Typeform advantages and disadvantages

First, let’s break down Typeform’s strong and weak points.

Typeform’s tool is hyper-focused on the visual design of its forms. Many customers praise how professional their solution looks compared to other similar tools. The approach presupposes that a beautiful design is the best way to get the best response rates.

Typeform is a conversational form builder that will surely ease your users' engagement. If visual design matters most to you, they are a great solution.

But this form experience is best for short and simple forms. It is not recommended if you want to gather extensive or complex data.

Let’s dive deeper into what customers like and dislike about the tool.

Typeform advantages

Reviews prove that if the target audience requires a conversational approach, Typeform is a great choice.

Customers love Typeform’s logic mapping. They have a calculator that makes it easy to use numerical formulas within the form.

Overall, the usability of Typeform is pretty self-explanatory, so you likely won’t need to visit the Help Center too much or relentlessly contact customer service to get a form up and running.

As mentioned above, their themes are visually pleasing, and there is an option to add images and videos to match your branding and needs.

Lastly, Typeform makes it possible to answer forms with keyboard shortcuts. That way, forms are faster and more convenient to fill out, boosting your response rates.

But there are also many downsides to choosing Typeform.

Typeform disadvantages

The biggest downside of Typeform is the lack of protection from bots. Setting up a form of security such as a standardized captcha is challenging. As soon as a survey goes live, it is publicly posted on the Typeform website. This makes it widely available to bots and spam.

The data you collect is unreliable, and you reach response limits fast. This is unfortunate, as Typeform limits their responses harshly. 

The free, basic, and plus plans have response restrictions that practically make data statistically insignificant, especially if you consider that some responses are not acquired naturally from your (or your potential) audience. So, if your survey sample is more than 100 responses, you have to invest in the subscription.

Moreover, reviews claim there are too many features locked behind a paywall.

The interface also tends to lag when a user is creating long or complex forms. You may also find your cursor suddenly leaving the field you are editing. Without thorough proofreading, you may end up with incomplete sentences.

Customers often say the pricing structure is suboptimal and pay for many features they will never use.

While Typeform is optimized for visual appeal, this also causes some issues. For example, all forms feel and look the same, even when you add your company’s logo or custom images.

Their customization doesn’t reach the layout - there is only one. And you can’t switch to a static mode. Typeform displays all questions one by one.

Typeform is also not the ideal solution for those interested in payment forms. While they offer the option, the only way to collect payments is through Stripe. Many of their competitors collaborate with PayPal Business, Square, Braintree, and more.

There is no free trial or freemium. Typeform will let you play around with premium features on the free plan, but you cannot publish those forms until a paid subscription plan is purchased.

Overall, online reviews suggest Typeform is like a paid version of Google Forms that doesn’t provide any benefits over the free tool. Moreover, Google Forms does not have a response limit, while that is Typeforms most prominent criticism.

Typeform pricing

Let’s walk through Typeform’s three plan options. I went through all prices on the yearly plan, giving you a 16% discount compared to monthly payments.

Typeform Basic

Price: $25 per month

You can create unlimited typeforms and add unlimited questions on the basic plan. The downside is that you can only collect 100 responses and add only one user.

You may use the following integrations: Automate.io, HubSpot, Mailchimp, Airtable, Pipedrive, and Slack.

You can use premium features to create a typeform, but you won’t be able to use it until you purchase a plan.

Typeform Plus

Price: $50 per month

The first paid plan contains everything on the Basic plan, but you can collect up to 1,000 responses and invite two more users. You will be able to remove Typeform branding and add your logo.

There are no additional integrations available on this plan.

Typeform Business

Price: $83 per month

Typeform's priciest subscription plan is practically the only one that gives medium, large, and enterprise businesses a reliable response limit. You can collect up to 10,000 responses and analyze drop-off rates to improve your forms.

Only on this plan may you use the Google Analytics and Salesforce integration. You’ll also get priority support and the option to live chat with customer service.

Typeform alternatives for surveys and questionnaires

The following five tools are great alternatives to Typeform if you want a survey or questionnaire solution. I focused on the ease of use and setup, customizability, time to reach ROI, support, integrations, and key features.

Survicate

Using Survicate is the fastest way to get continuous customer insights. Automate surveys like NPS and CSAT and use the recurring feature. That way, you don’t have to keep asking customers to fill out surveys or do interviews to get their thoughts and ideas. 

All results populate in the reporting tab in real-time. You can use the filters to see a bird’s eye view of score changes across days, weeks, months, quarters, and years. 

