Is Typeform free?

Yes, Typeform has a free plan. You can create and share unlimited forms without paying anything. However, the free plan comes with heavy restrictions that make it suitable only for testing, most notably, a limit of just 10 responses per month across all your forms.

What You Get on Typeform's Free Plan

From the "See pricing" and "upgrade" buttons everywhere, you can easily see that the free plan is there for testing only. It's a permanent tier that includes:

• Unlimited typeforms: You can create as many forms as you want. There's no cap on the number of forms you build. While this is generous compared to some competitors, it is also clear that it is a strategic move to have the word "unlimited forms" for promotion purposes, since the response limit is only 10 per month.
• Logic jumps and calculations: The free plan lets you test conditional logic features (an important feature to show different questions based on how people answer).
• Basic integrations: You get access to connections with Google Sheets, Zapier, Slack, and Mailchimp right out of the gate.
• Custom ending screens: You can customize the thank-you message people see after submitting your form, and even create multiple endings based on their responses.
• Templates and design flexibility: You can use pre-designed templates or customize your form's colors and images to match your brand (though you can't remove Typeform's branding).
• 10 Response Limit: 10 responses per month doesn't actually correlate to actual use in real life. It is a clear way of letting users test the product before they buy.

Features You Don't Get on the Free Plan

The free plan gives you a test, but you'll run into walls quite often. Especially if you need:

• Custom branding: The Typeform logo stays on your forms. You can't replace it with your own branding or remove it entirely without upgrading.
• File uploads: Want people to attach documents or images? That requires a paid plan.
• Payment collection: If you need to accept payments through Stripe or PayPal, you'll need to upgrade. Payment integrations aren't available on the free tier.
• Redirect after submission: If you like to redirect people to a spesific page or want to include a link in your ending page, you need to upgrade to a higher plan.
• Direct support: Free users get access to help documentation, but direct support isn't included. Paid plans get email support, and higher tiers get faster response times.
• Advanced analytics: You get basic response data, but detailed analytics, drop-off rates, and performance insights require a paid subscription.
• Customize the form URL: Form URLs are generated on a random subdomain and with a random path. If you like to change the URL, Typeform requires you to upgrade to a higher plan.
• CAPTCHA: Showing CAPTCHA in your forms to prevent spam is behind higher plans in Typeform.

Some other features behind a paywall include partial submissions, clarify with AI, data enrichment, respondent notifications, team members, video answers, and some integrations such as Meta Pixel, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and Google Drive.

Where the free plan falls short:

• Any public-facing form on a website: If you embed a form on your website, you'll burn through 10 responses fast—especially if you have decent traffic. People will click on your form just to see what it is, and those views count against your limit in terms of actual engagement.
• Lead generation: If you're using Typeform to capture leads, 10 per month is essentially zero. You'll need a paid plan from day one.
• Surveys or research: Even a small survey aimed at getting feedback from customers or users will exceed 10 responses quickly if it's any good.
• Ongoing data collection: Anything that runs continuously, like a contact form or event registration, needs the predictability of a higher response limit.

Upgrading From Free: What to Expect

If the free plan isn't cutting it, here's what the paid tiers look like:

• Basic plan: $39/month. This gets you 100 responses per month and removes some restrictions, but you still can't remove Typeform branding or add team members.
• Plus plan: $79/month. Now you're at 1,000 responses, can remove Typeform branding, and add custom branding. This tier supports up to 3 users.
• Business plan: $129/month. This is where you get 10,000 responses, support for 5 users, and access to features like priority support and more advanced customization.

Enterprise plan: Custom pricing. For organizations that need tailored response limits, HIPAA compliance, SSO, and dedicated support.

One thing to note: Typeform doesn't offer a traditional free trial of its paid features. You can build forms using premium features in what they call "trial mode," but you can't actually share those forms or collect responses until you upgrade. It's more of a preview than a working trial.

Are there any good alternatives to Typeform to use for free?

If Typeform's 10-response limit is a dealbreaker, several alternatives offer genuinely usable free plans.

1. forms.app is probably the closest you'll get to Typeform's experience without the cost. It offers up to 100 responses on its free plan. It is easy-to-use as Typeform and has a nice aesthetic. You can create both one-question-at-a-time forms and classic list view forms with forms.app. It should be one of your first choices if you are looking for a similar app to Typeform.
2. Google Forms is the default free option for a reason. It's completely free with no limits on forms or responses. The catch is that it's extremely basic (limited design options, no payment processing, and conditional logic that only works for simple scenarios). But if you need a straightforward form and don't care about aesthetics, Google Forms does the job without costing anything.
3. Microsoft Forms offers unlimited forms and responses for free, similar to Google Forms. It supports conditional logic, file uploads, and form embedding. It looks more modern than Google Forms, but has similar limitations feature-wise.

If you're specifically looking for Typeform's one-question-at-a-time experience, you'll struggle to find it for completely free; but, there are solid freemium options such as forms.app and Fillout. But if what you actually need is a functional form that collects data without costing money, Google Forms and Microsoft Forms deliver without the artificial response caps.