Microsoft Forms is 100% cheaper
than forms.app
$0/mo (Free (Microsoft account)) vs forms.app Basic at $29/mo — covering 13% of the 8 compared capabilities.
Same job. Way less money.
Comparison scenario
Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.
1,000 responses/month, 1 seat, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Basic plan at $29/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
Free (Microsoft account): 0 USD/monthly.
forms.app costs $29/mo on the Basic plan at 1,000 responses/month, 1 seat, monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 8 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
Microsoft Forms covers 13% of the 8 capabilities compared against forms.app. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Microsoft Forms | forms.app |
|---|---|---|
| Conditional logic | ✓ | ✓ |
| Unlimited submissions | ✗ | ✓ |
| Unlimited forms | ✗ | ✓ |
| File uploads | ✗ | ✓ |
| Payment collection | ✗ | ✓ |
| Signature collection | ✗ | ✓ |
| Webhooks | ✗ | ✓ |
| Custom domain | ✗ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities forms.app has that Microsoft Forms lacks.
- Unlimited submissions — No cap on how many responses a form can collect per month.Missing from Microsoft Forms.
- Unlimited forms — Create as many forms as you need without hitting a plan cap.Missing from Microsoft Forms.
- File uploads — Let respondents attach files as part of their answers.Missing from Microsoft Forms.
- Payment collection — Collect payments directly through a form.Missing from Microsoft Forms.
- Signature collection — Collect legally binding signatures within a form.Missing from Microsoft Forms.
- Webhooks — Send form submissions to other tools automatically as they arrive.Missing from Microsoft Forms.
- Custom domain — Serve forms on your own domain instead of the vendor's URL.Missing from Microsoft Forms.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Scenario | forms.app | Microsoft Forms |
|---|---|---|
| 100 responses/month | $29/mo | $0/mo (Free (Microsoft account)) |
| 1,000 responses/month | $29/mo | $0/mo (Free (Microsoft account)) |
| 10,000 responses/month | $29/mo | $0/mo (Free (Microsoft account)) |
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Free (Microsoft account) | Free |
| Microsoft 365 Business Basic | $7/seat/mo |
| Free | Free |
| Basic | $29/mo |
| Pro | $39/mo |
| Premium | $79/mo |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Microsoft Forms than forms.app?
100% cheaper in our scenario (1,000 responses/month, 1 seat, monthly billing): $0/mo on Free (Microsoft account) vs $29/mo on Basic. That is $348 a year.
What does Microsoft Forms lack compared with forms.app?
Unlimited submissions, Unlimited forms, File uploads, Payment collection, Signature collection, Webhooks, Custom domain — 7 of the 8 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
forms.app: 2026-09-07; Microsoft Forms: 2026-09-12 — on the official pricing pages.
Sources & freshness
- https://forms.app/en/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- Microsoft Forms data last verified 2026-09-12