Survicate generates graphs and bar charts automatically. You can show them to your team or stakeholders by exporting data or simply screenshotting the analyze tab.

Why do our customers choose and continue to use Survicate?

Our user research shows customers most appreciate the following features that make us stand out from the competition:

• Easy and quick to set up
• Intuitive and clean UI - edit with drag & drop feature as well as over 125 templates optimized for best response rates
• Multichannel distribution
• Ability to capture partial responses
• A multitude of solid, native, one-click integrations
• Easy to integrate, code-free, and no need to bother developers
• Easy to automate with recurring survey feature and automatic notifications and score calculations

What value do our customers get from using Survicate?

Our customers praise our tool most in the following use cases:

• Easily gathering data to back up arguments when pitching new ideas
• Validating feature ideas and product development roadmaps
• Prioritizing features based on feedback from real users and customers

Users looking for a survey tool often compare Survicate and Typeform on G2. Their analysis shows we outperform or match Typeform in all but one ratings, including

• Quality of support
• Ease of admin
• Ease of setup
• Ease of use
• Reporting & analytics
• Branching & skip logic
• Likelihood to recommend

In direct comparison with Typeform, we offer better control over branding and advanced customization, including custom backgrounds. Customers report our survey builder is more intuitive, and they appreciate the feature of capturing partial responses.

We also have a two-way integration with Intercom, allowing access to more integrations on lower plans. Typeform only integrates with Mailchimp and Airtable in the base plan.

Moreover, Survicate’s subscription model is not based on the number of users. This means your team can easily access all survey data gathered in one place, no matter the distribution channel.

However, you may want to go with Typeform if you want to make “fun” content or simply quizzes. 

Typeform’s basic plan is cheaper, but Survicate also offers a free plan. Other than that, there are four flexible and customized scale plans for enterprises.

Survicate Free

Price: free

You can run any Survicate survey for seven days with access to all premium features. Collect as many responses as you can; there are no restrictions. Connect your survey with marketing, product, and support tools natively.

You can choose from all four distribution channels: email, website, in-product, or mobile, and use any of our pre-made survey templates.

Feedback Starter 

Price: $89 per month

You can run three active surveys via a chosen distribution channel on the Feedback Starter plan. As on the free plan, you can use as many integrations and invite as many users as possible. You’ll also be able to remove Survicate branding.

Advanced Researcher

Price: $129 per month

This plan comes with five active surveys run via all available distribution channels. You get all the perks from the Feedback Starter plan plus Google Sheets export, the word cloud text responses analysis tool, and more.

Feedback Automation

Price: $179 per month

This is our most popular plan. Run seven active surveys with advanced targeting, and take advantage of multilingual surveys, webhooks, and automated recurring surveys. Plus, all features from the lower-tier plans.

Team Insights

Price: $269 per month

Team Insights allows you to run ten surveys at once with collaboration features, user roles, and custom CSS.

Scale

Price: $299 per month

If your needs exceed the plans described above, book a demo with us to learn what more we can do for you. We offer custom onboarding plans, custom training, performance reviews, and more.

SurveyMonkey

SurveyMonkey is an established player in the survey niche and the go-to tool for most Saas businesses. They offer surveys, quizzes, and polls via several distribution channels, including weblink, email, and mobile chat.

But how does SurveyMonkey stack up against Typeform? On the downside, it’s slower to reach ROI, customers complain about a cluttered interface, and their customization features are limited.

On the other hand, SurveyMonkey has many advantages over Typeform. Their support gets much better reviews and customers generally claim they are “easier to do business with.” 

SurveyMonkey outperforms Typeform in analytics and they are a better solution for HR and employee research.

While Typeform has excellent customization, they only have one layout, and all questions are displayed individually. With SurveyMonkey, you can edit the layout and choose the static and “one-question-at-a-time” format.

SurveyMonkey paid plans start at $29 per month per user. There is no free plan or trial, but many similar SurveyMonkey alternatives let you test out key features.

Google Forms

Google Forms is a popular and simple tool for creating forms, quizzes, and surveys. While it is limited in features, it is entirely free. All you need is a Google Account. You will be notified by email when new responses flow in.

You can set up your Google Form to show a static or one-question view. Since most users are familiar with Google tools, the process should be intuitive and easy. There is some survey logic, like going to a certain option depending on the response and shuffling option order.

Google enables some plugins for extra flexibility.

The analysis is limited, but you get basic statistics like the number of responses and answer breakdown. You can download the data in CSV format or send it to Google Sheets. 

