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    Google Forms

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AGoogle 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

    Zoho Forms

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AZoho Forms is an online form builder that lets users create mobile-ready online forms. Forms can be shared with select users via email, or via a public link. This solution includes a drag-and-drop form builder that is responsive on all mobile devices. Zoho Forms also offers native mobile applications for iOS and Android devices. According to the vendor, key benefits include: A web and mobile form builder. Drag and drop fields to add them to…

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    Google FormsZoho Forms
    Editions & Modules
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    Free
    $0
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    Basic
    $10
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    Standard
    $25
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    Professional
    $50`
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    Premium
    $100
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google FormsZoho Forms
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$10 per month
    Additional Details—Contact support@zohoforms.com to try out our paid plans.
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    Community Pulse
    Google FormsZoho Forms
    Considered Both Products
    Google
    Chose Google Forms
    Google Forms is a more effective and efficient solution for our company. We have used a few different options, and Google always seems to work out for the best. It seems like they have more templates to choose from and is easier to set up. Also, I can trust a more novice …
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    Zoho
    Chose Zoho Forms
    Zoho Forms is just as good as Google Forms. I believe that ZF is easier to use. I have not used GF as extensively as ZF. I will be evaluating GF in the very near future. I selected ZF mainly because it easily integrates with its own Zoho applications quickly and with very …
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    Chose Zoho Forms
    Both mentioned services work great and have their own special features but ultimately the integration with the Zoho platform makes Zoho Forms work great for us. Google Forms are similar in they integrate with GApps nicely and are simple to create. Typeform, when evaluated, …
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    Chose Zoho Forms
    I chose this software because it is very well integrated with other Zoho products which I am using. Apart from this it has mobile applications also which allows me to use this software from my mobile devices when I am traveling for work. Its mail merge feature is also one of …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
    64 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    65 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    60 Answers
    60%
    Happy with the feature set
    3 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    42 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    48 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Google FormsZoho Forms
    Survey Format & Appearance
    Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of Google Forms and Zoho Forms
    Feature
    Google Forms
    6.7
    123 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Zoho Forms
    -
    Ratings
    Survey templates7.7114 Ratings00 Ratings
    Themes6.2112 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom logo/branding6.1100 Ratings00 Ratings
    Survey Content
    Comparison of Survey Content features of Google Forms and Zoho Forms
    Feature
    Google Forms
    8.0
    121 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Zoho Forms
    9.7
    11 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Changes to live survey8.9115 Ratings9.910 Ratings
    Question design help7.398 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple question types7.9120 Ratings9.511 Ratings
    Survey Logic
    Comparison of Survey Logic features of Google Forms and Zoho Forms
    Feature
    Google Forms
    7.0
    110 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Zoho Forms
    9.5
    10 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Survey logic flexibility7.0110 Ratings9.510 Ratings
    Survey Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of Google Forms and Zoho Forms
    Feature
    Google Forms
    8.4
    122 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Zoho Forms
    9.2
    11 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Response tracking8.3120 Ratings8.911 Ratings
    Data export8.1116 Ratings9.59 Ratings
    Standard reports7.9113 Ratings9.511 Ratings
    Custom reports9.286 Ratings8.910 Ratings
    Analytics8.594 Ratings8.911 Ratings
    Survey Administration & Security
    Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of Google Forms and Zoho Forms
    Feature
    Google Forms
    7.9
    116 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Zoho Forms
    9.4
    11 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Access controls7.8113 Ratings9.411 Ratings
    Compliance7.990 Ratings00 Ratings
    Survey Distribution
    Comparison of Survey Distribution features of Google Forms and Zoho Forms
    Feature
    Google Forms
    7.6
    90 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Zoho Forms
    8.9
    10 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Vendor-offered crowdsourcing7.842 Ratings00 Ratings
    Respondent restrictions7.588 Ratings8.910 Ratings
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    Small Businesses
    Jotform
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Jotform
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Qualaroo
    Score7 out of 10
    Qualaroo
    Score7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    QuestionPro
    Score9.2 out of 10
    QuestionPro
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Google FormsZoho Forms
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (127 ratings)
    8.9
    (11 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.6
    (67 ratings)
    9.5
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (49 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    Google FormsZoho Forms
    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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    Zoho
    Zoho Forms is great for customer surveys, collection of data, onboarding clients, instances where you need a signature. Might be less appropriate for some businesses depending upon branding messages. Zoho Forms has some disclaimers that appear on forms i.e. not to enter personal information, credit cards, passwords, etc. so depends upon the intent & purposes of the form data collection, whether it would be a solution that would fit every business model.
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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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    Zoho
    • Its feature of sending alerts in real time is my favorite feature. Whenever someone fills an inquiry form, I get alert immediately.
    • It has a mobile app also which makes this software usable at anytime and anywhere.
    • It's a cloud based application so users don't need so save anything on their system and they don't need to be dependent on their system. They can access their forms from any system.
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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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    Zoho
    • Zoho Forms could improve if the Super Admin had access to view all reports from org users, not just view the name
    • Audit history tracking needs to be extended, many of our older forms show no history past the creation date
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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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    Zoho
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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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    Zoho
    The user interface and user experience is outstanding, seems like a lot of hard work has been put into it by the design, development and product teams. The fonts used are optimal, the icons and menu bars are well placed, the colors are very friendly to the eye and the standard white background is beautifully adjusted to the user expectations. The sliders are well designed and you can easily find whatever menu/option/feature you are looking for without much hassle.
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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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    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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    Zoho
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    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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    Zoho
    So far we have not faced any issue while using the software but our customer journey has been breathtaking so far, which obviously i am expecting, should be the case of the support of Zoho Forms as well. However we have explored their support channels; you can easily find the contact us form in the profile slider and there are other resources available with a single click like Help Menu, What's New Menu, Blogs and Forums. However i could not find any live chat or support with the Free version.
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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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    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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    Zoho
    Zoho Forms is just as good as Google Forms. I believe that ZF is easier to use. I have not used GF as extensively as ZF. I will be evaluating GF in the very near future. I selected ZF mainly because it easily integrates with its own Zoho applications quickly and with very little difficulty.
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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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    Zoho
    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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    Zoho
    • All positive. Zoho Forms is just another tool from the Zoho toolbox that adds value for us.
    • ROI is hard to say since we are a Zoho One user. Providing an amazing customer experience is what we strive for and this tool is part of that customer experience. It may have a small effect within our internal process but it is a customer facing and customer interaction point/application so it is crucial that it performs optimally.
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