hootform vs Paperform
A Paperform alternative with unlimited free responses
Paperform's free plan counts a small number of submissions a month. hootform's collects every response, and asks one question at a time.
Facts about Paperform checked on 25 September 2026. Sources
The free plans, side by side
| hootform | Paperform | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0 | $0 |
| Responses | Unlimited | 30 a month |
| Forms | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| People building forms | 3 people | Unlimited |
| Conditional logic | Yes | Yes |
| File uploads | Up to 10 MB per file | 100 MB of storage |
| Remove the badge | No | No |
What would it cost you?
Move the numbers to match your team. Both bills are worked out from the published self-serve plans below, paying month to month.
How they differ
Why people compare hootform and Paperform
Paperform builds forms like pages: text, pictures and questions laid out together, with strong support for payments, bookings and calculations. It's a good fit for order forms and quotes that take money. When we checked, its free plan allowed only a handful of submissions a month, and unlimited submissions started with a paid plan.
hootform takes a different path. The free plan collects every response, with no monthly limit, and every form asks one question at a time, which suits surveys, applications and sign-ups on a phone. Premium is $19 a month for the whole organization.
What you get with hootform
- Unlimited responses on every plan.
- Answers saved as they're given, so you see where people drop off and respondents can resume.
- Encryption at rest per form, on by default, for identifying answers and files. See encryption.
- AI follow-ups and AI insights on Premium.
- Logic and several endings, with a map of every path.
Page or conversation
Paperform suits forms that read like a document: a menu with an order form, or a product page with a checkout. hootform suits forms that read like a conversation, such as surveys, applications, sign-ups and feedback, where one question at a time keeps people going. If your form is mostly questions, try it both ways and compare the completion rates.
A worked example
A course collects 200 evaluations a month. On Paperform's free plan, most would be past the monthly limit, so it's a paid plan. On hootform's free plan, all 200 are collected, with the badge. Removing the badge takes Premium, at $19 a month.
Switching from Paperform
There's no importer yet, so rebuild each form from a template or from scratch. Most question types have direct equivalents. Payment, product and booking fields don't: hootform doesn't take payments yet, so keep those forms on Paperform if they take money.
Where Paperform fits better
- You're building order forms, bookings or quotes that take payment inside the form.
- You like designing a form as a page, with text and pictures around the questions.
Every self-serve plan
hootform
| Plan | Monthly | Billed yearly | Responses | People | No badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | — | Unlimited | 3 | No |
| Premium | $19 | — | Unlimited | Unlimited | Yes |
Billed monthly, per organization — everyone on the team is included.
Paperform
| Plan | Monthly | Billed yearly | Responses | People | No badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | $0/mo | 30 a month | Unlimited | No |
| Pro | $59 | $49/mo | Unlimited | Unlimited | Yes |
| Business | $149 | $124/mo | Unlimited | Unlimited | Yes |
Past these: Enterprise, priced by Paperform's sales team.
Questions people ask
Is Paperform free?
It has a free plan with a small monthly submission limit, when we checked. hootform's free plan has no response limit.
Can hootform take payments like Paperform?
Not yet. For order forms and bookings that take payment, Paperform is the better fit.
Do both let a whole team work on forms?
Paperform's plans include unlimited users. hootform's free plan includes 3 people, and Premium includes everyone for one price.
Sources and how we compared
Everything said here about Paperform was read from its own pages on 25 September 2026, and we re-check them at least every four months. Prices are in US dollars before tax. hootform's side comes straight from the code that bills and enforces it, so it's always current.
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