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Best Free Forms & E-Signature Tools
Published 8/29/2026
10 of the 15 forms & e-signature tools in our directory offer a genuine free plan (67%). Here is what each one actually includes, checked against the vendor's own pricing page.
We track 15 forms & e-signature tools in the OfficeToolGuide directory. Of those, 10 (67%) offer a real free plan — not a trial that expires, but a tier you can keep using indefinitely.
Every entry below was checked against the vendor's own official pricing page rather than a third-party roundup. Where a free plan carries a meaningful limit, that limit is stated explicitly instead of being glossed over.
The free options
123FormBuilder
Compliance-friendly form builder (HIPAA options on higher tiers) with strong approval-workflow and integration features.
Free plan includes: Free Basic plan (no credit card required): 5 forms, 100 submissions/month, 10 fields/form, 1,000 form views, up to 100 API calls/day, no file storage. Paid Gold plan discounted to ~$18.50/month billed annually (25 forms, 5,000 submissions/month, 1GB storage).
Cognito Forms
Advanced form logic — calculations, conditional fields, repeating sections — with built-in e-signature and payments.
Free plan includes: Free "Individual" plan: 100 entries/month, 1 user, 100MB storage, unlimited forms and payment acceptance. Pro plan $24/month (or ~$19.24/month billed annually) adds e-signatures and 2,000 entries/month.
Formsite
Long-standing form/survey builder favored for detailed results reporting and data management.
Free plan includes: New accounts get a 14-day free Professional trial; afterward they revert to a free tier limited to 5 forms, 10 results/form, and 50MB storage. Paid Personal plan from $21/month (5 forms, 500 results/form, 500MB storage).
Google Forms
Free, no-frills form/survey builder tightly integrated with Google Drive and Sheets — best for personal use, students, and small teams already on Google Workspace.
Free plan includes: Fully free with any personal Google account: unlimited forms and responses, results flow into Google Sheets, storage shared with the account's free 15GB Drive quota. Google Workspace paid tiers add admin controls, more storage, and org-wide branding.
Jotform
Versatile drag-and-drop form builder with a huge template and widget library — good for approvals, payment collection, and conditional logic.
Free plan includes: Free "Starter" plan available (Jotform branding included, removable on paid plans); submission/storage caps increase progressively through Bronze, Silver and Gold tiers. Paid plans start around $19/month.
PandaDoc
Combined document workflow + e-signature tool — proposals, quotes and contracts with a built-in editor and CRM integrations.
Free plan includes: Free eSign-only plan: 60 documents per year, document editor, real-time tracking. Paid Starter plan begins at $19/month per seat (unlimited uploads/e-signatures); Business at $49/month per seat adds CRM integrations and workflows.
Paperform
Design-forward, highly customizable forms that double as landing pages, with built-in payments and appointment booking.
Free plan includes: Free forever plan: 1 user, unlimited forms, 30 submissions/month, 5 payment submissions/month, 5 appointment submissions/month, 100MB storage. Paid Essentials plan from $24/month ($288/year).
SignWell
Simple, affordable e-signature tool for small businesses/freelancers wanting unlimited documents without per-envelope fees.
Free plan includes: Free plan: 1 sender, 1 template, 3 documents/month, includes API access and audit trails. Paid Light plan from $10/month (1 sender, 5 templates/sender, unlimited documents).
SurveyMonkey
Professional-grade survey design, analytics and benchmarking for market research and customer/employee feedback.
Free plan includes: Free "Basic" plan exists with a response-viewing cap per survey (exact number shown only after account creation). Paid Team plans require a minimum of 3 users, starting at $30/user/month annual (Team Advantage, 50,000 responses/year).
Wufoo
One of the original online form builders — simple, classic-styled forms, now owned by SurveyMonkey.
Free plan includes: Free plan: 5 forms, 100 entries/month, up to 10 fields, 1 user, 100 API requests/day. Paid Starter plan from $16.25/month billed annually (10 forms, 1,000 entries/month, 1GB storage).
How to read this list
This is not a ranking. Tools are listed alphabetically because "best" depends entirely on what you are trying to do — a free plan that is generous for a solo user is often the wrong fit for a ten-person team, and vice versa. Read the free-plan limits, not the position in the list.
Pricing and free-plan terms change without notice. We re-check these against official sources on a schedule, but always confirm on the vendor's own pricing page before committing a team to a tool.
No vendor pays to appear in this directory, and none of the links above are affiliate links.