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Compare Formidable Forms and Jotform 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (92.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (73.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Free
Formidable Forms
Star Rating
(91)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (92.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
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Star Rating
(3,661)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (73.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Jotform's "Survey Builder" is highly intuitive, scoring 9.3, which allows for easy creation of complex surveys, while Formidable Forms, with a score of 8.9, is noted for its robust question types but may require a steeper learning curve.
- Reviewers mention that Jotform excels in "Customization" with features like "Conditional Logic" scoring 8.8, making it easier to create tailored forms, whereas Formidable Forms shines with a higher score of 9.5 in the same category, indicating more advanced options for users looking for intricate form behavior.
- G2 users highlight Jotform's "Payment Processing" feature, which scored 8.0, as user-friendly but lacking some advanced functionalities compared to Formidable Forms, which received a score of 9.3, indicating a more comprehensive payment integration experience.
- Users on G2 report that Jotform's "Templates" feature, scoring 8.8, offers a wide variety of pre-designed forms, making it easier for small businesses to get started quickly, while Formidable Forms, with a score of 9.3, provides more customizable templates that can be tailored to specific needs.
- Reviewers mention that Jotform's "Mobile Forms" feature scores 8.9, allowing for effective on-the-go data collection, while Formidable Forms, with a score of 9.2, is praised for its mobile optimization, ensuring forms are responsive and user-friendly on mobile devices.
- Users say that Jotform's "Quality of Support" is rated at 8.8, which is satisfactory, but Formidable Forms outperforms with a score of 9.1, indicating a more responsive and helpful support team, which is crucial for users needing assistance with complex form setups.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Formidable Forms
Lite
$0.00
Build beautiful contact forms with all the basic fields.
- Unlimited forms
- Unlimited users
- Unlimited form submissions
Jotform
FREE
Free
Use Jotform absolutely free
- 100 Monthly Submissions
- SSL Secure Submissions
- Receive 10 Payments
Free Trial
Formidable Forms
Free Trial is available
Jotform
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.4
67
9.1
3,014
Ease of Use
8.8
67
9.2
3,077
Ease of Setup
9.0
63
9.2
2,219
Ease of Admin
9.3
63
9.1
2,015
Quality of Support
9.1
63
8.8
2,392
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
59
9.2
1,920
Product Direction (% positive)
9.1
65
9.3
2,999
Features by Category
Registration
Not enough data
9.0
635
Not enough data
9.1
650
Not enough data
8.0
544
Not enough data
8.0
518
Not enough data
8.3
521
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
323
Marketing and Communications
Not enough data
7.9
490
Not enough data
8.6
570
Not enough data
8.3
559
Not enough data
8.3
520
Not enough data
7.6
473
Not enough data
8.0
475
Agentic AI - Event Registration & Ticketing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Survey Management
8.9
9
9.3
1000
9.5
10
9.3
1022
9.3
10
8.8
969
9.3
7
9.0
930
Survey Customization
9.7
10
8.5
851
9.8
10
8.5
899
9.2
8
8.4
795
9.0
7
8.0
709
Survey Insights
9.3
9
8.6
936
10.0
5
8.0
700
9.4
9
8.8
939
9.5
7
8.5
869
Agentic AI - Survey
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization
8.9
20
9.0
1566
9.0
20
8.8
1489
9.0
18
9.0
1495
8.3
20
8.7
1619
Additional Functionality
8.4
15
8.8
1435
7.2
10
7.8
1204
8.9
17
8.9
1510
8.6
13
8.1
1201
8.9
17
8.9
1494
Performance reviews
Not enough data
9.2
215
Not enough data
8.8
195
Feedback
Not enough data
9.1
201
Not enough data
8.7
187
Data
Not enough data
8.9
198
Not enough data
8.7
187
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
74
Not enough data
7.0
72
Before the Job
Not enough data
7.3
123
Not enough data
7.4
116
Not enough data
7.8
122
Not enough data
7.5
123
On the Job
Not enough data
7.6
120
Not enough data
8.1
133
Not enough data
7.5
119
Not enough data
8.2
128
Not enough data
7.6
116
After the Job
Not enough data
8.3
138
Not enough data
8.1
136
Not enough data
7.3
117
Not enough data
7.4
116
Agentic AI - Field Service Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Salesforce AppExchange Apps
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Sourcing
Not enough data
8.0
174
Not enough data
7.6
181
Not enough data
7.6
173
Not enough data
7.5
176
Not enough data
7.5
166
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Candidate Management
Not enough data
8.4
215
Not enough data
8.4
205
Not enough data
7.9
188
Not enough data
8.0
195
Not enough data
8.8
217
Not enough data
8.1
189
Not enough data
7.7
164
Not enough data
7.7
165
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
8.9
591
Not enough data
8.2
513
Not enough data
8.2
480
Not enough data
8.7
539
Not enough data
9.1
575
Not enough data
8.8
536
Not enough data
8.8
563
Not enough data
8.7
