Google Forms

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Google Forms	Score 8.3 out of 10	N/A	Google Forms is an app for creating forms and surveys, and is part of Google Apps for Work. The product focuses on ease of use; the interface is similar to a document editor, with drop down lists of options and drag and drop question re-ordering. Users can embed images and video into surveys. Users can also program the question flow with custom logic. Google sends users basic summaries of the survey results automatically, or users can export the raw survey results data and analyze it via…	N/A

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Community Pulse
	Google Forms
Considered Both Products	Google Forms Verified User Vice-President Chose Google Forms Jotform is good too and gives theming & CSS priority. However, I don't think the theme is important in forms, we chose Google Forms because we needed simplicity. Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose Google Forms I have used DocuSign while there are some similarities to Google Forms, DocuSign does not allow for creating custom forms and testing materials. Google Forms [allow] for the creation and sharing of multiple document types. Google Forms also [allow] you to import your own custom … Incentivized Helpful? Liz Duffié VP, People & Culture Chose Google Forms I use both SurveyMonkey and Google Forms. Google Forms are nice for quick and simple everyday information collecting. SurveyMonkey is used for a more robust detailed information collecting where I can dive into analytics/results in a more detailed manner. Incentivized Helpful? Shannon Allen Recruiter Chose Google Forms For strictly forms with data driven insights Google forms is the most efficient and hands down easiest choice to go with. It offers a ton of vast and robust features that helps with integrations and many more. Incentivized Helpful? Andrea Hester Director Of Operations Chose Google Forms Google Forms is more basic than Typeform in terms of design style options and flexibility, but it has an easier-to-use interface. It is slightly less robust in terms of logic and crowd-sourced responses than SurveyMonkey. In general, it's a good option for generating a quick, … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Professional Chose Google Forms Google Forms is easy to use and affordable. The biggest benefit, however, is that our organization already uses other Google products heavily. Because of this Google Forms was our top choice. Some smaller departments in our organization still use other solutions, such as SurveyM… Incentivized Helpful? Caroline Dobson Human Resources Generalist Chose Google Forms Google Forms is a much more basic tool for collecting feedback. It's better for small events or very basic responses. Survey Monkey is better for getting in-depth insights into data, including insights trends and a better presentation of the data in exportable graphs. But … Incentivized Helpful? Carolina Reyes Ingeniero Soporte NOC1 Chose Google Forms Although both platforms offer similar functionalities, Google Form has a personal advantage and it is the impeccable integration with the different applications of the Google suite, this allows to make use of all of them in a transparent way, which in the work environment … Incentivized Helpful? AC Anomita Chandra Business Analyst Chose Google Forms I selected Google Forms because of its efficient and quick customer service. I had used other platforms earlier and had trouble connecting with their team for issues. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Professional Chose Google Forms Google Forms is great because it is free and easy to use. Formative has great features because it is able to give live feedback of responses and it has multiple question types but it is also expensive to subscribe to. Google Forms is very powerful because, in addition to the … Incentivized Helpful? Kim Grewe Instructional Designer Chose Google Forms I have been using Google Forms since it started in 2008. I have never explored other alternatives for creating surveys. I like the intuitive design and the visual output of data in charts and graphs. It's easy to share the survey with others. Google Forms embed seamlessly in … Incentivized Helpful? SS Shany Liany Saepudin Software Quality Assurance Analyst Chose Google Forms Personally, I never use other products to conduct surveys other than Google Forms, because I think Google Forms is very comfortable and easy to use. Helpful? Verified User Administrator Chose Google Forms We use Google Forms now instead of Survey Monkey. The question types are fairly similar and both are easy to use but Google Forms is definitely a "lighter" survey tool than Survey Monkey. It fits our day-to-day needs as we don't do robust surveys requiring large amounts of … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User C-Level Executive Chose Google Forms I honestly never tried any other product that compares. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Administrative Assistant Chose Google Forms We have also used FormAssembly, which is far more advanced with security, analytics, and functionality, but is also more expensive and takes a greater resource investment to train others to use. While FormAssembly can provide a lot more features, and is definitely the better … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose Google Forms Google Forms definitely isn't as robust as some of the more professional tools out there. However, in my experience, I usually don't need a robust survey tool. I just need to quickly set up a survey or screener. In addition, I love how simple it is to add collaborators to … Incentivized Helpful? Joshua Welsh Associate Professor Chose Google Forms Google Forms is easier to use than Qualtrics, but has less robust capabilities, especially in terms of sharing, permissions, survey logic, and reporting features. I also find Google easier to use than the Microsoft Forms tool, but again Microsoft might have better options in … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User General Manager Chose Google Forms Simpler to use and mostly related with an alternative to a robust forms and questionnaire option. Many other tools are not only forms. Incentivized Helpful? BS Brett Schenker Email Deliverability Specialist Chose Google Forms SurveyMonkey is great but it costs money to get its full power while Google Forms can do a lot of the same but for free. When it comes to simply surveys/data intake, Google Forms is far easier to use and much cheaper. Incentivized Helpful? Alex Perdomo Ruiz Analista de sistema Chose Google Forms We have not really evaluated other products because from the moment we implemented it, it has adapted quite well and has met all our expectations and needs. In addition to its good capabilities and performance, it is easy to use, something that is quite important when you are … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Vice-President Chose Google Forms We did not examine other alternatives because Google Forms came with GSuite, which we were already using company-wide. I have, in the past, also used SurveyMonkey and Wufoo Forms. Incentivized Helpful? ZS Zachary Schulman Photographer + Owner Chose Google Forms Google Forms is easier to use, faster to learn, integrates better into spreadsheets, is simpler, is more familiar to users, feels more widely accepted by our community, and is more straightforward. Incentivized Helpful? Terra Stafford Lead Designer Chose Google Forms The only thing I really like about Google Forms is that it's free. So for an individual wanting to create a quiz or poll for people, it's great. However, for a company wanting to appear professional, I'd use Pardot forms every time. I can fully create and adjust the CSS for … Incentivized Helpful? Lee Wheeler Owner Chose Google Forms It's easy to create surveys, quizzes, and polls with Google Forms Incentivized Helpful?
Top Pros	Pro Easy to use Pro Set up Pro Google sheets
Top Cons	Minus Google account Minus Bit tricky Minus Customization options

