Comparison

BuoyForms vs JotForm

JotForm is broad and mature, but it gets expensive quickly and keeps form limits in place on paid plans. BuoyForms gives you a more focused product, 25 forms on Professional, unlimited forms on Business and Scale, analytics, and guided templates at a much lower monthly cost.

Choose BuoyForms if

You want 25 forms on Professional, unlimited forms on Business and Scale, built-in analytics, guided templates, and a focused product for operational form workflows.

Choose JotForm if

You need JotForm’s massive template ecosystem, payment-focused workflows, or niche direct integrations that BuoyForms does not yet offer.

Features

Feature comparison

See how BuoyForms stacks up against JotForm on the capabilities that matter most.

Forms on free plan

BuoyForms

5 forms

JotForm

5 forms

Free submissions

BuoyForms

100

JotForm

100

Guided templates

BuoyForms

Included

JotForm

Included

Built-in analytics

Better fit

BuoyForms

Included

JotForm

Basic only

Conditional logic

BuoyForms

Included

JotForm

Included

Custom branding

Better fit

BuoyForms

Included

JotForm

Bronze+ ($34/mo)

Embed on any site

BuoyForms

Included

JotForm

Included

Webhooks

BuoyForms

Included

JotForm

Included

Salesforce integration

Better fit

BuoyForms

OAuth-based, Salesforce Integration Suite

JotForm

Enterprise (custom)

SSO / SAML

Better fit

BuoyForms

Enterprise

JotForm

Enterprise (custom)

Starting paid price

Better fit

BuoyForms

$29/mo

JotForm

$34/mo

Detail

Pricing: simpler tiers and clearer upgrade paths

JotForm and BuoyForms start at roughly the same point on free usage, but the difference shows up as soon as you need to upgrade.

BuoyForms Professional at $29/month gives you 25 published forms and 1,000 submissions. JotForm's comparable Bronze plan costs $34/month and also limits you to 25 forms.

At the mid-tier level, BuoyForms Business includes 10,000 submissions, unlimited forms, analytics, conditional logic, collaboration, and API access for $79/month. JotForm Gold is $99/month and still caps the number of forms you can create.

BuoyForms also uses contact sales Enterprise packaging. JotForm pushes enterprise pricing behind a sales motion.

Detail

Form building: modern versus feature-heavy

JotForm is one of the broadest form builders on the market. It has thousands of templates, payment integrations, PDF workflows, and a large widget ecosystem.

The downside is complexity. The interface can feel crowded, and many teams end up paying for capabilities they rarely use.

BuoyForms takes a tighter product approach. The drag-and-drop builder focuses on the highest-value workflows, with templates, theming, validation, analytics, and Salesforce-ready packaging for teams that need a cleaner path from idea to published form.

Detail

Analytics and reporting

BuoyForms includes a dedicated analytics dashboard on the Business plan. Track submission rates, completion times, field-level drop-off, and funnels in one place.

JotForm provides basic reporting and submission tables, but it does not give you the same depth of form-performance insight out of the box. If you care about optimization, BuoyForms gives you more leverage.

Detail

Integrations: depth versus breadth

JotForm wins on breadth. It offers a very large set of direct integrations, especially around payments, storage tools, and niche workflow software.

BuoyForms focuses on webhooks, core automation coverage, and the enterprise integrations teams need most, including OAuth-based Salesforce integration through the Salesforce Integration Suite and SSO/SAML through Enterprise packaging. For most teams, that narrower but more deliberate integration set is enough and costs far less.

Detail

Who should choose which tool

Choose JotForm if you specifically need its enormous template library, payment collection depth, or a direct connector that is central to your workflow.

Choose BuoyForms if you want a cleaner, more modern product with built-in analytics, guided templates, 25 forms on Professional, unlimited forms on Business and Scale, and more predictable pricing. It is especially strong for teams that care about performance data and brand control.

Pricing

Pricing side by side

BuoyForms removes artificial form caps and reaches the same general capability tier at a much lower total cost.

Starter

BuoyForms

Price
$0/mo
Forms
5 forms
Submissions
100/mo

JotForm

Price
$0/mo
Forms
5 forms
Submissions
100/mo

Professional / Bronze

BuoyForms

Price
$29/mo
Forms
25 forms
Submissions
1,000/mo

JotForm

Price
$34/mo
Forms
25 forms
Submissions
1,000/mo

Business / Silver

BuoyForms

Price
$79/mo
Forms
Unlimited
Submissions
10,000/mo

JotForm

Price
$39/mo
Forms
50 forms
Submissions
2,500/mo

Business / Gold

BuoyForms

Price
$79/mo
Forms
Unlimited
Submissions
10,000/mo

JotForm

Price
$99/mo
Forms
100 forms
Submissions
10,000/mo

Enterprise

BuoyForms

Price
Contact sales
Forms
Unlimited
Submissions
Unlimited

JotForm

Price
Custom
Forms
Unlimited
Submissions
Unlimited

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

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