8 Best Free Form Builders for Contact Forms and Surveys

Tally's free plan includes unlimited forms and submissions within fair use, conditional logic, calculations, answer piping, payments, signatures, and several integrations. That is a strong starting set for a small website owner who wants more than a plain questionnaire.

Its editor behaves like a document: write a title, add blocks, and arrange the questions. I'd choose it for a contact form where the owner wants a short introduction, a few fields, and a clear next step. Free logic can keep an inquiry form brief by showing follow-up questions only when they apply.

The weakness is branding and the distinction between free basics and paid presentation features. Removing Tally branding and using a custom domain require Pro. A form can work well on the free tier while still not look exactly like the site's own interface.

Pro costs $29/month or $290/year. It adds features such as custom domains, branding removal, team options, and partial submissions. I'd upgrade for a requirement the form actually has, rather than because the free editor makes every paid option visible.

Pick it if you need a capable public form without an early response-count ceiling. Skip it if a free custom domain and complete branding removal are essential. Our Tally contact-form guide covers a practical starting layout.

Google Forms is free with a Google account and connects directly with Sheets and Drive. I'd choose it for internal requests, event questions, or a survey whose owner already organizes work in Google tools.

The strength is what happens after the response. A spreadsheet can support sorting, assignment, and follow-up without adding a separate database product. For a club or small team, that may be more valuable than an elaborate form theme.

The limitation is flexibility around presentation and respondent access. Its themes are narrower than a dedicated marketing-form builder's. File uploads and one-response restrictions can also change the sign-in experience, which matters for a public audience. The Tally vs Google Forms comparison explains those choices.

Google's response-management documentation now describes large-volume thresholds. From September 2026, a form can hold up to 500,000 responses and 1 GB of form/response data, with some reporting and Sheets features stopping at lower thresholds. Those are far beyond an ordinary contact form, but a large campaign needs to plan its export and storage process.

Pick it if Google Sheets is the natural destination for responses. Skip it if the form needs a heavily customized public presentation or a respondent flow that avoids Google's account-related restrictions.

Jotform Starter includes five forms and 100 monthly submissions, with branding and a limited upload allowance. The large template and integration library is appealing, but the response count is the first number I'd check for a public form.

I'd choose it when a ready-made form and a particular integration save real setup work. A registration form, payment workflow, or specialized field can be easier to build from a close template than from a blank document. Its official site lists a broad collection of integrations and widgets.

A February 2026 Jotform discussion praised the product while objecting to the free response cap and discussing the account's Get More tasks. I'd inspect the ordinary plan limit before counting on any extra allowance.

The weakness is that several modest forms share a small monthly budget. A contact form, event signup, and customer survey can consume that allowance together. File storage and payment-related limits add other reasons to inspect the plan before launch.

Paid Bronze and higher plans expand the allowance. Use the official pricing page for the current account quote. I'd avoid building a whole public campaign around Starter unless the expected response volume is comfortably below the cap and someone will monitor it.

Pick it if its templates or integrations solve a particular workflow quickly. Skip it if your priority is a generous free public-response allowance across several forms.

Fillout Free includes unlimited forms and seats, 1,000 monthly responses, conditional logic, file uploads, and many integrations. That is a good shape for a small business connecting incoming requests to an existing database or spreadsheet.

I'd choose it for a form that needs to send records into Airtable, Notion, or Google Sheets. The question isn't just whether a person can submit a message; it's whether that message arrives in the place where the team handles it. A good connection can remove repeated copying from an inbox.

The free weakness is the feature split. CAPTCHA, some presentation controls, partial-submission features, and other extras sit above Free. If a public form needs those controls, compare the applicable tier before assuming the 1,000-response allowance settles the whole decision.

Starter is $15/month billed annually ($180/year), and Pro is $40/month billed annually ($480/year). Pro removes branding and adds customization. I'd use the annual totals when budgeting, since they are the amounts clearly labeled on the current page.

Pick it if a connected form and 1,000 monthly responses fit the work. Skip it if a free CAPTCHA or advanced design control is a firm requirement.

Typeform Free permits ten responses per month across the account's forms. That is too small for most ongoing public surveys. I'd treat the free plan as a tiny pilot of the conversational format.

The format gives questions their own space, which can make a short questionnaire feel more like a guided conversation. It can be attractive for a carefully written onboarding flow or a small feedback exercise where presentation matters.

A September 2026 Typeform review complained about the ten-response cap and higher-tier feature restrictions. That's why I'd use Free for a tiny pilot, then budget the actual public response volume.

The weakness is the free capacity and paid feature split. Ten answers can disappear after sharing a link with a small group. Some integration, design, and media features require a paid edition, so building with a feature visible in the editor doesn't guarantee it can be published on Free.

Paid Basic starts with a larger response allowance. I'd check the current billed price and expected response total together before investing in the layout. For a normal free contact form, Tally or Google Forms is easier to justify.

Pick it if you want to evaluate a conversational form with a handful of respondents. Skip it if the form must collect ordinary public traffic for free every month.

Zoho Forms Free includes one user, three forms, 500 monthly submissions, and 200 MB of storage. The allowance is enough for many small inquiry processes, with a clear ceiling for planning.

I'd choose it when responses belong in other Zoho applications. Moving a form result into an existing CRM or support routine can be more valuable than changing the appearance of the form itself. The free tier also lists integrations beyond Zoho, including spreadsheet and automation destinations.

The weakness is collaboration and presentation on the lower plans. Free is a one-user arrangement, and branding or custom themes need paid features. A form managed by several colleagues needs a plan that supports the actual access they require.

Basic is paid, with one user and expanded form and response allowances. Higher plans add more users and capabilities. I'd choose the tier from who manages responses and what happens after submission.

Pick it if a one-owner form should feed a Zoho-centered business workflow. Skip it if several people need free form-management access or branding controls are the main concern.

Formbricks Cloud Hobby includes 250 monthly responses, one workspace, link-based and in-product surveys, logic, and API access. Its focus is closer to feedback around a product than to a general-purpose website contact form.

I'd choose it for a team that wants to ask questions at the right point in an application's workflow. A short survey after an action can answer a different question from a public contact form. The survey design needs the same restraint as the rest of the interface: ask only what the team is prepared to act on.

The free cloud limit is one workspace and 250 responses. The Community Edition offers self-hosting without vendor response caps, while requiring your team to operate the application and its supporting services. That moves the cost into infrastructure and maintenance.

Cloud Pro is listed at $74/month, with more responses, workspaces, and team features. I'd choose the product-feedback route only when that is the task; a simple public inquiry form doesn't need an application-survey system.

Pick it if in-product feedback or self-hosted surveys solve a real requirement. Skip it if all you need is a short contact page with an owner email alert.