Features

Google Forms

Survey Format & Appearance

Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of Product A and Product B
	Google Forms 7.6 106 Ratings 3% below category average
Survey templates	7.799 Ratings
Themes	7.599 Ratings
Custom logo/branding	7.785 Ratings

Survey Content

Comparison of Survey Content features of Product A and Product B
	Google Forms 8.1 104 Ratings 6% below category average
Changes to live survey	8.099 Ratings
Question design help	7.886 Ratings
Multiple question types	8.5103 Ratings

Survey Logic

Comparison of Survey Logic features of Product A and Product B
	Google Forms 7.8 94 Ratings 7% below category average
Survey logic flexibility	7.894 Ratings

Survey Reporting & Analytics

Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
	Google Forms 8.0 105 Ratings 3% below category average
Response tracking	8.2103 Ratings
Data export	8.599 Ratings
Standard reports	8.198 Ratings
Custom reports	7.777 Ratings
Analytics	7.781 Ratings

Survey Administration & Security

Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of Product A and Product B
	Google Forms 8.2 99 Ratings 2% below category average
Access controls	8.397 Ratings
Compliance	8.176 Ratings

Survey Distribution

Comparison of Survey Distribution features of Product A and Product B
	Google Forms 7.6 73 Ratings 6% below category average
Vendor-offered crowdsourcing	7.534 Ratings
Respondent restrictions	7.771 Ratings

