forms.app vs Orbeon Forms

forms.app is a web-based form builder designed for teams. Users can start with more than 5,000 customizable templates or use AI to generate forms, question alternatives, answer options, and response insights. Forms can collect responses and payments, and can be shared through unique links, website embeds, or pop-ups. Team tools include folders, form management, and invitations with granular access. Mobile apps are listed as a product resource. The Free plan costs $0 forever without a credit card and includes up to five forms, 10 MB of file storage, and unlimited responses, views, questions, and team members. Paid plans start at $19/mo (annual). Support is available through an online form, live chat, and a help center. The maker is forms.app, founded in 2018, with headquarters listed in the United Kingdom; the facts also identify Forms App OÜ as made and hosted in Tallinn, Estonia. The service states compliance or certification for GDPR, ISO/IEC 27001, CCPA, OWASP, and PCI DSS.

Orbeon Forms manages web forms from design and testing through publication, data capture, validation, and submission. Its Form Builder supports validation and visibility or editability rules, calculations, repeating sections and grids, and multi-page forms. Forms can collect attachments and produce PDF and Excel files. Deployment can be on-premises or in the cloud, with the server running in a Java servlet container. Integrations include Liferay, server-side and JavaScript embedding, React and Angular components, and HTTP and database service endpoints. Supported databases include Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and DB2, with an API for other databases or backends. Selected fields can be encrypted at rest and in transit to and from the persistence API; the search API cannot search those fields or return decrypted values. The Community Edition is available at no charge. Paid PE subscriptions start at $1,300 a year per server, and a 90-day trial is listed. Silver and Gold include different support-hour and response-time provisions.