Typeform made one-question-at-a-time forms popular, then started charging by the response. Its free plan stops at 10 responses a month, and paid plans start at $28/month billed annually ($39 monthly) for just 100 responses a month.
Once a form gets real traffic, that ceiling arrives fast. This list ranks 10 Typeform alternatives by how many responses their free plan actually allows, so founders, marketers and ops teams can find a cheaper alternative to Typeform without digging through pricing pages.
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Quick Answer
The best Typeform alternatives in 2026 are Tally, Youform, OpnForm and Fillout. Tally, Youform and OpnForm offer unlimited forms and unlimited responses on their free plans, compared with Typeform's 10 free responses a month. Fillout gives 1,000 free responses a month with native Notion and Airtable sync. If you want one free Typeform alternative to start with, pick Tally.
The tools that punch above their weight are the small, founder-led builders. Tally, Youform and OpnForm all charge $29/month for Pro on monthly billing and never meter responses at any tier, which is the exact pain point that pushes most teams off Typeform.
Why this list matters
We built this list from scratch, considered 19 tools, and checked every finalist's pricing and plan limits on its own website or help center between September 24 and 28, 2026. Any tool whose current limits or prices we could not confirm from the vendor was cut, and each profile links to the page we checked. Rankings use one verifiable number, free plan response allowance, instead of opinion scores.
Typeform alternatives at a glance
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Tools considered | 19 |
| Tools that made the list | 10 |
| Tools with a free plan | 9 of 10 |
| No response cap on the free plan | 4 (Tally, Youform, OpnForm; Google Forms publishes no cap) |
| Open-source options | 2 (OpnForm, Formbricks) |
| Lowest paid entry price | Fillout Starter: $15/month billed annually ($19 monthly) |
| Typeform, for comparison | Free: 10 responses/month. Basic: $28/month billed annually ($39 monthly) for 100 responses/month |
The spread is wide. Four tools set no response cap on the free plan, the rest range from 1,000 a month (Fillout) down to 30 a month (Paperform), and Formstack has no free plan at all because it sells compliance and document workflows rather than cheap forms.
10 Typeform alternatives ranked by free plan limits
How the ranking works: tools are ordered by free plan response allowance. The four tools with no cap are ordered by how much their free plan includes (payments, logic, layout options). Google Forms ranks fourth of those because its logic is basic, it has no native payments and there is no higher Forms tier to grow into. Microsoft Forms caps each form at 200 responses in total rather than per month, so it sits between the 250-a-month and 100-a-month plans. Prices are shown on both monthly and annual billing because vendors headline different ones.
| # | Tool | Free plan limit | Paid entry, monthly billing | Paid entry, annual billing | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tally | Unlimited forms and submissions | $29/month (Pro) | About $24/month (17% off) | Startups and indie makers |
| 2 | Youform | Unlimited forms and responses | $29/month (Pro) | $20/month | Direct Typeform replacement |
| 3 | OpnForm | Unlimited forms and submissions | $29/month (Pro) | $25/month | Developers and privacy-minded teams |
| 4 | Google Forms | No published cap | Free | Free | Internal surveys and quizzes |
| 5 | Fillout | 1,000 responses/month | $19/month (Starter, 2,000 responses) | $15/month | Notion and Airtable teams |
| 6 | Formbricks | 250 responses/month on Cloud; free self-hosted edition | $89/month (Pro, 2,000 responses) | $74/month | Product and research teams |
| 7 | Microsoft Forms | 200 responses per form, total (free personal account) | Included with Microsoft 365 | Included with Microsoft 365 | Microsoft 365 teams |
| 8 | Jotform | 5 forms, 100 submissions/month | $39/month (Bronze, 1,000 submissions) | $34/month($408/year) | Payments and e-signatures |
| 9 | Paperform | 30 submissions/month | $29/month (Essentials) | $24/month | Creators and service businesses |
| 10 | Formstack | No free plan | $99/month (Forms) | $83/month | Regulated and Salesforce teams |
Typeform alternative profiles
1. Tally
Unlimited free submissions · Doc-style form builder Tally is a form builder where you type questions like writing a doc. The free plan covers unlimited forms and submissions plus logic, Stripe payments and signatures. Pro is $29/month, or 17% less on yearly billing, for branding removal, custom domains and team features. Best for startups and indie makers.
2. Youform
Unlimited free responses · Conversational form builder Youform keeps the one-question-per-screen format Typeform made famous and makes it free for unlimited forms and responses, with logic, calculations and hidden fields included. Pro costs $29/month, or $20/month billed annually, and adds custom domains and partial submissions. Built for teams replacing Typeform one to one.