552
Platform - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.4
334
Not enough data
8.6
363
Not enough data
8.3
346
Platform Content
Not enough data
8.5
337
Not enough data
8.9
370
Not enough data
8.4
325
Not enough data
7.8
310
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.0
313
Not enough data
8.4
325
Not enough data
8.0
316
Not enough data
8.0
315
Platform
Not enough data
8.9
591
Not enough data
8.2
513
Not enough data
8.2
480
Not enough data
8.7
539
Not enough data
9.1
575
Not enough data
8.8
536
Not enough data
8.8
563
Not enough data
8.7
552
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Formidable Forms and Jotform are categorized as Online Form Builder and Survey
Unique Categories
Formidable Forms has no unique categories
Jotform is categorized as 360 Feedback Software, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), Employee Engagement, Event Registration & Ticketing, Salesforce AppExchange Apps, and Field Service Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Formidable Forms
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Jotform
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
13.3%
Marketing and Advertising
11.1%
Non-Profit Organization Management
7.8%
Internet
5.6%
Computer Software
5.6%
Other
56.7%
Non-Profit Organization Management
9.5%
Marketing and Advertising
5.1%
Education Management
4.9%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
4.7%
Primary/Secondary Education
3.4%
Other
72.4%
Most Helpful Reviews
Formidable Forms
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Accounting
Verified User in Accounting
Formidable Forms is the best Wordpress plugin for creating forms of all kinds. For me there is no better alternative. I love it. The simple creation of the forms. It is absolutely easy to understand.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Rob B.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
Their support is unhelpful. Provide irrelevant data. Doesn't read what you send them and refused to fix the CSS styling in their plugin that was causing issues, instead telling me I need to install custom CSS on my sites to fix the conflict with other...
Jotform
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Stephanie D.
Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education
JotForm is easy to use and has excellent customer service when I have a question. There are so many options for creating different types of questions as well as it is easy to add conditional formatting so that it skips questions that aren't needed for all...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Josh C.
Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
Jotform has changed it's billing structure a few times while I've been a customer, and it's really frustrating to have forms go offline because you suddenly get switched over to a limited number of form views. Future billing changes need to take into...
Verified User in Accounting
Verified User in Accounting
Formidable Forms is the best Wordpress plugin for creating forms of all kinds. For me there is no better alternative. I love it. The simple creation of the forms. It is absolutely easy to understand.
Stephanie D.
Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education
JotForm is easy to use and has excellent customer service when I have a question. There are so many options for creating different types of questions as well as it is easy to add conditional formatting so that it skips questions that aren't needed for all...
Rob B.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
Their support is unhelpful. Provide irrelevant data. Doesn't read what you send them and refused to fix the CSS styling in their plugin that was causing issues, instead telling me I need to install custom CSS on my sites to fix the conflict with other...
Josh C.
Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
Jotform has changed it's billing structure a few times while I've been a customer, and it's really frustrating to have forms go offline because you suddenly get switched over to a limited number of form views. Future billing changes need to take into...
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Discussions
What is formidable form?
1 comment
MC
Formidable Forms is a form builder for websites built on the self-hosted version of the WordPress content management system.Read more
Are formidable forms worth it?
1 comment
JB
I do like using Formidable Forms for advanced features like surveys, purchasing a product and digital signature, but more and more compatitive products are...Read more
when they have the integration ready to print information in PDF format
1 comment
MC
Formidable Forms has added native support for generating print-ready PDFs. Combined with its Visual Views Application Builder, you can design PDFs that have...Read more
Is JotForm safe?
7 comments
J
Jotform is over 16 years old and throughout our history we have not ever once lost customer data. That's because we take security very seriously. We have bug...Read more
Is it possible to make surveys for Social Media using Jotform?
3 comments
DB
Yes, it is possible and very functional, I am sure that Jotform will meet your needs.Read more
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