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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    eSurveysPro.com

    Score6.4 out of 10
    N/AeSurveysPro.com offers a survey editor that is designed to make it easy to quickly create professional looking online surveys. The existing survey templates library includes ready to use questionnaires like customer satisfaction surveys, HR surveys, etc.  It also includes 19 question types and the ability to control the flow of the user’s surveys.  Users can collect responses by sending email invitations or by placing a link to their survey on any website. eSurveysPro.com…

    $100

    per year

    Lightning Tools Lightning Forms

    Score9.1 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Lightning Forms is a SharePoint list form design tool that aims to enable users to improve the logic, layout and styling of responsive SharePoint Forms. Lightning Forms offers cascading lookups, customized buttons with actions, repeating lists integration, tab controls, styling and conditional control formatting, calculations, and expressions. These features help users to build business forms within SharePoint and offers an alternative to InfoPath Forms.

    $2,200

    per year per installation

    Pricing
    eSurveysPro.comLightning Tools Lightning Forms
    Editions & Modules
    Basic
    $100
    per year
    Premium
    $200
    per year
    Corporate
    $400
    per year
    Enterprise
    $800
    per year
    Dedicated
    $2,400
    per year
    Lightning Forms OnPrem
    From $2000
    per year per installation
    Lightning Forms Plus OnPrem
    From $3500
    per year per installation
    Lightning Forms OnPrem Enterprise Edition
    POA
    per year per installation
    Lightning Forms (Online)
    From $2200
    per year per installation
    Form Designer Suite (Online)
    From $4000
    per year per installation
    Lightning Forms Enterprise Edition (Online)
    POA
    per year per installation
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    eSurveysPro.comLightning Tools Lightning Forms
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Prices stated are minimum per installation for "stock" products. $2.2 & $4.00 per user/year for each product ion top of base price. Enterprise editions can be amended to suit business needs if deemed necessary, additional costs incurred and TBD. All packages include free technical support. Free upgrades available to latest versions of tool as they are released. (online versions)
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    Features
    eSurveysPro.comLightning Tools Lightning Forms
    Survey Format & Appearance
    Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of eSurveysPro.com and Lightning Tools Lightning Forms
    Feature
    eSurveysPro.com
    9.7
    1 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Lightning Tools Lightning Forms
    8.2
    1 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Survey templates10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Themes9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom logo/branding10.01 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Survey Content
    Comparison of Survey Content features of eSurveysPro.com and Lightning Tools Lightning Forms
    Feature
    eSurveysPro.com
    9.7
    1 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Lightning Tools Lightning Forms
    8.6
    1 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Changes to live survey10.01 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Question design help9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple question types10.01 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Survey Logic
    Comparison of Survey Logic features of eSurveysPro.com and Lightning Tools Lightning Forms
    Feature
    eSurveysPro.com
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Lightning Tools Lightning Forms
    -
    Ratings
    Survey logic flexibility9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Survey Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of eSurveysPro.com and Lightning Tools Lightning Forms
    Feature
    eSurveysPro.com
    9.8
    1 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Lightning Tools Lightning Forms
    9.1
    2 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Response tracking10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data export10.01 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Standard reports10.01 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Custom reports10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Analytics9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Survey Administration & Security
    Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of eSurveysPro.com and Lightning Tools Lightning Forms
    Feature
    eSurveysPro.com
    9.5
    1 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Lightning Tools Lightning Forms
    9.1
    2 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Access controls10.01 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Compliance9.01 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Survey Distribution
    Comparison of Survey Distribution features of eSurveysPro.com and Lightning Tools Lightning Forms
    Feature
    eSurveysPro.com
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Lightning Tools Lightning Forms
    -
    Ratings
    Respondent restrictions10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    eSurveysPro.comLightning Tools Lightning Forms
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    eSurveysPro.comLightning Tools Lightning Forms
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Outside Software Inc.
    It is extremely helpful in deciding if we want to roll out a new peoduct or service to our current customers. We are able to get feedback that helps guide decisions so we can keep our customers happy.
    Incentivized
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    Lightning Tools
    Overall, there are many use cases for which Lightning Forms provides a slick, easy to develop and extremely useful solution. Request forms that need to be actioned and inspection forms are the scenarios that we have used them for so far, which have seen a lot of success. We have decided that other scenarios that are perhaps more sensitive, for instance forms that may contain special category data relating to our customers, are less appropriate given the permissions/licensing constraints of both SharePoint and Lightning Forms.
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    Pros
    Outside Software Inc.
    • Highly customizable
    • Instant data
    • Easy way for customers to provide feedback in a non-confrontational way
    Incentivized
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    Lightning Tools
    • Simple user interface - users of the forms intuitively aware of how/where to input information. This is in part due to being able to show or hide different questions or areas of the form, and making them required or not, based on previous answers.
    • Low/simple code - building complex forms with automation and multiple dependencies or lookups is relatively easy once you get started. You have the power of JavaScript to use and do some quite clever things if you can get to grips with it - a lot of solutions are only a Google away.
    • As it is based on SharePoint, it integrates perfectly with the rest of the M365 suite. Things like PowerAutomate enhance its functionality even further.
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    Cons
    Outside Software Inc.
    • I wish we knew a way to use it for prospective customers
    • Our company should utilize it on missed sales instead of only current customers
    • I wouldn’t change anything about the service itself, just how we utilize it
    Incentivized
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    Lightning Tools
    • The styling of the form can sometimes be slightly awkward to use depending on what you're looking to do. For instance, if I was looking to highlight fields that users have missed (left empty), I would need to set up a validation for that question and then set a style for that particular field for when it is invalid. When you have a large and complex form with lots of dependencies, this is awkward.
    • Support for complex and niche issues is slightly lacking in my experience. I submitted a helpdesk ticket for help with a strange issue I couldn't figure out, which took several weeks to get a response to. Because it is niche, it's more difficult to find an answer by searching the internet. Luckily, knowing there is likely to always be a fix if you find the right place/use the right formula, I manage to resolve the issue with some trial and error.
    • It is disappointing that Lightning Forms does not integrate with the MS Lists app. Having the ability to access the form through the list app would add in a lot of useful functionality, including a better experience for users when taking photos to add as attachments.
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    Usability
    Outside Software Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Lightning Tools
    It is very user friendly both to me who is building the content (with little background knowledge of coding etc., other than what I have picked up from using products like PowerAutomate, PowerBI, a bit of html etc.) and to end users of varying levels of IT proficiency. This has been extremely important as we have used the forms to make relatively large process changes, and need to have our users on board and seeing that it is actually easier than it was before.
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    Support Rating
    Outside Software Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Lightning Tools
    Some support has been okay, but in one instance of a fairly complex problem, the support team were not able to provide me with a fix within a few weeks, before I was able to find a workaround myself.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Outside Software Inc.
    eSurveysPro.com was something I had heard about from a coworker and we decided to talk to marketing about implementation. Everyone was impressed and eSurveysPro.com has just been great to do business with.
    Incentivized
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    Lightning Tools
    We were using Microsoft Forms, SharePoint Lists and PowerAutomate to attempt to do much of what we are currently doing. Functionality is very limited in comparison. The ability to make questions required based on previous answers was a massive improvement from normal SharePoint List forms and has greatly improved the quality of data. Also just the very visual display and customisation is much better.
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    Return on Investment
    Outside Software Inc.
    • We have been able to have a pulse on what our customers need so we can keep them from leaving us for competition.
    • We have been able to not waste time on projects our customers are not interested in.
    • It has changed our process on how we create. We talk to the customer more before we really hit the drawing board, saving time and money.
    Incentivized
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    Lightning Tools
    • We changed the process by which site colleagues report repairs on behalf of customers. Instead of emailing them into a shared inbox, they now report them using a lightning form. We have seen a great improvement in the time taken for our team to log the repair issue from the time is arrives with them.
    • We anticipate that streamlining our void property reletting process by using a SharePoint kanban board view with lightning forms (providing a single platform for all things void) will reduce avoidable days vacant and therefore reduce our void loss.
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    eSurveysPro.com Screenshots

