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Paperform vs Zoho Forms

Paperform and Zoho Forms are both forms & surveys tools. Paperform is aimed at small businesses and freelancers, while Zoho Forms is aimed at small businesses and enterprise. Zoho Forms costs less, from $12/mo versus $59/mo for Paperform. Both have a free plan.

Paperform

Forms that look like landing pages

Zoho Forms

Form builder with approvals, payments and offline mobile forms

PricingFreemium · $59Freemium · $12
Starting price$59/mo$12/mo
Free planYesYes
Free trial7 days—
Built forSmall businesses, FreelancersSmall businesses, Enterprise, Freelancers
Platformswebweb, ios, android
CountryAU · 2016IN
Rating——

Choose Paperform if

Small businesses needing beautiful forms with payments.

  • Looks like a landing page
  • Payments and bookings
  • Flexible

Look elsewhere if: Teams needing a generous free plan (Tally).

Choose Zoho Forms if

SMBs and Zoho users that need forms with approvals, payments and offline collection at a low organization-wide price.

  • Plans priced per organization, not per user
  • Approval workflows usually found in pricier tools
  • Offline mobile forms for field teams

Look elsewhere if: Teams that want highly designed conversational forms (Typeform) or the largest template and widget library (Jotform).

Paperform vs Zoho Forms pricing

Paperform

  • Free$030 submissions/mo, 3 signed docs/mo, 1 workspace
  • Pro$59/mo$49/mo billed annually; unlimited submissions, 25 signed docs
  • Business$149/mo$124/mo billed annually; 10 workspaces, custom domain, SSO
  • EnterpriseCustomSLA, data residency, dedicated CSM

Zoho Forms

  • Free$01 user, 3 forms, 500 submissions/mo
  • Basic$12/mo$10 billed annually; 1 user, 10,000 submissions, payments
  • Standard$30/mo$25 billed annually; 10 users, 25,000 submissions, approvals
  • Professional$60/mo$50 billed annually; 25 users, 75,000 submissions
  • Premium$110/mo$90 billed annually; 100 users, HIPAA, form encryption

Paperform · Key features

  • Document-style editor
  • Payments
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Calculations
  • Logic
  • Integrations

Cons

  • Pricier than Tally
  • Free plan capped at 30 submissions a month
  • Learning curve

Zoho Forms · Key features

  • Drag-and-drop builder with conditional logic and multi-page forms
  • Multi-level approval workflows and task assignment
  • Payment collection through gateways such as Stripe and PayPal
  • Offline data collection in the iOS and Android apps
  • Custom PDFs generated automatically from each submission
  • Native sync with Zoho CRM and other Zoho apps

Cons

  • Free plan limited to three forms and 500 submissions
  • Form design is plainer than Typeform
  • Smaller template library than Jotform

Paperform vs Zoho Forms: FAQ

Which is cheaper, Paperform or Zoho Forms?

Zoho Forms starts at $12/mo and Paperform at $59/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.

Do Paperform and Zoho Forms have a free plan?

Yes, both Paperform and Zoho Forms have a free plan; paid plans add more usage and features.

Not sure yet?