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Jotform

Thousands of templates, and a free plan limited by volume rather than by features.

Last verified 2026-08-26

Ratings

Ease of building4/5
How the form looks3/5
How much you can change it5/5
Logic and question types5/5
What happens after submit5/5
Value for money3/5

At a glance

Cheapest plan

$0 a month

Starter

Kind of tool

You build it in an editor

Where it runs

A service of its own

Built forLead captureRegistrations and bookingsPayments and order formsApplications and intakeSurveys and feedback

About Jotform

Jotform's decision is breadth. For almost any form somebody might need, the answer should already exist as a template rather than as an empty editor.

That produces a library running to thousands and a free tier shaped unusually: the standard feature set is included, and the limits fall on submissions, storage and form views instead. Logic and question types run deep, covering conditional fields, calculations, signatures and payments without a change of plan, and what happens after submit is equally broad, with approval routing and a long list of integrations. Customisation is deeper than a template-led builder usually implies, with custom CSS reaching individual fields and their positioning rather than only the palette.

The cost is that breadth is not taste. The editor is busier than a focused tool, several separate limits apply at once so it is possible to be stopped by one you were not watching, and forms built on the free Starter plan carry Jotform branding until you subscribe.

Features

  • Supported
  • Paid
  • Not recorded
  • Free plan, not a trialSupported
  • Asks one question at a timeSupported
  • Splits a long form across stepsNot recorded
  • No builder branding on the formPaid
  • Host it on your own domainPaid
  • Conditional logicSupported
  • Calculations and scoringSupported
  • Take paymentsSupported
  • File uploadsSupported
  • Save and resume a part-filled formSupported
  • Signature fieldSupported
  • Connects to other tools without codeSupported
  • Filters spam submissionsNot recorded
  • Fetch your responses from an APINot recorded
  • AI drafts the formSupported
  • Talk to a humanSupported

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