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    Lightning Tools Lightning Forms Screenshots

    Screenshot of SHAREPOINT MODERN LIST FORM DESIGN
Lightning Forms offers the ability to redesign SharePoint List forms to reflect the business needs. Lightning Forms can be used to transform the SharePoint List Forms such as New Form, Edit Form, and Display Form to meet any business requirements of a business form or business solution. The layout can be improved to suit the needs of the business, add business logic, and include styling and conditional formatting. All of this can be achieved while retaining the modern, responsive SharePoint list forms.Screenshot of THE CONTEXTUAL DESIGN EXPERIENCE
Lightning Forms provides a design experience for SharePoint Modern List Forms with the context of the form being customized. Logic can be tested with existing list items, expressions can be built using existing fields belonging to the list being modified, and changes tested without committing changes to the list. The original design can be restored if needed. Having the context of the SharePoint List within the design tool also means that any environment values such as user profiles and site properties can be used and tested within the design experience.Screenshot of SHAREPOINT LIST FORM DESIGN WITHOUT CODE OR COMPLEXITY
With Lightning Forms, expressions can be built for calculating field values, hiding fields and other controls, adding actions to buttons or the form load experience. The user does not need to be a programmer to accomplish adding business logic. The Lightning Forms expression builder guides the user through expressions. Issues with expressions are explained in the interface and can also be tested without existing from the design experience.Screenshot of ADDING STYLE TO SHAREPOINT LIST FORMS
Modern SharePoint List Forms are responsive, and modern looking. The colours of controls adhere to the theme applied to a SharePoint site. Lightning Tools doesn’t break from that modern experience, but it does allow users to add styling and conditional formatting to any control on a form. This can be used to highlight to users where they have incorrectly completed the form. Tabs can be highlighted, border colours and labels changed based upon conditions to make form completion intuitive.Screenshot of NEW ACTIONS BUILDER
In the new Actions Builder, multiple actions can be dragged into a condition block. The conditions have an ‘If Yes’ and an ‘If No’ section. Therefore multiple actions can be dragged into the relevant sections to save time. The new interface allows users to drag and drop the actions into the sequence that they should run. Drag and drop conditional blocks can be used to save repeating condition rules against each action.Screenshot of MANAGING VARIABLES
Variables can also be used to calculate a value and then retrieve it multiple times. This update saves a lot of time as ordinarily it would need to be completed  for each new form.