How we rank: Online form and survey builders
The Score (0–100) is a weighted sum of the factors below. Each factor is the weighted average of its metrics; each metric is calculated from one published fact. Missing facts score zero, and a service is ranked only when enough of its Score is backed by facts.
A service is ranked only when at least 70% of its Score is backed by verified facts.
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Price 30%
Monthly list price in USD of the cheapest paid plan with monthly billing: $0 scores 100, $100 or more scores 0 (weight 3). Annual-billing discounts and promotions are ignored; a price shown in another currency is converted at the ECB rate of the check date. If the page shows the price only after a script runs, or the vendor sells no monthly plan, the fact stays empty. Also a permanent free plan (weight 2) and how many responses the free plan allows, up to 1,000 (unlimited scores 100; weight 1).
| Metric | Rule |
|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan, monthly billing | Linear from 0 (100) to 100 (0) — lower is better |
| Free plan | Yes = 100, No = 0 |
| Responses on the free plan | Unlimited = 100; linear from 0 to 1,000 |
Features 30%
Whether forms can take payments (weight 2), use conditional logic to show, hide or skip questions (weight 1), accept file uploads (weight 1) and whether the vendor documents a public API (weight 1). The fact shows that a feature exists on some plan, not that the cheapest plan has it: check the note under each fact.
| Metric | Rule |
|---|---|
| Payments in forms | Yes = 100, No = 0 |
| Conditional logic | Yes = 100, No = 0 |
| File uploads | Yes = 100, No = 0 |
| Public API | Yes = 100, No = 0 |
Privacy and security 25%
Whether the vendor offers a HIPAA option for health data, usually with a business associate agreement (weight 2), lets you keep responses in the European Union (weight 2), offers a GDPR data processing agreement (weight 1), single sign-on (weight 1) and two-factor sign-in (weight 1). Most of these come with business or enterprise plans. We record the vendor's statement; we do not audit it.
| Metric | Rule |
|---|---|
| HIPAA option | Yes = 100, No = 0 |
| Data stored in the EU | Yes = 100, No = 0 |
| GDPR data processing agreement | Yes = 100, No = 0 |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | Yes = 100, No = 0 |
| Two-factor sign-in | Yes = 100, No = 0 |
Track record 15%
How long the company has been running: 20 years or more scores 100 (weight 2), and whether it publishes a public status page with incidents (weight 1).
| Metric | Rule |
|---|---|
| Founded | Full score at 20+ years |
| Public status page | Yes = 100, No = 0 |