Formclick vs Google Forms
Google Forms: free form builder from google, part of google workspace. Formclick: a form backend for the HTML forms on your own website.
The short answer. Google Forms is a free, simple form builder that saves responses to Google Sheets. It is not designed to receive submissions from your own website’s HTML form, and file-upload questions require respondents to sign in to a Google account. Formclick is a backend for forms on your own site. Use Google Forms for internal surveys and quick polls; use Formclick for public website forms.
What is Google Forms?
Google Forms is Google’s form and quiz builder, available with a Google account and included in every Google Workspace plan. Responses appear in a summary view and can be linked to a Google Sheet. Automation is done with Apps Script, add-ons or AppSheet.
What is Formclick?
Formclick is a form backend. You point any HTML form at https://api.formclick.io/submit with an access key, and every submission is filtered for spam, emailed to you, saved in a dashboard and optionally sent on to your tools. There is no server to run and no form builder to learn: the form stays in your own code. See all features.
Pricing
| Plan | Price (USD) | Limits / includes |
|---|---|---|
| Formclick Free | $0 | 250 submissions/month |
| Formclick Starter | $59/year | 5,000 submissions/month |
| Formclick Pro | $15/month or $150/year | 10,000 submissions/month |
| Formclick Business | $39/month or $390/year | 20,000 submissions/month |
| Google Forms | Free with a Google account | Included in all Google Workspace plans |
Google Workspace prices vary by country; Google’s pricing page showed local-currency prices when we checked.
Formclick prices are from our pricing page. Formclick also offers INR pricing in India.
Features side by side
| Formclick | Google Forms | |
|---|---|---|
| How you build the form | You write the form in your own HTML, React, Vue, WordPress, Webflow or any other stack. Formclick receives the submissions. | Google’s form editor (no code). |
| How it appears on your site | It is your own markup, so it uses your site’s design, fonts and accessibility work directly. No iframe. | Shared by link or embedded on a website, with Google’s styling. |
| Receive a hand-written HTML form | Yes. Post any HTML form to https://api.formclick.io/submit with an access key. | Not an officially documented feature. |
| Webhooks | Custom webhooks from the Starter plan | No built-in webhook setting; automation through Apps Script, add-ons or AppSheet. |
| File uploads | File uploads from the Pro plan, up to 5 MB per file | Supported, but respondents must sign in to a Google account; files are stored in the owner’s Google Drive. |
| Integrations | Email, a submission dashboard, Google Sheets, Notion, Airtable, HubSpot, monday.com, Discord, n8n, email-marketing tools (Brevo, MailerLite, ActiveCampaign) and databases (Postgres, MySQL, MongoDB, SQL Server and more). Zapier and Make through a webhook. | Google Sheets built in; other tools through add-ons or Apps Script. |
| Spam protection | Spam filter and honeypot on every plan; reCAPTCHA / Turnstile and domain restriction from the Starter plan | Not compared here; see the vendor’s documentation. |
Which should you choose?
Choose Formclick if…
- The form is on a public website and must match its design.
- Visitors should be able to upload files without signing in to Google.
- You want email notifications, autoresponders, spam protection and webhooks without writing Apps Script.
Choose Google Forms if…
- You need a free internal survey, quiz or sign-up sheet quickly.
- Your team already works in Google Sheets and Google Workspace.
- Respondents are colleagues who already have Google accounts.
Formclick’s limitations
- Formclick does not include a visual drag-and-drop form builder: you (or your developer) write the form. If you want a no-code builder, a hosted builder will be faster.
- Conditional logic, multi-step layouts and calculations are things you build in your own front-end code. Formclick handles what happens after Submit.
- File uploads need the Pro plan and are limited to 5 MB per file.
- Formclick launched in November 2026, so it has a shorter track record than long-established tools.
Verdict
Google Forms is the easiest free option for internal and informal forms. For customer-facing forms on your own website, Formclick gives you your own design, email delivery and spam protection.
FAQ
Can I style Google Forms to match my website?
Only within Google’s theme options. With Formclick the form is your own HTML and CSS, so it matches your site exactly.
Can Formclick send submissions to Google Sheets?
Yes. Google Sheets sync is included from the Pro plan.
Sources
Google Forms details were taken from Google Forms’s own public pages, last checked on 14 November 2026. Vendors change prices and limits often, so check their current pages before deciding. Spotted something out of date? Email support@formclick.io and we’ll correct it.
- Google Forms product page
- Google Workspace pricing
- File upload questions (Google Help)
- Responses in Google Sheets (Google Help)
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