The best Google Forms alternative
Free hosted forms tied to Google Sheets — ubiquitous, but not for your own site's design. Here’s how FormLoom compares — honestly, including where Google Forms wins — and how to switch.
FormLoom vs Google Forms
| Feature | FormLoom | Google Forms |
|---|---|---|
| Free submissions / mo | 250 | No free tier |
| Free storage | Forever — no expiry | Google Sheets |
| Free file uploads | ||
| Free webhook | ||
| MCP server | ||
| llms.txt | ||
| Free dashboard | Full | Full |
| Spam protection | AI spam score + honeypot + captcha, on by default | Minimal |
| Paid entry (~10k/mo) | $18/mo | — |
Why switch
- You can't style it as a native form inside your own site's design.
- No developer API for embedding your own markup with a backend.
- Minimal spam protection and no transactional email control.
Where Google Forms wins
Google Forms is free, unlimited, and instantly familiar — for an internal survey or quick poll it's hard to beat.
Migrating from Google Forms
- 1Create a FormLoom form to get your access key (the form id).
- 2Replace your Google Forms endpoint URL (or SDK key) with FormLoom's.
- 3Keep your existing form markup — only the action/key changes.
- 4Redeploy and submit a test; new submissions land in FormLoom.
FAQ
Yes — FormLoom matches the core form-backend functionality and adds 250 free submissions/mo, permanent storage, AI spam scoring, and an MCP server for AI coding tools. You can't style it as a native form inside your own site's design.