3. OpnForm
Unlimited free submissions · Open-source form builder OpnForm is an open-source form builder whose free cloud plan includes unlimited forms and submissions, logic, calculations, webhooks and API access. Pro is $29/month($25/month yearly) for branding removal and custom domains. You can also self-host the free Community Edition for up to 2 users. Best for developers.
4. Google Forms
No published cap · Google Workspace form tool Google Forms is Google's free form, survey and quiz builder, available to anyone with a Google account and included in Google Workspace. Responses flow straight into Google Sheets. Logic and design are basic, there are no native payments, and Google publishes no response cap. Best for internal surveys and polls.
5. Fillout
1,000 free responses/month · Database-connected forms Fillout syncs forms natively with Notion, Airtable and Google Sheets. The free plan includes unlimited forms, unlimited seats and 1,000 responses a month. Starter is $15/month billed annually ($19 monthly) with 2,000 responses, and forms keep collecting even past your limit. Existing typeforms import in a couple of clicks.
6. Formbricks
250 free responses/month on Cloud · Open-source survey platform Formbricks is an open-source platform for link surveys and in-product surveys. The free Cloud Hobby plan allows 250 responses a month with logic and hidden fields; Pro is $74/month billed annually ($89 monthly) for 2,000 responses and unlimited seats. The self-hosted Community Edition is free. Best for product teams.
7. Microsoft Forms
200 responses per form on free · Microsoft 365 form tool Microsoft Forms is Microsoft's form, quiz and poll builder. On a free personal account, each form accepts up to 200 responses in total, not per month. Paid personal accounts get 1,000 per form, and Microsoft 365 work accounts get far higher limits. Best for teams already on Microsoft 365.
8. Jotform
100 free submissions/month · Form and workflow platform Jotform is a no-code form builder and workflow platform with a very large template library. The free Starter plan allows 5 forms and 100 submissions a month. Bronze is $39/month, or $408/year, for 25 forms and 1,000 submissions. It suits teams needing payments and e-signatures over conversational polish.
9. Paperform
30 free submissions/month · Landing-page style forms Paperform builds forms that read like web pages, with a guided one-question-at-a-time mode, payments and appointment booking. The free plan allows 30 submissions a month; Essentials is $24/month billed annually ($29 monthly), and branding becomes removable on Pro. Best for creators and service businesses selling through forms.
10. Formstack
No free plan · Compliance-focused forms suite Formstack bundles forms, document generation and e-signatures for organizations with compliance or Salesforce requirements. There is no free plan: Forms starts at $83/month billed annually ($99 monthly) for one builder and 25 forms. Salesforce and Enterprise plans add PCI and HIPAA-compliant options and SSO. Best for regulated teams.
What types of Typeform alternatives should you consider?
| Category | Representative tools |
|---|---|
| Free builders with no response cap | Tally, Youform, OpnForm |
| Conversational, one-question-at-a-time forms | Youform, Paperform (guided mode) |
| Open-source and self-hosted Typeform alternatives | OpnForm, Formbricks |
| Database-connected forms | Fillout |
| Forms included with tools you already pay for | Google Forms, Microsoft Forms |
| Payments, bookings and e-signatures | Jotform, Paperform |
| In-product and research surveys | Formbricks |
| Compliance and Salesforce workflows | Formstack |
Typeform vs the top alternatives
These are the head-to-head comparisons people search most, side by side. Typeform's own plans are in the next section.
| Comparison | Alternative's free plan | Alternative's entry paid plan | The main difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tally vs Typeform | Unlimited forms and submissions | $29/month (Pro) | Tally includes logic, payments and unlimited responses for free; Typeform charges by response |
| Jotform vs Typeform | 5 forms, 100 submissions/month | $39/month (Bronze), 1,000 submissions/month | At the same $39 on monthly billing, Jotform allows 10x the submissions of Typeform Basic, in a traditional form layout |
| Typeform vs Google Forms | No published cap | Free | Google Forms costs nothing but offers basic design and no native payments |
| Typeform vs Paperform | 30 submissions/month | $24/month billed annually (Essentials) | Paperform builds landing-page style forms with bookings and a guided one-question mode |
Is Tally better than Typeform? On price and free limits, yes. Typeform still leads on design polish and add-ons such as lead enrichment.
Typeform pricing and the Typeform free plan in 2026
| Typeform plan | Annual billing | Monthly billing | Responses per month | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | $0 | 10 (across all forms) | 1 |
| Basic | $28/month | $39/month | 100 | 1 |
| Plus | $56/month | $79/month | 1,000 | 3 |
| Business | $91/month | $129/month | 10,000 | 5 |
| Growth Flow | $266/month | $379/month | 10,000 | 5 |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom | Custom | 6+ |
The free plan's 10 responses are shared across all your forms. On every plan, forms close to new responses once you hit the monthly limit and reopen when the next month starts or you upgrade. Branding removal starts on Plus, and custom domains are Enterprise only. Typeform also tests different prices on its pricing page, so the figure you see may differ slightly.
