Side by side
| Typeform | Jotform | CalcForms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Surveys and conversational lead capture | All-purpose forms with many integrations | Quotes and estimates priced from your spreadsheet |
| How you build it | Editor, or its MCP for ChatGPT and Claude (per Typeform) | Editor, or its ChatGPT app, Claude connector and MCP | Chat with ChatGPT (or Claude) |
| Your spreadsheet formulas | Rebuilt by hand, simple calculations only | Rebuilt by hand in a calculation widget | Pasted in; formulas, lookups and tiers work as they do in the sheet |
| Live number as they type | With its calculations feature | With its Form Calculation widget | Yes, in list view |
| Change a rate later | Edit the form, or ask through its MCP | Edit the widget, or ask through its ChatGPT or Claude app | Type one sentence |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes | Unlimited forms and replies in ChatGPT, no card |
| Paid | From $28 a month, billed yearly | From $34 a month, billed yearly | $12.99 a month, web portal |
Competitor prices and details were read from each vendor's own site on 7 November 2026 and can change.
How we compared: feature by feature, for one job: a quote calculator built from a pricing spreadsheet. CalcForms details are from our own product; Typeform and Jotform details and prices are from their public documentation and pricing pages, which change. Check before you buy.
Who should pick which
Typeform
- Surveys, quizzes, and lead capture
- One question at a time, beautifully
- Scores and simple price calculations
Jotform
- General forms with payments and apps
- Big template library
- Calculations you set up by hand
CalcForms
- Quotes and estimates from a spreadsheet
- A number for the customer, margin never shown on the form
- Built and changed by chatting
Questions about Typeform, Jotform and CalcForms
Which is cheapest for one calculator?
All three have a free tier. CalcForms is free in ChatGPT with no card, with unlimited forms and replies; the paid part is the web portal at $12.99 a month. Billed yearly, Typeform starts at $28 a month and Jotform at $34 a month (read 7 November 2026).
Can Typeform or Jotform import my Excel pricing?
Not as formulas: neither lists a formula import, so the calculations are set up again, in their editors or through their AI connectors. CalcForms builds the form from the spreadsheet; its formulas, lookup tables and tiers work as they do in the sheet, and a function it does not have is named when the form is built, not guessed.
Which looks best to the customer?
Typeform is the most polished for one-question-at-a-time surveys. Jotform gives a clean single-page form. A CalcForms form shows a few questions per screen or every question on one page, your customer can switch between the two, and it can match your website colours and fonts by asking.
Can I move from Typeform or Jotform to CalcForms?
Yes. Paste the spreadsheet (or describe the form) in ChatGPT with CalcForms added and it builds the form in minutes. A free onboarding call is available if you have several forms to move.
See it with your own spreadsheet.
Free in ChatGPT. No card.
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