Google Docs vs Google Forms
Google Docs
docs.google.comGoogle Forms
workspace.google.comSide by side
| Figure | Google Docs | Google Forms |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $7/mo | $7/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 11 | 6 |
| Spec score · Google Workspace Office Tools | 8.5 (#4) | 8.1 (#7) |
| Collaboration | People can edit and comment together, assign tasks, manage access permissions, and restore earlier document versions. | Users can share Forms with others to collaborate and analyze results. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | Docs connects with Gmail, Google Drive, Sheets, Calendar, Chat, and Meet features. | Google's Apps Script page describes integrating Forms with Sheets, Docs, and Gmail to automate event session sign-ups and itineraries. |
| Purpose | Google Docs is an online document editor for creating and collaborating on content. | Google Forms lets users create forms and surveys to gather data and gain insights. |
| Security | Google says Docs data is encrypted by default and supports privacy controls and advanced client-side encryption. | Google says files created in Forms or uploaded to Google Drive are encrypted in transit and at rest. |
Plans
Google Docs
- Business Starter — Flexible$8.40 a month
- Business Starter — Annual/Fixed-Term$7 a month
- Business Starter — Annual payment$84 a year
- Business Standard — Flexible$16.80 a month
- Business Standard — Annual/Fixed-Term$14 a month
- Business Plus — Flexible$26.40 a month
- Business Plus — Annual/Fixed-Term$22 a month
- Business PlusPrice not published
- Business StandardPrice not published
- Business StarterPrice not published
Google Forms
- Business Starter$7 a month
- Business Standard$14 a month
- Business Plus$22 a month
- Business StarterPriced on request
- Business StandardPriced on request
- Business PlusPriced on request
In their own words
Google Docs
Google Docs is an online document editor for creating content and collaborating with others. It includes templates, smart canvas building blocks, smart chips, pageless mode, and document tabs. Collaborators can edit and comment together, assign tasks, manage permissions, and restore earlier versions. Gemini in Docs can draft documents using information from Drive, Gmail, and Chat. Docs can create meeting notes from Calendar events and supports electronic signatures and contract templates. Microsoft Word and PDF files can be imported, while Word files can be edited while preserving the original. Documents can be created, accessed, and edited offline. Docs connects with Gmail, Drive, Sheets, Calendar, Chat, and Meet. Anyone with a Google Account can create documents, although some features require a Google Workspace plan. It runs in web browsers and on Android and iOS devices. A free plan and 14-day trial are listed; paid Workspace plans start at 7 USD per user per month with annual billing. Google says data is encrypted by default.
Google Forms
Google Forms has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.