Zoho Forms: The best Google Forms alternative

Pricing, Account Management

Zoho Forms can be subscribed as a standalone product or as part of Zoho One bundle of apps, whereas Google users must be subscribed to the Google Workspace bundle to access few advanced capabilities.

Form building, sharing, collaboration

Google Forms offers a basic approach to form creation with only 11 field types, but Zoho Forms takes it a step further by providing a more intuitive and robust form-building interface, equipped with more than 30 field types. With Zoho Forms, users benefit from a user-friendly drag-and-drop editor, making the creation of complex forms seamless and efficient. The platform also boasts a wide range of form elements and customization options, allowing users to tailor forms to their specific needs.

When it comes to sharing, Zoho Forms provides maximum flexibility. While Google Forms offers basic sharing options, Zoho Forms enables more advanced sharing with shortened URLs, the ability to embed forms on websites and in website builders, and custom QR codes for seamless access. Your users can also control access and submission privileges, providing an added layer of security and privacy.

Form customization and branding

When it comes to visual customization, Zoho Forms offers better features to users. While Google Forms provides a limited number of templates, Zoho Forms offers an extensive and ever-growing collection of prebuilt templates, including job applications, event registrations, and feedback forms.

While Google Forms allows basic actions like changing colors and fonts, it falls short in providing comprehensive customization options. Zoho Forms offers more options for fully customizable forms.

Submissions, Data Export, Notifications

With Zoho Forms, users enjoy a more robust and flexible submission process, allowing for the collection of a wide range of data types with ease. Its data export capabilities ensures data can be transferred and utilized effectively across different platforms. Google Forms offers a more basic data export functionality. Zoho Forms provides highly customizable, real-time notifications via multiple channels such as email, SMS, and WhatsApp.

Rules, conditional logic, calculations

With Google Forms, you are limited to creating a survey with basic question types and minimal customization options. Zoho Forms empowers you to create dynamic forms that adapt to user responses, branching out into specific question paths based on previous responses. This conditional logic functionality ensures that you capture the most relevant information from each user, tailoring their experience and enriching your data collection process.

Zoho Forms also introduces the power of calculations within forms.

Integrations and Tracking

Zoho Forms recognizes the importance of integration for efficient business processes. Our solution allows users to connect seamlessly with other Zoho apps and third-party services to create a more interconnected and efficient data collection ecosystem.

Integrations empower users to streamline workflows, automate processes, and extract maximum value from their data. Zoho allows users to bridge the gap between their forms and external tools, enhancing the versatility and functionality of their data collection processes. Google Forms lacks the breadth of integration options that Zoho Forms provides. Users cannot collect payments using Google Forms, whereas Zoho Forms is equipped with multiple payment gateways.

Privacy, Security, Spam

In an era where data privacy and security are paramount concerns, Zoho Forms offers a robust alternative to Google Forms. Zoho places an unwavering emphasis on user privacy, incorporating stringent measures into our software to ensure that sensitive information remains confidential.

In an era where data privacy and security are paramount concerns, Zoho Forms offers a robust alternative to Google Forms. Zoho places an unwavering emphasis on user privacy, incorporating stringent measures into our software to ensure that sensitive information remains confidential.

Zoho Forms' mobile app is another key differentiator from Google Forms, which lacks a dedicated mobile application. Zoho Forms offers users the convenience of creating forms and collecting data directly from their mobile devices. Dedicated, native apps are available for both Android and iOS devices.

One of Zoho Forms' mobile app's standout feature is its offline form creation and data collection capabilities. This functionality empowers users to collect crucial information even in areas with limited or no internet connectivity. Whether working in remote locations or gathering data during fieldwork, Zoho Forms ensures that users are not hindered by connectivity constraints.