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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Grist

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/AGrist combines the capabilities of spreadsheets, databases and app builders. Using a familiar spreadsheet interface, information can be organized as a relational database, and dashboards built using drag-and-drop. Solving spreadsheet problems Ensures data is well-structured and stored in one place with no duplication, no spreadsheet-wrangling, no merging documents. Collaboration on sensitive data Data is protected…

    $8

    per month per user

    Typeform

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/ATypeform is online form and survey software, focused on high-quality visuals and user experience. Users can create surveys, registration forms, tests & quizzes, contests, tutorials, shopping carts, and contact forms, without needing to write code. Typeform offers freemium plan pricing. Their basic plan is free for one user; their Pro plan in $35/month for one user (includes logic jump, respondent notifications, calculator, custom thank you screen, hidden fields, payment fields, and 2GB file…

    $30

    *Per Month

    Pricing
    GristTypeform
    Editions & Modules
    Pro
    $8
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    Essentials
    $30
    *Per Month
    Professional
    $35
    *Per Month
    Premium
    $59
    *Per Month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    GristTypeform
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—*For annual contract.
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    Community Pulse
    GristTypeform
    Considered Both Products
    Grist Labs
    No answer on this topic
    Typeform
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    67%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    70%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    78%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
    Features
    GristTypeform
    Survey Format & Appearance
    Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of Grist and Typeform
    Feature
    Grist
    -
    Ratings
    Typeform
    8.4
    49 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Survey templates00 Ratings7.246 Ratings
    Themes00 Ratings8.749 Ratings
    Custom logo/branding00 Ratings9.347 Ratings
    Survey Content
    Comparison of Survey Content features of Grist and Typeform
    Feature
    Grist
    -
    Ratings
    Typeform
    8.8
    49 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Changes to live survey00 Ratings8.244 Ratings
    Question design help00 Ratings9.041 Ratings
    Multiple question types00 Ratings9.149 Ratings
    Survey Logic
    Comparison of Survey Logic features of Grist and Typeform
    Feature
    Grist
    -
    Ratings
    Typeform
    8.4
    43 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Survey logic flexibility00 Ratings8.443 Ratings
    Survey Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of Grist and Typeform
    Feature
    Grist
    -
    Ratings
    Typeform
    7.5
    48 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Response tracking00 Ratings9.147 Ratings
    Data export00 Ratings8.845 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings6.343 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings5.929 Ratings
    Analytics00 Ratings7.641 Ratings
    Survey Administration & Security
    Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of Grist and Typeform
    Feature
    Grist
    -
    Ratings
    Typeform
    8.7
    33 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Access controls00 Ratings9.130 Ratings
    Compliance00 Ratings8.227 Ratings
    Survey Distribution
    Comparison of Survey Distribution features of Grist and Typeform
    Feature
    Grist
    -
    Ratings
    Typeform
    7.2
    26 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Vendor-offered crowdsourcing00 Ratings8.79 Ratings
    Respondent restrictions00 Ratings5.825 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    GristTypeform
    Small Businesses
    Stackby
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Jotform
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Microsoft Excel
    Score9 out of 10
    Qualaroo
    Score7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Excel
    Score9 out of 10
    QuestionPro
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    GristTypeform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.9
    (2 ratings)
    7.3
    (49 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.4
    (13 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.7
    (7 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    GristTypeform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Grist Labs
    This is well suited to someone (or a team) who are technically minded and have a dataset that they need to be able to use in many ways. It's less appropriate for a team who isn't technically minded and/or don't have the data they need to manipulate. It would be useful for things that you could use a database or spreadsheet for such as CRM, Advertising database, Business tracking, Health tracking etc.
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    Typeform
