Forms · replacement recipe

Branded intake and approval flow

Replaces Typeform, Jotform, Paperform. 6 ways out. Best: Google Workspace (already included), about $323 saved in year one.

Modeled, not measured. Savings use public prices and planning assumptions: the bill you stop paying, minus the new tool, your upkeep time and your setup time at $50/hour, over the first 12 months. No verified migrations yet. Check the must-haves in each recipe before you switch.

What you use

  • Form
  • Conditional fields
  • Uploads
  • Validation
  • Webhook
  • CSV export

Not covered

  • Survey research suite
  • Unlimited third-party integrations
  • Regulated data guarantees
  • Visual drag-and-drop designer

Check before switching

  • Tally/free plan fails a real requirement
  • Sensitive-data handling reviewed
  • Response volume bounded
  • Cancellation actually possible

Agents: get_recipe("form-intake") on the Stackcut MCP server.

6 ways out, best first

Already includedGoogle WorkspaceSaves $323 in year one
$29/mo today → $0/mo · setup 0.5 h · then $348/yr · payback 0.9 mo
1 seat. Google Forms is included with Workspace/Google accounts.
Covers 67% of the core features (not: Logic and branching)
Google Forms is included with Workspace/Google accounts.
Sources: typeform.comworkspace.google.com
Switch vendorTally (free tier)Saves $298 in year one
$29/mo today → $0/mo · setup 1 h · then $348/yr · payback 1.7 mo
1 seat. If your use fits the free tier (Unlimited forms and submissions within fair use).
Covers 100% of the core features
Tally Free has unlimited forms and submissions; Typeform Free caps at 100 responses/mo.
Sources: typeform.comtally.so
Open sourceFormbricksCosts $1,112 more in year one
$29/mo today → $5/mo + 2 h upkeep · setup 4 h
1 seat. Open-source surveys; self-host free.
Covers 100% of the core features
Open-source surveys; self-host free.
License: open_source
Sources: typeform.comformbricks.com
Switch vendorTallySavings not modeled yet
Sources: tally.so
Open sourceFormbricksSavings not modeled yet
License: Open-core; inspect current repository license and paid-feature boundaries.
Sources: formbricks.com
Replace with AIReplace with AI: branded intake and approval flowSavings not modeled yet
Create a specific form from a schema, deterministic logic, review queue, private uploads and reliable delivery. Do not recreate a visual form platform.

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