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What is Google Forms?

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…

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What is Google Forms?

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…

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Features

Survey Format & Appearance

Features related to the type, look & feel of surveys.

7.6
Avg 7.9

Survey Content

Features related to the content (media, question types, answer types, etc) of surveys.

8.1
Avg 8.5

Survey Logic

Features related to survey flow, or the logic that directs survey question order.

7.8
Avg 8.2

Survey Reporting & Analytics

Features related to reporting & analytics for survey results.

8
Avg 8.2

Survey Administration & Security

Features related to administration & security for survey tools and data.

8.2
Avg 8.6

Survey Distribution

Features related to the distribution of surveys.

7.6
Avg 8.2
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Product Details

What is Google Forms?

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 spreadsheets or other analytics software.

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Reviews and Ratings

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Efficient Integration: Users have appreciated the seamless integration of Google Forms with Google accounts, making it effortless to create and launch forms for specific goals. The easy connection has streamlined their form creation process significantly.

Versatile Survey Creation: Reviewers found Google Forms valuable for creating various types of surveys and questionnaires, such as Culture Surveys, Promotion Request Forms, and Event Questionnaires. This versatility allowed users to tailor forms to different needs efficiently.

Secure Data Handling: The security features of Google Forms were praised by users for ensuring secure data transmission and storage, along with the ease of importing data into analysis tools. This added layer of protection instilled confidence in handling sensitive information effectively.

Limited Customization Options: Several users have expressed dissatisfaction with the limited customization options in Google Forms, particularly in templates, fonts, and design functionality. They suggest that enhancing these aspects would greatly improve the software.

Challenges with Sharing and Access Permissions: Users have faced difficulties sharing forms between institutional and personal Google accounts and finding survey links. This has led to frustration among users who desire more seamless sharing capabilities.

Lack of Advanced Features: Some reviewers feel that Google Forms lacks advanced features found in other survey tools, such as more question types, improved email notifications, and enhanced functionality. They suggest that adding these features would make the platform more competitive.

Reviews

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Very good!

Rating: 7 out of 10
April 04, 2022
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Forms
2 years of experience
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.

Google Forms Review

Rating: 7 out of 10
February 07, 2022
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Forms
1 year of experience
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 signatures and send documents for signing.

Great tool!

Rating: 8 out of 10
August 25, 2021
LD
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Forms
8 years of experience
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.

Easy, Clean Cut and Simple Form Building at its finest

Rating: 7 out of 10
August 02, 2021
SA
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Forms
4 years of experience
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.

Google Forms Enables Quick and Easy Data Collection

Rating: 4 out of 10
July 22, 2021
AH
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Forms
5 years of experience
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, basic solution that is easy to distribute to participants.

Forms, Data Gathering, and Analysis - made easy with Google Forms

Rating: 9 out of 10
July 07, 2021
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Forms
8 years of experience
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 SurveyMonkey, but as a whole it has been helpful to standardize on a single product.

Great tool for basic needs

Rating: 10 out of 10
July 07, 2021
CD
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Forms
4 years of experience
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 Google Forms are much quicker and easier to execute, and have a greater ability to be personalized.

Collaboration, efficiency and analysis

Rating: 9 out of 10
July 03, 2021
CR
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Forms
4 years of experience
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.

Google Forms helped my organization to increase profit!

Rating: 10 out of 10
June 29, 2021
AC
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Forms
4 years of experience
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.

One of the best time and money savers available!

Rating: 10 out of 10
June 28, 2021
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Forms
8 years of experience
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 core features, you also benefit from community-made add-ons that enhance Forms features. Some of these features allow for options such as limiting the number of times each option can be submitted or populating questions from a column in a Google Sheet. Kahoot is great for quizzes or games but doesn't have the power or ease of editing that Google Forms how.

Google Forms: A Great Free Survey Tool to use in Education

Rating: 9 out of 10
June 11, 2021
KG
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Forms
13 years of experience
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 online courses. I have never felt the need to explore any other product for creating surveys.

Google Forms- The "Lite" Survey Tool

Rating: 10 out of 10
May 26, 2021
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Forms
6 years of experience
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 analytics. It would work best to gather information where it can either be an easy answer or exported to Sheets to be further analyzed.

Google Forms, Easy for All from A to Z

Rating: 9 out of 10
May 20, 2021
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Forms
3 years of experience
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.

Google Forms: The Quickest Survey Tool Out There

Rating: 9 out of 10
May 13, 2021
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Forms
5 years of experience
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 Google Forms. My co-workers don't have to create a new account or sign up for anything.

Google Forms for Research and Collaboration

Rating: 7 out of 10
May 13, 2021
JW
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Forms
8 years of experience
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 terms of user authentication, depending on whether the rest of the organization uses Microsoft for email, etc.

A free and easy way to create forms

Rating: 10 out of 10
May 13, 2021
BS
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Forms
7 years of experience
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.

Collect all your relevant information with Google Forms.

Rating: 9 out of 10
May 12, 2021
AP
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Forms
4 years of experience
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 part of a large work group considering that there are certain levels of knowledge.

It just works

Rating: 10 out of 10
May 10, 2021
ZS
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Forms
8 years of experience
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.

You get what you pay for

Rating: 3 out of 10
May 06, 2021
TS
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Forms
5 years of experience
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 their layout templates so that they are seamlessly applied online with our (or clients') branding.
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