Compared to Typeform, the surveys may look less professional due to the lack of advanced features. There are no integrations besides Google Sheets, while Typeform offers connections with, for example, Slack and Zapier.

There are only two distribution methods - via link or webpage embed. You can share Typeforms via a link or email, embed forms in chats and websites, and a QR code. 

Qualtrics

Qualtrics is a survey tool designed for enterprises. This means their pricing is less competitive than that of Typeform. Qualtrics also requires a higher level of sophistication, and there is a steeper learning curve to using the tool.

On the other hand, they are better at support, and their Survey Flow screen ensures your view of surveys and questionnaires is transparent.

Qualtrics is a tool for gathering vast amounts of data with complicated forms and surveys. If you are an individual or small business, it can be overkill.

You need to book a demo to get an individual quote, but there is a free trial. Prices are based on what you need from the tool.

Conjoint.ly

Conjoint.ly is an all-in-one survey research platform. They are new on the market, while Typeform is an established player. Customers complain about the complicated interface and the lack of analysis tools.

On the other hand, Conjoint.ly does not put caps on responses, questions, or the number of surveys you want to run. 

They have an excellent solution for those just starting with their business. If you lack an audience in your product ideation phase, you can buy responses from Conjoint.ly's panel network. 

Conjoint.ly also offers multilingual features. Typeform only has a workaround, described in their Help Center. You must type out both language versions at once, visible to all respondents. This is problematic if you want more than two language versions or a polished look.

Conjoint.ly has no integrations, but you can redirect from other tools like SurveyMonkey or Qualtrics and perform your analysis there. The downside is you have to pay for both subscriptions.

Conjoint.ly has a free plan with no limits on the number of responses, surveys, questions, or team members.

Paid plans start at $1,795 per user annually, reaching about $150 monthly. You can get additional services like extra support and tailored team training for an additional fee.

Typeform alternatives for forms

The five tools below are good Typeform alternatives if you want to make forms. I focused on the ease of use and setup, customizability, price, and payment partners.

Jotform

Jotform is an online form builder that makes it easy to build forms with over 10,000 templates. They pair with payment gateways like PayPal, Stripe, Square, and Clickbanks.

Online marketplaces show users rate Jotform as superior to Typeform in areas like “easy to do business with” and “easy to admin.” Jotform is another piece of software that allows users to choose from a static or question-per-page view.

Jotform’s subscription model is based on memory space rather than users. So, if you want many team members to collaborate on your form solution, Jotform is the way to go.

Both tools are criticized for complicated interfaces, and it takes a bit longer to reach ROI with this Typeform competitor.

Jotform has a free starter plan which includes five forms and 100 responses per month. You can also collect up to 10 monthly payment submissions. Paid plans start at $34 a month and include 25 forms with up to 1,000 responses.

Paperform

Paperform is a versatile form software for making responsive forms, payment forms, and bookings using conditional formatting. They have 24/7 customer support in case you run into trouble.

Paperform is probably the way to go if you want to make payment forms. They pair with Stripe, PayPal Business, Square, and Braintree rather than just Stripe, like Typeform.

Paperform has a fun feature wherein you can use an “I’m feeling lucky” button to generate random designs for the forms. They offer unique templates and solid customization options. They also pair with email marketing integrations to make distribution easier.

Paperform costs at least $20 per month with unlimited forms and up to 1,000 responses. There is also a 14-day trial to test out essential features.

Wufoo

Wufoo is known for its intuitive design and friendly user interface. Reviews show they are easier to do business with, and getting a form set up and running is simpler. They pair with payment partners like PayPal, Stripe, and Authorize.Net.

While Typeform only allows one question to be viewed at a time, Wufoo is the opposite. All their forms are static. There are fewer customization options, and some customers complain of an “outdated feel.”

On the other hand, Wufoo is simply cheaper. Wufoo offers a free plan with 100 responses a month. Paid plans start at $14.08 per month with 1,000 responses.

123formbuilder

123FormBuilder has native integrations with popular marketing tools like HubSpot, Mailchimp, and Salesforce. Data goes both ways; you don’t have to use Zapier to connect the software.

As with many form tools, 123FormBuilder offers more payment options than Typeform, including PayPal, Authorize.net, SagePay, Stripe, PayU, Braintree, and PayFast.

You can also edit forms with CSS and HTML if you choose to do so. 123FormBuilder also has an interesting feature: convert paper forms into digital processors.

Typeform has a better analytics system, and the reports are more straightforward. 

