coming with Business) to send answers anywhere. We don't take payments inside forms, and we don't do phone or SMS verification.
Ready to build something?
Join the waitlist and we'll let you in soon. The Free plan is free forever, no card needed.