Google Forms vs. Pointerpro

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Google Forms
Score 8.5 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
Pointerpro
Score 9.3 out of 10
N/A
Pointerpro is an assessment platform designed for professionals who want to turn their expertise into personalized, scalable guidance. Instead of stopping at data collection, Pointerpro transforms each completed assessment into an automatically generated, fully branded PDF or PowerPoint report containing personalized results and recommendations. This enables organizations to deliver insights instantly, without manual analysis. The platform supports advanced scoring…
$828
per year
Pricing
Google FormsPointerpro
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Professional Plan
$69
per month 2000 monthly responses
Enterprise
On Request
5000+ monthly responses
ReportR
On Request
10000+ monthly responses
DistributR
On Request
15000+ monthly responses
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Google FormsPointerpro
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsProfessional Plan Price: $69 per month (billed annually) Unlimited questionnaires & questions Large variety of question types Removable Pointerpro branding Advanced question logic & piping Offline functionality Zapier and Make integration Emails with customizable content Questionnaire in multiple languages Custom scoring Variable end messages & outcomes Show dynamic final screen messages based on scores and answers. Email invitations with unique tracking link Enterprise Plan Custom pricing available upon request Professional features plus: Custom formulas for advanced calculations Response upload Use formulas in question logic & piping Payment processing Before, during or after completing a survey or assessment. Extended design options with custom CSS Integration via WebHooks A Webhook is a notification sent over the web, which transfers data from one app to another. Questionnaire campaigns (on request) A campaign shows a group of questionnaires all in one screen which can be accessed with just a single link. Full white labeling URL and email domain white labeling. Multiple users and team management (on request) Dashboard Builder (on request) ReportR Plan Custom pricing available upon request Enterprise features plus: Drag & drop PDF report builder with preview Large variety of report widgets Use logic to show and hide report widgets based on responses and scores Individual, aggregated & team PDF reports Generate a PDF right after taking the questionnaire PDF distribution via email & download Extended design options with custom CSS Integrate with external databases Multiple users and team management (on request) Dashboard Builder (on request) Aggregate Reports (on request) optional AI prompt widget to scale report content faster DistributR Plan Custom pricing available upon request ReportR features plus: Distribution Portal to leverage assessment distribution Respondent base feeding by customers/co-workers Respondent invitation templates with unique links You create the templates for customers/co-workers. Unique respondent links are generated. Real-time response collection and result view Real-time response collection and result view Your customers/co-workers collect responses. You view overall results. Email campaign template creation Created by your customers/co-workers Optional: charge for assessment/report access Overview of to-do assessments for respondents Overview of responses and reports for respondents Dashboard Builder Multiple users and team management (on request) Aggregate Reports (on request)
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Community Pulse
Google FormsPointerpro
Considered Both Products
Google Forms

