--- title: Zoho Forms canonical: https://saasranked.com/software/zoho-forms/ category: Form Builder Software points: 94 rank: 1 of 11 facts_checked: 2026-10-08 --- # Zoho Forms Form builder with a free plan of 500 submissions a month and 14 payment gateways. 94 points out of 100. #1 of 11 form builders. Vendor: Zoho Corporation. Website: https://www.zoho.com/forms/ - The free plan allows 500 submissions a month [3]. - Basic costs $10 a month billed yearly, or $12 billed monthly, with 10,000 submissions a month [2][3]. - Conditional logic, calculations, file upload, signatures and save and resume are on every plan, Free included [3]. - Payments connect to 14 listed gateways, including Stripe, PayPal and Square; Free allows up to 10 payment submissions [3]. - HIPAA support is listed only on the Premium plan, at $90 a month billed yearly [2][3]. Verdict: Zoho Forms suits small businesses that want a free plan of 500 submissions and a $10 first paid plan [2][3]. Basic at $10 a month billed yearly adds 10,000 submissions and up to 2,000 PDFs [2][3]. The catch: HIPAA support needs Premium, the free plan caps payments at 10, and Zoho publishes its data processing agreement only on request [3][7]. Best for: Small businesses that want many integrations and a $10 first paid plan. ## Points | Criterion | Line | Value | Points | Note | |---|---|---|---|---| | Free plan | Free plan | Yes | 6/6 | The pricing page says the free plan is free forever [1]. | | Free plan | Submissions on the free plan | 500 | 4/6 | Free plan allows 500 submissions a month [1][3]. | | Building forms | Conditional logic | Yes | 8/8 | Field, form and page rules are on every plan; advanced rules need Basic or higher [3]. | | Building forms | Calculated fields | Yes | 4/4 | Formula field is listed on every plan, Free included [3]. | | Building forms | File upload field | Yes | 5/5 | File upload field on every plan, with 200 MB of storage on Free [3]. | | Building forms | Multi-page forms | Yes | 3/3 | Multi-page forms are listed on every plan [3]. | | Building forms | Save and resume later | Yes | 4/4 | Save & Resume is listed on every plan [3]. | | Building forms | Signature field | Yes | 5/5 | Signature field is listed on every plan [3]. | | Payments and data | Online payments | Yes | 5/5 | Payment gateways are listed on every plan; Free allows up to 10 payment submissions [3]. | | Payments and data | Payment processors | Stripe, PayPal, Square | 6/6 | The plan comparison lists 14 payment integrations, including Stripe, PayPal and Square [3]. | | Payments and data | Answers as PDF | Yes | 4/4 | Zoho's own PDF Editor generates PDFs from submissions; Free allows up to 50 [3][4]. | | Payments and data | Built-in connections | Google Sheets, Zapier, Webhooks | 6/6 | All three are listed on every plan [3]. | | Privacy and compliance | HIPAA support | Yes | 8/8 | HIPAA compliance is listed on the Premium plan only; no BAA is mentioned [3][6]. | | Privacy and compliance | SOC 2 Type II or ISO 27001 | Yes | 5/5 | Zoho lists SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO/IEC 27001 covering its cloud services, including Zoho Forms [5]. | | Privacy and compliance | GDPR data processing agreement | Not published | 0/4 | Not published: Zoho's GDPR page links no copy; organization administrators email its legal team to request one [7]. | | Privacy and compliance | EU data storage | Yes | 3/3 | Data centre is assigned by sign-up country; data can be stored exclusively in EU data centers [6]. | | Price | Submissions on cheapest paid plan | 10000 | 6/6 | Basic, the cheapest paid plan, allows 10,000 submissions a month [3]. | | Price | Cheapest paid plan | $10/mo | 12/12 | Basic, $10 a month billed yearly, from the pricing file the page loads [2]. | ## Plans | Plan | Price | Per month (USD) | |---|---|---| | Free | Free [3] | $0 | | Basic | $10/month billed yearly [2][3] | $10 | | Standard | $25/month billed yearly [2][3] | $25 | | Professional | $50/month billed yearly [2][3] | $50 | | Premium | $90/month billed yearly [2][3] | $90 | Monthly billing costs $12 for Basic and $110 for Premium [2]. ## Strengths - Free plan with 500 submissions a month, signatures, file upload and save and resume [3]. - Basic costs $10 a month billed yearly and allows 10,000 submissions a month [2][3]. - Zoho's SOC 2 Type 2 report and ISO/IEC 27001 certification cover its cloud services, Zoho Forms included [5]. - Zoho says EU data can be stored exclusively in EU data centers [6]. - Google Sheets, Zapier and webhooks are included on every plan [3]. ## Limits - HIPAA support is listed only on the Premium plan [3]. - The Free plan allows only 10 payment submissions [3]. - Advanced form rules need a paid plan [3]. - Zoho gives its data processing agreement only to organization administrators who email for it [7]. ## Sources 1. [Zoho Forms pricing](https://www.zoho.com/forms/pricing.html), Zoho, accessed 2026-10-08 2. [Zoho Forms pricing data file](https://www.zohowebstatic.com/sites/zweb/json/pricing/forms-pricing-val.json), Zoho, accessed 2026-10-08 3. [Zoho Forms plan comparison](https://www.zoho.com/forms/plan-comparison.html), Zoho, accessed 2026-10-08 4. [Zoho Forms features](https://www.zoho.com/forms/features.html), Zoho, accessed 2026-10-08 5. [Zoho compliance](https://www.zoho.com/compliance.html), Zoho, accessed 2026-10-08 6. [How secure is Zoho Forms?](https://www.zoho.com/forms/secure-forms/is-zoho-forms-secure.html), Zoho, accessed 2026-10-08 7. [Zoho and the GDPR](https://www.zoho.com/gdpr.html), Zoho, accessed 2026-10-08