Best and Free Form Builders

Why Use SafetyCulture?

The SafetyCulture form maker can easily convert your existing paper forms to digital format. You can also create templates from scratch and easily customize them to fit your business needs using our advanced drag-and-drop form builder. Take a look at over 200 use-cases as a testament to SafetyCulture’s versatility as a form builder. Get rid of paper storage and organization issues by completing forms and instantly generating reports within the app, even while offline.

How to Use SafetyCulture as Your Form Maker

1. Convert an existing paper checklist or create one from scratch.
2. You can now use your digital form anywhere using your mobile phone or tablet even while offline. You can also distribute the form to the appropriate personnel through the SafetyCulture form app.
3. Once completed, the data from the digital form is automatically uploaded to the cloud to serve as your backup. If your inspection or assessment was done offline, the data will automatically sync the next time you connect to the internet.
4. You can generate digital reports of your completed forms even while offline. These reports can also be distributed automatically to select personnel once a form or template is successfully completed. Reports can be exported in various formats for distribution.
5. Lastly, SafetyCulture (iAuditor) form builder can be integrated with external Business Intelligence tools such as Tableau, Power BI, and Excel Online to automate your workflow each time a form is completed.

Why Use Wufoo?

Wufoo by SurveyMonkey is a digital form maker that doesn’t need coding, it’s as simple as drag-and-dropping fields. This web application allows users to create forms that are inline with company branding by adding logo, colors, and other elements. Forms can accept payments and files such as ZIP folders and media. Submissions can be generated and exported as reports. Wufoo assures that all data retrieved from the forms are secured in their servers, protected with 256-bit SSL encryption and smart CAPTCHA to prevent unwanted submissions.

Why Use Google Forms?

If you’re a Google account holder and want a simple and free form builder then Forms is the right option for you to try out. This form maker is highly recommended for students conducting surveys for their school requirements or organizations that simply want to collect data from their shareholders. Users can create and save a template which can be found as soon as you open the web application.

Why Use Microsoft Forms?

Microsoft Forms is recommended for companies or organizations that use Microsoft Teams and is in need of a form maker to be shared within the network. This can also be used by educators as quizzes with an option wherein certain fields can be scored. The form functions similarly to Google Forms but have less field types. Field options are multiple choice, text, rating, date, ranking, and likert scale.

Why Use Formsite?

Formsite is beneficial for users that know how to code using HTML. There are templates available, however in order for you to use them at their full capability, HTML coding is needed, an advantage that will allow users to fully customize the form and its appearance.

Why Use Cognitoforms?

Cognitoforms is similar to Formsite, users can use HTML coding but field selection is also available. Beginners may find difficulty at creating their own forms, it’s best to watch a few tutorials beforehand or use a template to check how it was made. This web application can also collect payments and generate unique order codes which business owners can benefit from.

Why Use Formstack?

Formstack “Forms” is geared towards increasing workplace productivity. This form builder promises that there won’t be any coding required unlike the previous ones on the list. Take note that the Forms application is separated from the other featured applications—Documents and Sign—and users have to subscribe to the 3 applications to have the Formstack Platform and benefit from all of the features. If an organization decides to only use Forms, workplace productivity may be affected so keep that in mind when subscribing to Formstack unless you’re exclusively looking for a form builder.

Why Use Paperform? 

Paperform is a highly customizable form builder. The layout when creating a form is comparable to how document applications look like. Users can choose to format a page or segment to align in the left, middle, or right. Texts can be formatted as a header or subheader. This is recommended for users that are familiar with how to create documents but want to have form features to collect responses. Paperforms can also collect payments.

Why Use HubSpot?

HubSpot is recommended for small businesses looking for a flexible form builder with little to no learning curve. The platform lets you create multiple form types, like pop-ups, dropdown banners, or traditional embedded forms, and customize them through an intuitive drag-and-drop interface. You also have the option to use HubSpot’s Smart CRM. That way, all form submissions will automatically update within your database.