Sources: Typeform pricing, Typeform free plan, Typeform response limits. Checked September 28, 2026.
Why free plan limits matter when you leave Typeform
Most teams start looking for Typeform competitors for one reason: the Typeform response limit. A lead form that converts well can outgrow 100 or even 1,000 responses a month within weeks, and a closed form means lost leads. The free allowance of your next tool tells you how long you can run before pricing becomes a decision again.
A ranking like this is still a snapshot. Plans, caps and prices change several times a year, and a static roundup cannot tell you which of these tools teams are actually sticking with. That is the gap Maarket is built for: products are ranked on Karma Points, which combine one-time setup signals with ongoing usage signals like reviews (+5), "I use this" (+2) and recommendations (+2), so the list keeps moving as real usage does.
Don't pick on the free limit alone. A free plan with no response cap is the right call for lead capture and waitlists, but if your forms feed Airtable, take payments or sit inside a regulated workflow, the tool that fits your stack will save more time than the one that saves the most on responses. Shortlist two tools, rebuild your busiest typeform in both, and keep the one your team prefers using.
How we built this list
We started from zero, searching roundups, alternative directories, vendor comparison pages and community threads for Typeform alternatives, then verified each finalist's plans and limits on its own pricing page or help center between September 24 and 28, 2026. We ranked by free plan response allowance because it is the most-cited reason teams switch and it can be checked against the vendor's own site. Prices are in USD and can change; always confirm on the vendor's page before buying.
We considered 19 tools. These 9 did not make the list:
| Tool | Why it was cut |
|---|---|
| SurveyMonkey | Free plan limits are documented, but we could not confirm current paid prices on its own site |
| Zoho Forms | Current plan limits were only confirmed on third-party sites, not on Zoho's pricing page |
| Wufoo | Limits found only in a competitor's roundup, not on the vendor's site |
| TinyCommand, AntForms, FormGrid | Newer builders whose limits we could not verify on the vendor's site |
| Qualtrics, Sprig, Qualaroo | Research and customer-experience platforms rather than general form builders; Qualtrics is quote-only |
Last reviewed: September 28, 2026
Frequently asked questions
1. What is the best Typeform alternative in 2026?
For most small teams, Tally is the best Typeform alternative in 2026. Its free plan includes unlimited forms and submissions with conditional logic and Stripe payments, and Pro costs $29/month. If you specifically want Typeform's one-question-per-screen format, Youform is the closer match.
2. What is the best free Typeform alternative?
Tally, Youform and OpnForm offer unlimited forms and unlimited responses for free. Google Forms is also free with no published response cap, but its design and logic are basic. Fillout's free plan stops at 1,000 responses a month but adds native Notion and Airtable sync.
3. How much does Typeform cost, and is there a free plan?
Typeform has a free plan, but it allows only 10 responses a month across all your forms. Basic costs $28/month billed annually ($39 monthly) for 100 responses. Plus is $56/month billed annually for 1,000 responses and branding removal, and Business is $91/month billed annually for 10,000 responses.
4. Is there an open-source Typeform alternative?
Yes. OpnForm is an open-source form builder with a free cloud plan that includes unlimited submissions, plus a free self-hosted edition for up to 2 users. Formbricks is an open-source survey platform with a free self-hosted Community Edition, or 250 free responses a month on Formbricks Cloud.
5. Which Typeform alternative feels most like Typeform?
Youform is built around the same one-question-at-a-time flow and includes logic, calculations and hidden fields for free. Paperform also offers a guided mode that shows one question at a time, alongside its landing-page style layout.
6. Can I move my existing typeforms to another tool?
Fillout and OpnForm both let you import a form from an existing Typeform link. For other tools, plan on rebuilding forms manually and reconnecting integrations such as Google Sheets, Slack or your CRM before switching live links.
7. What are Typeform's main competitors?
Typeform's main competitors are Tally, Jotform, Google Forms, Microsoft Forms, Fillout and Paperform. Tally and Youform compete on free limits, Jotform on templates and workflows, Fillout on database sync, and Google and Microsoft Forms on being included with tools teams already pay for.
8. Is Typeform HIPAA compliant?
Typeform lists HIPAA compliance on its Enterprise plan only, alongside SSO and a choice of US or EU data center. Among alternatives, Formstack offers PCI and HIPAA-compliant options on its Salesforce and Enterprise plans. Confirm a signed BAA with the vendor before collecting health data.
9. When is Typeform still worth paying for?
Typeform is still worth it if you need its newer add-ons, such as Growth Flow (lead enrichment, Salesforce integration, SMS follow-ups) or Research Flow (AI-moderated studies), or if its polished conversational design measurably lifts your completion rates.
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