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Microsoft Forms
Forms & Surveys · forms.office.com
Microsoft's survey, quiz, and poll builder — free with a Microsoft account, bundled with every Microsoft 365 business plan.
Switching to SurveyMonkey saves $84 / year and covers 100% of the compared capabilities.
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Top Microsoft Forms alternatives
We compared 17 products and found 8 cheaper alternatives · vs Microsoft Forms Microsoft 365 Business Basic at $7/mo · scenario: 1,000 responses/month, 1 seat, monthly billing, USD.
Microsoft Forms’s own free plan covers this scenario. If you’re paying for features you don’t use, downgrading beats switching. The paid comparison below is for when you’ve outgrown free tiers — the “Free plans” view shows alternatives if you want free with different limits.
Microsoft Forms costs $7/mo on the Microsoft 365 Business Basic plan at 1,000 responses/month, 1 seat, monthly billing. We found 8 assessed alternatives that are cheaper in this scenario; 7 of them cover at least 75% of the 1 compared capability. The cheapest option that covers everything we compared is SurveyMonkey at $0/mo (Basic plan), 100% less. Microsoft Forms's own free plan covers this scenario, so downgrading may beat switching.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Typeform Free plan form builder — adjacent | 100% | Free paid from $39/mo how? ⓘ | $84 / year 100% cheaper | |
Tally Free plan form builder — adjacent | 100% | Free paid from $29/mo how? ⓘ | $84 / year 100% cheaper | |
Fillout Free plan form builder — adjacent | 100% | Free paid from $15/mo how? ⓘ | $84 / year 100% cheaper | |
Youform Free plan form builder — adjacent | 100% | Free paid from $29/mo how? ⓘ | $84 / year 100% cheaper | |
TOP PICK SurveyMonkey Basic plan | 100% | Free paid from $30/mo how? ⓘ | $84 / year 100% cheaper | |
forms.app Free plan form builder — adjacent | 100% | Free paid from $29/mo how? ⓘ | $84 / year 100% cheaper | |
Google Forms Personal plan form builder — adjacent | 100% | Free how? ⓘ | $84 / year 100% cheaper | |
123FormBuilder Free plan · missing: Conditional logic form builder — adjacent | 0% | Free how? ⓘ | $84 / year 100% cheaper |
Which Microsoft Forms alternative for which situation
Picked by the numbers in this scenario — same subtype unless stated, assessed products only.
- Best full coverage
- SurveyMonkey — $0/mo (Basic plan) · covers 100%
- Best free plan
- SurveyMonkey — $0/mo (Basic plan) · covers 100%
- Need conditional logic?
- Typeform — from $0/mo (Free plan)
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
Feature comparison
Microsoft Forms vs the top alternatives, on the 1 compared capabilities.
| Capability | Microsoft Forms | Typeform | Tally | Fillout | Youform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conditional logic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | $7/mo Microsoft 365 Business Basic | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free |
✓ means the product offers the capability — possibly only on a higher tier than the plan priced below it. The price row shows the cheapest plan that qualifies for our comparison scenario, with its plan name; a $0 free plan may not include every checked capability.
What Microsoft Forms covers
The capability set used for comparison. Grey entries are not available on self-serve plans.
- ✓ Conditional logic
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
Sources
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/business/compare-all-microsoft-365-business-products (official_pricing, checked 2026-08-27)
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/what-is-microsoft-forms-6b391205-523c-45d2-b53a-fc10b22017c8 (feature_page, checked 2026-09-12)
Frequently asked
How much does Microsoft Forms cost?
Microsoft Forms's Microsoft 365 Business Basic plan costs $7/mo in our scenario (1,000 responses/month, 1 seat, monthly billing). A free plan exists.
Is there a free Microsoft Forms alternative?
Yes. SurveyMonkey has a free plan that covers 100% of the 1 capability we compared against Microsoft Forms.
What is the cheapest Microsoft Forms alternative?
In our scenario (1,000 responses/month, 1 seat, monthly billing), Typeform is the cheapest assessed alternative at $0/mo (Free plan).
Does Microsoft Forms have a free plan?
Yes. Microsoft Forms's free plan exists; its limits are not stated on the pricing page.
When were these prices checked?
Between 2026-08-25 and 2026-09-12, on the vendors' official pricing pages.