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 | Drag-and-drop editor | Drag-and-drop editor | 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 | Limited | Yes, with setup | Yes |
| Hide your margin, show the total | No | Partly | Yes, per calculation |
| Change a rate later | Edit the form | Edit the widget | Type one sentence |
| Replies with the math done | No | Partly | Yes, plus Excel export |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes | 1 form, 100 replies, no card |
| Paid | From about $25/mo | From about $34/mo | $20/mo unlimited |
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
- Live number, private margin
- Built and changed by chatting
FAQ
Which is cheapest for one calculator?
All three have a free tier. For one form with up to 100 replies, CalcForms is free with no card. Past that, CalcForms is $20 a month for unlimited forms, Typeform starts around $25 and Jotform around $34 at the time of writing.
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 and CalcForms both give a clean single-page form; CalcForms 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.
First form free. No card.
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