Best Alternatives
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User Ratings
	Google Forms
Likelihood to Recommend	7.8 (109 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (3 ratings)
Usability	9.0 (49 ratings)
Availability	10.0 (1 ratings)
Performance	10.0 (1 ratings)
Support Rating	8.0 (48 ratings)
Product Scalability	3.0 (1 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Google Forms
Likelihood to Recommend	Google Google Forms works really well when you need to quickly gather information and store it in a standardized format. It also works well if your organization is already using other Google products. If you don't use other Google products, another service may be a better fit for you. Additionally, if you need your forms to be highly customized for marketing purposes, for example, you might have an easier time with other tools. That being said, Google Forms is well supported and is highly flexible and would likely work well for many companies. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	Google Live results: When a user completes the form the results are added instantly. Easy to create: Google Forms has a simple interface that allows for a wide range of question types. Google will even try to guess the question type based on the question (but this can be overridden). Answers export to Google Sheets: It is easy to have each response to your form add a row to a Google Sheet, allowing for further analysis or processing. Ability to automatically collect email addresses within a domain: If you have a form that has been shared with users in your domain, you can set it to automatically collect the users' email addresses without them needing to type it in. Makes checking whether all students have completed the form easy. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	Google Sometimes finding the output -- a Google Sheet with all responses-- is a little difficult. It's also sometimes confusing to figure out how to get back into the Google Form Survey itself. As always, sharing among an institutional Google account and your personal Google account can be frustrating. You have to make a copy and can't share across the two different accounts very easily. Incentivized Kim Grewe Instructional Designer Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	Google I will definitely renew my use of Google Forms because I really like the ease of use and the number of tools that Google forms provide. I also love that I can administer a test in real-time and get results in a timely manner Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Usability	Google Google Forms is a very intuitive and easy to use tool, it is not necessary to have a complex knowledge to create advanced forms, it is enough with the functions and aids that the tool offers for the creation of these, even children and students can do it, also the way to export the data is really simple, simply an incredible tool. Incentivized Carolina Reyes Ingeniero Soporte NOC1 Read full review
Reliability and Availability	Google In the years I've used GoogleForms I've never ran into any issues with the reliability or availability. Google is a gigantic company with essentially limitless resources which makes it very easy to trust that I will continue to be able to enjoy the same reliability I've come to know and expect from GoogleForms Incentivized Ashlie Pappas Founder Read full review
Performance	Google One of the things that comes as a benefit of the lack to create complex logic branching and truly custom design is that there isn't lot of room to bog down the software. GoogleForms has always loaded just as fast as my internet service and device would allow it. I'm not sure about front end integrations or integrations into the form itself, as I've never explored it, but on the backend, I've never had any issues with integrations channeling from GoogleForms from the GoogleForms's end of things. Incentivized Ashlie Pappas Founder Read full review
Support Rating	Google Google has a support team but it isn't the most helpful with Forms. I find most of my answers by searching online and watching tutorial videos. I would recommend utilizing online resources before contacting their live support team for help. Just make sure that they are recent videos or directions. Google is constantly updating their interfaces so it is easy for things to get out of date Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Google We have also used FormAssembly, which is far more advanced with security, analytics, and functionality, but is also more expensive and takes a greater resource investment to train others to use. While FormAssembly can provide a lot more features, and is definitely the better choice for more complex surveys, forms, and applications, Google Forms is a very approachable and easy to use platform. We would recommend Google Forms for smaller businesses with simpler processes, and everyday use for any organization. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Scalability	Google GoogleForms lacks the ability for complex logic branching and the ability to truly design it in a custom manner. It's pretty obvious when you land on a GoogleForm that it is in fact a GoogleForm. This rating solely reflects the lack of flexibility which in turn makes it something that wouldn't usually be scaled. That being said, if needing to scale a simple solution, GoogleForms would be up for the job. Incentivized Ashlie Pappas Founder Read full review
Return on Investment	Google It's difficult to track ROI since Google Forms is used less formally [The] positive impact is the actionable results we receive from surveys [The] impact is highly dependent on how well the questions are asked, and how seriously the survey is taken by employees Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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