Yes, Typeform has a free plan, but it limits how many responses you can collect, and the first paid sttep, Basic, costs $39 a month for 100 responses. For a shop taking orders or inquiries, that cap is the number to check before you build anything. Here is what each plan allows and what you can use instead.
What Typeform's free plan gives you
Typeform's free plan has a limited number of responses. Its pricing page doesn't state that number in what we checked, and it doesn't spell out a question limit either. Open the page on the day you sign up and read both before you build a form around them.
Typeform's real strength is design. It shows one question at a time, like a conversation, and it looks polished. That suits a brand survey or a quiz.
It can feel slow for a customer who just wants to send an address and a cake size from a phone in the middle of a shift. Every extra screen is another chance for them to give up.
What the paid plans cost
| Plan | Monthly | Yearly (per month) | Responses | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | $39 | $28 | 100 a month | 1 user |
| Plus | $79 | $56 | 1,000 a month | Removes branding |
| Business | $129 | $91 | 10,000 a month |
Look at the Basic row. 100 responses a month works out to about three a day. And the Typeform branding only comes off at Plus, so a clean form with no badge starts at $79 a month, or $56 a month if you pay for the year.
What a shop owner hits within a month
Picture home baker in Pune who shares one order form link on WhatsApp and Instagram. A form thta works gets used. One busy festival week of cake orders can eat a big share of a 100-response month, and she hasn't counted the people who fill in the form just to ask a question.
Or take a plumber in Ohio with a request form and an after-job feedback form. Every request and every review is a response, so both forms draw from the same monthly count.
Small shops tend to hit three walls, usually in this order:
- The response cap, because a form that works is a form that gets used.
- The Typeform badge, which customers see on every form until you pay for Plus.
- The single seat on Basic, so a partner or an employee can't share the innox.
None of this makes Typeform a bad tool. It is priced for survey-style use, and a small shop uses a form as a front desk.
Free options, compared fairly
| Tool | What the free plan offers |
|---|---|
| Google Forms | Free with a Google account. Quiz mode, no built-in payments, limited design and branding. Respondents must sign in with Google to upload files. |
| Tally | Unlimited forms and submissions, logic, payments, signatures, file uploads up to 10 MB each. Removing branding, custom domains, teammates and partial submissions need Pro at $29 a month. |
| Fillout | Unlimited forms and seats, 1,000 responses a month. Removing branding needs Pro at $49 a month. |
| Qwenvo | $0, with every feature on for every account. |
Google Forms is fine if all you need is a plain inquiry sheet and your customers all have Google accounts. The file upload rule is the catch: a customer sending a photo of a broken tap would have to sign in first.
Tally is a strong pick and has had a large community since 2021. If most of your income comes through the form, it is also the cheaper choice for payments, bcause Tally charges no fee of its own on top of what Stripe charges. Qwenvo's paymemt setup, covered below, costs a little more.
What you get free on Qwenvo
Qwenvo is a completely free form builder, and our team builds it. There are no paid plans, so the things many builders lock behind a subscription are simply on:
- Removing the Qwenvo badge, with one switch in Settings.
- A custom domain, such as forms.yourbusiness.com.
- Unlimited teammates, workspaces and folders.
- Partial submissions, so you can see someone who started your form and didn't finish.
- Visit and drop-off analytics.
- AI triage, which gives each submission a category, a priority, a short summary and a suggested reply.
- Custom design and CSS.
- More than 180 templates.
There is a fair use policy. An account sending around 50,000 submissions or 50,000 emails a month, or 100 GB of uploads, gets contacted about a custom arrangement. A neighborhood shop won't come near that.
Now the honest part. Qwenvo launched in October 2026, so tgere are few reviews yet. It is hosted in the United States, it has no mobile app, and it has no built-in QR code. For the counter sign, paste your form link into any free QR generator.
Payments go through PayPal only. Qwenvo keeps 1% on top of PayPal's own fee, which is typically 3.49% plus a fixed amount. Stripe isn't offered right now.
See the free contact form template
Set up a replacement form
- Open a template, such as the order form or the quote request form, and cut it down to the questions you actually need.
- Open Settings and turn on email notifications, so each submission lands in your inbox.
- If you want a clean look, switch off the Qwenvo badge in the same drawer.
- Open the Share tab and copy the public link.
- Paste that link into your WhatsApp business profile, your Instagram bio and your Google Business Profile.
Already built a form in Typeform? Export it as JSON and import it into Qwenvo, so you don't retype your questions. There is a longer side-by-side in our Typeform alternative guide.
Questions owners ask
Is Typeform really free?
It has a free plan with a limited number of responses, and the pricing page we checked doesn't state the number. Paid plans start at $39 a month for Basic (100 responses), or $28 a month if you pay yearly. Read the free plan's exact cap before you build on it.
Can I move my Typeform forms over?
Yes. Qwenvo imports a Typeform JSON export. It has no importer for Tally or Google Forms, so those forms need rebuilding by hand. You can also import a Word file, a CSV or a screenshot to speed that up.
Which free tool is best if I take payments?
Tally is cheaper, because it adds no fee of its own on top of Stripe. Qwenvo uses PayPal checkout and keeps 1% on top of PayPal's fee. If most of your income comes through the form, compare both before you commit.
Do I need a website for any of this?
No. A form has its own public link, which you can send on WhatsApp, put in your Instagram bio or add to your Google Business Profile. If you do have a site, you can embed the form by pasting a code snippet into a custom HTML block.
Your next step
Pick the one form you handle moat, whether that's orders, appointment requests or quotes, and open its template on Qwenvo. Send yourself a test submission from your phone before you share the link anywhere.