Side by side
| Typeform | Jotform | CalcForms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Surveys and conversational lead capture | All-purpose forms with many integrations | Quotes and estimates priced from your spreadsheet |
| How you build it | Editor, or its app for ChatGPT and Claude | Editor, or its ChatGPT app | Chat with ChatGPT (or Claude) |
| Your spreadsheet formulas | Rebuilt by hand, simple calculations only | Rebuilt by hand in a calculation widget | Pasted in; formulas, lookups, and tiers preserved |
| Live number as they type | With its calculations feature | With its Form Calculation widget | Yes, in list view |
| Hide your margin, show the total | Not described on its site | Not described on its site | Yes, per calculation |
| Change a rate later | Edit the form | Edit the widget | Type one sentence |
| Replies with the math done | Not described on its site | Not described on its site | Yes, plus CSV export (Excel in the web portal) |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes | Unlimited forms and replies in ChatGPT, no card |
| Paid | From $28 a month, billed yearly | From $34 a month, billed yearly | $12.99 a month, web portal |
Competitor prices and details were read from each vendor's own site on 6 October 2026 and can change.
How we compared: feature by feature, for one job: a quote calculator built from a pricing spreadsheet. CalcForms details are from our own product; Typeform and Jotform details and prices are from their public documentation and pricing pages, which change. Check before you buy.
Who should pick which
Typeform
- Surveys, quizzes, and lead capture
- One question at a time, beautifully
- Simple logic, not pricing math
Jotform
- General forms with payments and apps
- Big template library
- Calculations you set up by hand
CalcForms
- Quotes and estimates from a spreadsheet
- A number for the customer, margin never shown on the form
- Built and changed by chatting
FAQ
Which is cheapest for one calculator?
All three have a free tier. CalcForms is free in ChatGPT with no card, with unlimited forms and replies; the paid part is the web portal at $12.99 a month. Billed yearly, Typeform starts at $28 a month and Jotform at $34 a month (read 6 October 2026).
Can Typeform or Jotform import my Excel pricing?
Not as formulas. Both let you upload data, but the calculations are rebuilt by hand in their editors. CalcForms reads the spreadsheet and keeps the formulas, lookup tables, and tiers as they are.
Which looks best to the customer?
Typeform is the most polished for one-question-at-a-time surveys. Jotform gives a clean single-page form. A CalcForms form shows a few questions per screen or every question on one page, your customer can switch between the two, and it can match your website colours and fonts by asking.
Can I move from Typeform or Jotform to CalcForms?
Yes. Paste the spreadsheet (or describe the form) in ChatGPT with CalcForms added and it builds the form in minutes. A free onboarding call is available if you have several forms to move.
See it with your own spreadsheet.
Free in ChatGPT. No card.
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