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Typeform vs Zoho Forms

Typeform and Zoho Forms are both forms & surveys tools. Typeform is aimed at small businesses and agencies, while Zoho Forms is aimed at small businesses and enterprise. Zoho Forms costs less, from $12/mo versus $39/mo for Typeform. Both have a free plan.

Typeform

Conversational forms and surveys

Zoho Forms

Form builder with approvals, payments and offline mobile forms

PricingFreemium · $39Freemium · $12
Starting price$39/mo$12/mo
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Built forSmall businesses, Agencies, EnterpriseSmall businesses, Enterprise, Freelancers
Platformswebweb, ios, android
CountryES · 2012IN
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Choose Typeform if

Marketing and research teams that prioritize experience and conversion for moderate response volumes.

  • Best-in-class form experience and completion rates
  • Strong templates and branding
  • Deep CRM and marketing integrations

Look elsewhere if: High-volume or budget forms (Tally, Youform, Google Forms) and complex data collection (Jotform).

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).

Typeform vs Zoho Forms pricing

Typeform

  • Free$0Free plan available
  • Basic$39/mo$28/mo billed yearly; 100 responses/mo, 1 seat
  • Plus$79/mo$56/mo billed yearly; 1,000 responses, 3 seats, no branding
  • Business$129/mo$91/mo billed yearly; 10,000 responses, 5 seats
  • EnterpriseCustomSSO, HIPAA, EU or US data center

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

Typeform · Key features

  • Conversational one-question layout with rich media
  • Logic jumps, calculators and hidden fields
  • Beautiful templates and brand customization
  • Payments via Stripe and scheduling via Calendly
  • Integrations with CRMs, email and sheets
  • AI form builder and response insights

Cons

  • Response-based pricing gets expensive
  • Free plan nearly unusable (10 responses)
  • Slower to fill for long, data-entry forms

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

Typeform vs Zoho Forms: FAQ

Which is cheaper, Typeform or Zoho Forms?

Zoho Forms starts at $12/mo and Typeform at $39/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.

Do Typeform and Zoho Forms have a free plan?

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

Not sure yet?