What is the difference between Jotform and Fillout?

Jotform is best for Businesses wanting forms with payment processing and workflows, while Fillout is best for Teams wanting powerful forms with integrations. Jotform starts at Free and Fillout starts at Free.

Is Jotform or Fillout cheaper?

Jotform starts at Free with a free tier. Fillout starts at Free with a free tier.

Is there a free alternative to Fillout?

Both Jotform and Fillout offer free tiers.

Jotform vs Fillout

Jotform is online form builder with 10,000+ templates, payments, e-signatures, and approval workflows, while Fillout is form builder with advanced logic, payments, scheduling, and 40+ integrations. Jotform is built for businesses wanting forms with payment processing and workflows, whereas Fillout targets teams wanting powerful forms with integrations.

At a glance

	Jotform	Fillout
Best for	Businesses wanting forms with payment processing and workflows	Teams wanting powerful forms with integrations
Starting price	Free	Free
Free tier	✓	✓
Open source	—	—
Free tier available	✓	✓
Open source	—	—
E-Signatures	✓	—
Integrations	—	✓
Logic	—	✓
PDF Reports	✓	—
Payments	✓	✓
Scheduling	—	✓
Templates	✓	—

Jotform

Strengths

Huge template library covers social media, presentations, marketing materials, and more
Includes Payments as a core feature, purpose-built for form builder workflows
Free for 5 forms — generous enough for most small teams to get real work done
Established product with 20+ years on the market and a mature ecosystem

Weaknesses

Free plan exists but key features are locked behind the paid upgrade
Fewer built-in features means you may need additional tools to cover gaps
Ecosystem of third-party integrations is smaller than the market leaders in form builder
Mobile experience lags behind the desktop version in features and polish

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Fillout

Strengths

Includes Logic as a core feature, purpose-built for form builder workflows
Includes Payments as a core feature, purpose-built for form builder workflows
Free for 1K responses/mo — generous enough for most small teams to get real work done
Includes scheduling alongside the core feature set — fewer separate tools needed

Weaknesses

Free plan exists but key features are locked behind the paid upgrade
Fewer built-in features means you may need additional tools to cover gaps
Ecosystem of third-party integrations is smaller than the market leaders in form builder
Limited team/admin features if your organization eventually scales up

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The bottom line

Pricing: Both tools offer free tiers, so you can test each before committing. Jotform's free plan: Free for 5 forms. Fillout's free plan: Free for 1K responses/mo.

Feature gaps: Jotform offers E-Signatures, PDF Reports and Templates that Fillout lacks. Fillout brings Integrations, Logic and Scheduling that Jotform does not have. Both share Payments.

Team fit: Jotform is geared toward any size teams, while Fillout is aimed at small teams teams. Pick the one that matches where your team is today and where it is headed — migrating tools later is always painful.

Where each tool shines: Jotform's biggest strengths are: huge template library covers social media, presentations, marketing materials, and more. includes payments as a core feature, purpose-built for form builder workflows. Fillout's biggest strengths are: includes logic as a core feature, purpose-built for form builder workflows. includes payments as a core feature, purpose-built for form builder workflows.

Watch out for: With Jotform, users commonly note that free plan exists but key features are locked behind the paid upgrade. With Fillout, the main complaint is that free plan exists but key features are locked behind the paid upgrade.

Choose Jotform if...

Your profile matches its sweet spot: businesses wanting forms with payment processing and workflows
You specifically need E-Signatures and PDF Reports
You care about includes payments as a core feature, purpose-built for form builder workflows
Your team size fits the any size profile Jotform is designed for
The free tier works for you: free for 5 forms

Choose Fillout if...

Your profile matches its sweet spot: teams wanting powerful forms with integrations
You specifically need Integrations and Logic
You care about includes payments as a core feature, purpose-built for form builder workflows
Your team size fits the small teams profile Fillout is designed for
The free tier works for you: free for 1k responses/mo