A basic free plan allows you to collect 100 responses to 5 forms. Paid plans start at $19.99 with up to 1,000 responses.

Formstack

Formstack’s most significant advantages are its field validation and ability to collect e-signatures on your forms without integration. Their editor can be a bit tricky, but there is a wizard that can help you out in the first steps.

Overall, Formstack gets great reviews regarding administering the tool and customer support. While Formstack’s pricing is not very competitive, they have fewer restrictions on the number of forms and responses you can receive.

On the other hand, Formstack’s conditional logic is a bit more complicated to set up. There is no visualizer, so you must be careful when setting up your branching.

Formstack offers a 14-day free trial. After that, you have to pay $50 per month for basic forms. You can collect up to 1,000 responses per month.

Typeform alternatives for quizzes 

If you want to create fun pieces of content like quizzes, these five tools will do the job well. The focus here is on customizability, pricing, and extra features.

Outgrow

Use Outgrow to make interactive calculators, quizzes, polls, and chatbots. They have a simple drag & drop builder and easy-to-use interface.

If you are looking for a tool to create complex or highly custom quizzes, Outgrow is a better choice than Typeform. Customers praise the customization features, which go beyond Typeform’s one layout. You can also customize the URL your quiz is hosted on.

The downside is that Typeform is a more established player while Outgrow is still finding its place on the market. 

Outgrow offers a free plan. You can create four content pieces free of charge. There is also a 7-day free trial to test which plan is best for you. You don’t have to provide credit card info.

The cheapest paid plan is $14 a month. This makes Typeform twice as expensive, with much more restrictions on the number of responses you can collect.

Leadquizzes

Leadquizzes are marketed toward the educational sector and, therefore, great for quizzes. Their subscriptions are based on the number of linked websites and visitors, not responses. This makes Leadquizzes a better solution than Typeform if you want to collect large-scale data.

All subscription tiers offer the option of removing Leadquizzes branding. You can replace it with your logo or custom image.

The downside is that the free trial requires you to input your credit card info. You’ll also have to sign up for their course to access how-to articles and tutorial videos. The account is free.

Leadquizzes do not have a strong integration profile, and you won’t be able to create surveys or forms. Go with this alternative if quizzes are all you need.

There is a 14-day free trial, and paid plans start at $37 monthly with 2,500 responses. There is no free plan.

Involve.me

Involve.me is a no-code platform that helps users create quizzes, calculators, payment forms, and landing pages. The interface is straightforward and intuitive, and they offer 24/7 live support.

Customers say Involve.me has advanced customization and is easy to implement on any website. A fun feature lets you assign negative scores to answers for a comprehensive scoring system for your quizzes.

Typeforms wins in integrations - Involve.me only connects with Zapier. 

You can only remove Involve.me branding on the professional plan, but that is still $1 a month cheaper than Typeform’s “Plus” plan, which you also need for the same feature.

You can use a free version of Involve.me if you are only looking to collect up to 100 responses a month. You do not need to provide credit card info. There is also a 14-day free trial, and paid plans start at $19 with 1,000 responses.

Bucket.io

A certified Bucket.io consultant can build your quiz funnel from start to finish. You can also use the tool to build a landing page for your quiz yourself. 

There is a built-in analytics feature. In it, you can monitor drop-off and conversion rates. Bucket.io offers multi-language support if you want to serve quizzes to your customers in their preferred language.

Customizing the appearance can be tricky, and you might have to code a little. The same goes for your quiz logic.

You must connect all Bucket.io integrations through Zapier. Pricing is custom, which usually means it is not competitive.

Qzzr

It is much faster to get your quiz up and running with Qzzr than Typeform. What’s more, their interface is a lot more intuitive. You can embed your quiz on your website, regardless of your subscription plan.

Reviews are pleased with using Qzzr for social media content. Their customer support also gets excellent reviews.

On the other hand, Qzzr customization is limited. If you purchase the basic plan, you won’t be able to customize your quiz. You can connect Qzzr with Zapier and Google Analytics, but only on the enterprise plan.

There is a free version of Qzzr with unlimited quizzes and engagements (responses). Paid plans start at $24.99.

Wrapping up

I hope this list helped you find a Typeform alternative or solidified your choice of one of the most popular form-building software. If you have not decided yet, play around with free plans or trials to make sure you pick a tool that will meet all your needs.

Remember, you can use Survicate for free, as long as you run one survey at a time. There is no limit on the number of users or responses. Also, you can foster your decision making by checking our newest ranking of best website satisfaction tools.