Typeform
Free:10 responses a month
10,000 a month:$129 / mo (Business; $91 billed yearly)
Better at:300+ native integrations, and video answers
Conversational forms with a large native integration catalog. Plumeform vs Typeform
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Compare Plumeform with 12 survey tools and 5 employee survey platforms on price, limits and features. Each page explains when the other tool may be a better fit and links to its pricing page.
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100 responses a month, no card. Prices checked July, September and October 2026.
Google Forms
Free:Effectively unlimited
10,000 a month:Free
Better at:quick internal polls, at no cost, today
Free forms with Google Workspace and Sheets integration. Plumeform vs Google Forms
Microsoft Forms
Free:Included with Microsoft 365
10,000 a month:Included
Better at:internal surveys inside one Microsoft tenant
Included with Microsoft 365; external access depends on organization settings. Plumeform vs Microsoft Forms
SurveyMonkey
Free:25 viewable responses a survey, no export
10,000 a month:$39 / mo billed yearly, for 15,000 a YEAR
Better at:buying a sample through their own panel
The caps are annual, and going over them costs $0.15 a response. Plumeform vs SurveyMonkey
Qualtrics
Free:3 surveys, 500 responses in total
10,000 a month:Quote only; median $28,600 a year
Better at:enterprise governance and an implementation team
Advanced research tools and institutional purchasing options. Plumeform vs Qualtrics
Tally
Free:Unlimited submissions, fair use
10,000 a month:$29 / mo (Pro; $24 billed yearly)
Better at:payments in forms, custom domains, free volume
Document-style forms with unlimited free submissions under fair use. Plumeform vs Tally
Jotform
Free:100 a month, 500 stored ever
10,000 a month:$129 / mo (Gold; $99 billed yearly)
Better at:PDF forms, payments, and a huge widget library
The free plan has a lifetime cap, not a monthly one: the 501st needs a plan. Plumeform vs Jotform
Alchemer
Free:Mostly a 7-day trial
10,000 a month:$55 to $275 per user / mo
Better at:conjoint, full MaxDiff designs and professional services
Priced per seat, with the research tooling on the most expensive seat. Plumeform vs Alchemer
Formstack
Free:None, 14-day trial
10,000 a month:$99 / mo ($83 annual)
Better at:document generation and eSign beside the form
No free plan, one builder seat, and submissions capped per form. Plumeform vs Formstack
Fillout
Free:1,000 a month
10,000 a month:$75 / mo (Business)
Better at:the most generous free plan on this page
Ten times our free allowance, and no research controls at any price. Plumeform vs Fillout
LimeSurvey
Free:Unlimited, if you host it
10,000 a month:$432 a year for 10,000 a YEAR
Better at:full control on your own server, and 80+ languages
Open source when you have somebody to run it; annual caps when you do not. Plumeform vs LimeSurvey
Paperform
Free:30 a month
10,000 a month:$59 / mo, unlimited submissions
Better at:unlimited volume on one flat price
Above 10,000 responses a month their flat plan is the cheaper shape. Plumeform vs Paperform
Plumeform
Free:100 a month, kept forever
10,000 a month:$15 / mo ($12 annual)
Better at:research controls, data quality, live analysis
Attention checks, timers, quotas, screening, randomisation and consent on a $15 plan. See the pricing
Employee survey platforms
Engagement and pulse tools priced per employee. Their column is what a 50-person team pays in a year.
Culture Amp
Free:None listed
A 50-person team, a year:By quote, billed annually
Better at:Benchmarks, HRIS data and stronger confidentiality
An employee experience platform with benchmarks and people science, sold by quote. Plumeform vs Culture Amp
Officevibe
Free:None listed
A 50-person team, a year:$4,999 billed annually, plus $32 per manager a month
Better at:Team reports for managers, with Slack and Teams integrations
Pulse surveys and manager reports inside Workleap's people platform. Plumeform vs Officevibe
Lattice
Free:None listed
A 50-person team, a year:$4,000 a year (the minimum agreement)
Better at:Engagement inside a full performance platform
Engagement surveys as one module of a performance management suite. Plumeform vs Lattice
15Five
Free:None listed
A 50-person team, a year:$2,400 a year (Engage, $4 per user a month)
Better at:Benchmarks, and check-ins and performance in one platform
Engagement surveys inside a performance and manager coaching platform. Plumeform vs 15Five
TINYpulse
Free:None listed
A 50-person team, a year:No published price; demo request
Better at:Recognition and two-way anonymous conversations
A pulse and recognition platform, now sold by WebMD Health Services. Plumeform vs TINYpulse
Plumeform
Free:100 a month: a monthly pulse for up to 100 people
A 50-person team, a year:$0 on Free, or $144 on Pro billed yearly
Better at:price, anonymous answers, any survey
A minimum group size and eNPS over time, free, with Pro at $15 a month and no annual contract. See employee surveys
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Compare the billing period and response allowance as well as the price. The tables state whether an allowance is monthly, annual, or per form, and whether the listed rate requires annual billing.
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