    Typeform is definitely a leader in the online survey space and that's for a reason. Between logic mapping and the ease of use for the end user, it's a solid app. The unfortunate thing, however, is the price tag--particularly considering the protection you receive from bots. Typeform only allows a certain number of responses at certain package levels, ie: the lowest level, you get a very limited number of responses but in order to receive more responses before your survey is locked, you must upgrade. This is what ultimately lead us to cancel with them. When you post a survey on Typeform, that survey is automatically posted publicly on their website--making it widely available to bots. Typeform offers no easy form of protection like a standardized captcha that you can add to the survey in order to filter bots out. Instead, there are several "work arounds" that they advise users to do that have very limited degrees of success. A quick online search shows that Typeform knows this is clearly an issue, yet they have yet to build in a bot-prevention feature. Since their plan prices vary by number of responses, it seems that they have no incentive to limit the amount of bots filling out surveys I believe. Ultimately, we canceled because, although the app is powerful, it just seemed like their business practices were unethical in my opinion.
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    Pros
    Grist Labs
    • Provides amazing customer service, help, examples, and explains what they are having you do
    • The layout is easy
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    Typeform
    • The calculator tool allows you to use numerical formulas to create logic within your form for specific behavior.
    • Compatible with modern web browsers for both building a form and publishing, allowing it to work and look good on any device.
    • Integration with products like Zapier allow you to use it as part of a larger automation in your company.
    • Visually pleasing designs with use of themes, images and video to match your branding.
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    Cons
    Grist Labs
    • Making the user permissions more obvious on how to use them - They are highly adaptable, but hard to understand how to use them
    • Small changes such as auto colouring the choices/toggles options and being able to edit them once set.
    • Being able to copy the formatting from one column to the next
    Incentivized
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    Typeform
    • The pricing structure is a little steep, especially for the Pro+ plan. It would be nice if they had an a la carte option because there are some features we are paying for that we will never use.
    • When creating forms, sometimes the cursor will inexplicably leave the field you are typing in and leave you with incomplete sentences.
    • Even though we are paying for our use, we still have the Typeform branding on our forms, which I think should be removed once you upgrade from the basic plan.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Grist Labs
    No answers on this topic
    Typeform
    We have had such success with Typeform, and it has been able to exceed our expectations for the range of products it offers
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Grist Labs
    No answers on this topic
    Typeform
    Typeform takes a little bit of getting used to. Compared to Google Forms there are a lot more parts to the software and customizing the form isn't as intuitive. I have also found that embedding it into one smaller section of a webpage seamlessly can be a little tricky. But everything can be figured out eventually and the analytics are very good.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Grist Labs
    No answers on this topic
    Typeform
    I haven't used the support portion of Typeform, as everything was quite easy to use. I have never encountered a situation where I did not know what to do or how to fix something myself. Typeform is very easy to adopt within any organization, no matter if you understand tech or not.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Grist Labs
    Grist is easier to use, faster, and loads quicker with heavy data.
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    Typeform
    When looking for a feature rich & flexible / customizable solution, Typeform beats out everyone. However, for specific use cases (like NPS), AskNicely is a clear winner in terms of features, but is much too expensive. Typeform is also fun to use, especially compared to Wufoo which seems so out of date
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Grist Labs
    • It's saved a lot of time in both creating an advertising database and managing it week to week effectively. I had previously created in others that haven't worked, and this does, saving me a good 1 hour weekly, and 5 hours or more each time I had problems with the last ones
    • Being able to stay on track with this has meant I'm following up at the right time (advertisers) and keeping a professional manner and not losing business due to missed communication
    • Saving me $ from buying a program like Access (or Airtable monthly) and then the learning curve that that has. This has a much easier learning curve to say the least.
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    Typeform
    • Typeform has helped guide our Customer Success, Product, and Marketing teams in strategizing how to engage with customers better, and it has also given us a quick and easy way to do so! By collecting feedback and being able to share it across internal teams, we can coordinate our efforts to build our customers a better tool.
    • Typeform has proved to be an elegant solution to one of our earlier vexing problems (previous survey tools that looked annoying, had extremely limited branding options/were not customizable, and didn't integrate well with the rest of our tool set) while not breaking the bank for us - it's a very reasonable price point and does WAY more than the previous tools we were paying just as much for.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Grist Screenshots

    Screenshot of the drag and drop dashboard editor used to build layouts.Screenshot of the custom user permissions that determine who can see what, down to each column and row.Screenshot of dynamic charts and reports that update with the click of a mouse.Screenshot of Grist's formula support for Excel-like functions or Python formulas. Technical users can drill into database structure in code view.