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Pointerpro
Chose Pointerpro
Survey Anyplace allows respondents to save progress, offered a respectable UI (User Interface), and offered surveys with a modern design. It seems most survey tools are designed for short/quick responses. The really modern, intuitive and design aesthetic options aren't designed …
Chose Pointerpro
Survey AnyPlace has a lot more flexibility and types of questions, plus the ability to customize the branding/look/feel.
Chose Pointerpro
We conducted a market survey of available tools that met our requirements.
Features
Google FormsPointerpro
Survey Format & Appearance
Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of Product A and Product B
Google Forms
6.6
122 Ratings
19% below category average
Pointerpro
-
Ratings
Survey templates7.6113 Ratings00 Ratings
Themes6.0111 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom logo/branding6.099 Ratings00 Ratings
Survey Content
Comparison of Survey Content features of Product A and Product B
Google Forms
8.0
120 Ratings
6% below category average
Pointerpro
-
Ratings
Changes to live survey9.0114 Ratings00 Ratings
Question design help7.297 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple question types7.9119 Ratings00 Ratings
Survey Logic
Comparison of Survey Logic features of Product A and Product B
Google Forms
7.0
109 Ratings
17% below category average
Pointerpro
-
Ratings
Survey logic flexibility7.0109 Ratings00 Ratings
Survey Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Google Forms
8.4
121 Ratings
4% above category average
Pointerpro
-
Ratings
Response tracking8.2119 Ratings00 Ratings
Data export8.1115 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports7.8112 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom reports9.285 Ratings00 Ratings
Analytics8.493 Ratings00 Ratings
Survey Administration & Security
Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of Product A and Product B
Google Forms
8.0
115 Ratings
7% below category average
Pointerpro
-
Ratings
Access controls7.9112 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance8.189 Ratings00 Ratings
Survey Distribution
Comparison of Survey Distribution features of Product A and Product B
Google Forms
7.6
89 Ratings
6% below category average
Pointerpro
-
Ratings
Vendor-offered crowdsourcing7.841 Ratings00 Ratings
Respondent restrictions7.587 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Google FormsPointerpro
Likelihood to Recommend
9.6
(116 ratings)
7.7
(28 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.2
(56 ratings)
8.0
(10 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(48 ratings)
7.8
(11 ratings)
Product Scalability
3.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Google FormsPointerpro
Likelihood to Recommend
Google
Google Forms is great for simple surveys, such as quick polls, but any logic beyond conditional pages is not supported. Google Forms is best used when the survey participants have and are permitted to use a Google Account to fill out the form; we ran into issues with hospital IT departments. I don't believe there's a better free tool out there than Google Forms, though.
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Pointerpro
They get the job done. We were able to do everything that our client wanted and needed. Its a free quiz on their website, so having to pay $1,500 a year for this service is hurting our bank. My only complaint is the price. If you are able to lower your price or offer promotions, then I would have no problem staying. We are currently looking for cheaper alternatives.
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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.
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Pointerpro
  • Intuitive branching logic mechanics. Survey Anyplace offers a nicely pipeline/process map format to visually see the branching logic for more robust question sets.
  • Reliable results. Survey Anyplace offers important tracking data to evaluate and hold respondents accountable to completing the surveys.
  • Users can save progress and come back. This allows busy respondents time to think about deeper questions, specifically when the surveys are being used in an interviewing approach.
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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.
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Pointerpro
  • Creating something highly customized at the ReportR level means you will need to have some savvy with CSS if you want to do it yourself. But it also means you can create something truly incredible and they do not have the same limitations as other similar software.
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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
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Pointerpro
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Usability
Google
Overall ease of use for staff, volunteers, and adult learners, and easy to get reports and to share reports via Sheets. As a free tool, it does more than expected. Easy to change the look and brand it to your organization, or just make it more fun, depending on what you want to use it for.
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Pointerpro
This is a great platform. The ease of use and ability to generate instant reports is killer. I highly recommend this platform for those who want to showcase a professional survey to impress their clients and employees. For us, this helps expand our product offering greatly, which also supplements our other services. [Survey Anyplace is a] great product and platform!
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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
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Pointerpro
No answers on this topic
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.
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Pointerpro
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Google
We haven't used much official support for Google Forms. However, because it is so widely used, there are a ton of articles and guides available online to help administrators of varying technical abilities to work through problems that arise. Additionally, Google provides an official support forum where there are discussions with other users as well as Google developers that can help address issues if needed.
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Pointerpro
I wish there was a better live chat feature. Seems like I have to wait 30-60 every time I need to talk to someone. Though once I am able to speak with someone via the chat in my account, they have been very helpful in answering my questions or pointing me in the right direction.
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Implementation Rating
Google
Google Forms doesn't really require "implementation": simply log into GDrive and create a survey! You can configure settings per survey to, for example, automatically write responses to a GSheet.
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Pointerpro
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Alternatives Considered
Google
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 allows to perform work efficiently and without affecting the quality of it.
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Pointerpro
Survey Anyplace is an excellent piece of software.
It can create in depth surveys and has a huge functional capability! I would highly recommend using Survey Anyplace for any business as it is so adaptable!
The support team are fabulous and always on hand to answer any queries and set up Zoom calls for more tailored help! Mark has been brilliant in helping me to create a complex survey!
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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.
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Pointerpro
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Google
  • High positive impact and return of investment; easy to use and seamlessly integrated with current Google Drive and Suite
  • Ability to create surveys on demand and quickly, saving time and energy
  • Easy to train others in using Google Forms so that there is not a bottleneck of knowledge
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Pointerpro
  • As a publisher, the quizzes provide us with compelling type of "advertising" product to engage our clients' audiences.
  • We use the quizzes to direct respondents to thought leadership content for lead gen. The "correct response" feature in the quizzes provide the most interesting sample of our clients' content.
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ScreenShots

Pointerpro Screenshots

Screenshot of the Pointerpro assessment app, used to build maturity assessments, personality tests, 360 assessments, competency quizzes, self-assessments, or quote calculators.Screenshot of how respondents can immediately receive their personalized report after they complete their assessment. Of course the tool also offers the possibility of giving postponed feedback.Screenshot of the tool's no-code assessment builder.Screenshot of how Pointerpro allows respondents to download their personalized PDF with a download button at the end of the assessment.Screenshot of some examples of Pointerpro's branded assessments.