startbuddi vs Google Forms: an honest comparison

Google Forms builds forms, surveys and quizzes with automatic charts and a direct link to Google Sheets, and it is included in every Google Workspace plan. startbuddi Forms is part of a wider business workspace where answers become contacts, forms can take Paystack or Stripe payments and follow-ups run automatically; pick Google Forms for quick surveys and quizzes, and startbuddi if your forms should feed your CRM and get you paid.

We make startbuddi, so we're biased. We've tried to be fair: we list where Google Forms is stronger, every fact about Google Forms links to its source, and anything we couldn't confirm on their own site is marked "not published". Checked in September 2026. Spotted something wrong? Tell us and we'll fix it.

startbuddi

startbuddi is best for

Small businesses that want form answers to become customers and payments

Google Forms

Google Forms is best for

Quick surveys and quizzes for people already using Google Sheets

At a glance

Best for

startbuddiSmall businesses that want form answers to become customers and payments

Google FormsQuick surveys and quizzes for people already using Google Sheets

Free plan

startbuddiYes, the Free plan

Google FormsNone on the published plans

First paid plan

startbuddiStarter, $29 a month

Google FormsGoogle Workspace Business Starter, €6.80 EUR per user per month, billed monthly (10% off for the first 12 months for new customers, up to 20 users)

Checked

startbuddiPrice book, October 2026

Google FormsSeptember 2026

Where each one is stronger

The short version. Google Forms first, because it does some things better than we do.

Google Forms is stronger at

QuizzesGoogle Forms can create quizzes to test knowledge; startbuddi has no quizzes or surveys yet.

Google Sheets linkresponses can be linked to a Google Sheet in one click and shown as automatic charts as they arrive.

Part of Google WorkspaceForms is included in every Workspace plan alongside Gmail, Drive, Docs and Sheets.

Save and finish laterwhen someone fills in a Google Form while signed in to their Google Account, progress is saved as a draft for 30 days.

startbuddi is stronger at

Forms that feed a CRMevery submission can create or update a contact in Customers, where the shared inbox, deals and invoices live.

Take paymentsa payment field can collect a fixed or pay-what-you-want amount through Paystack or Stripe checkout.

Chip builds forms and logicdescribe the form or a rule in plain English and Chip drafts it for you to review.

Follow-ups in the same workspaceon paid plans a submission can send an email, SMS or WhatsApp message and create tasks or projects through Automations.

Keep your own HTML formendpoints accept submissions from any website form and store them in Forms with honeypot spam checks and exports.

Feature by feature

Each Google Forms value links to where we found it. Anything their site doesn't state is marked "not published".

Show differences only

startbuddi and Google Forms, feature by feature
Feature	startbuddi	Google Forms
Quizzes	No	YesSource (opens in a new tab)
Conditional logic	Yes	YesSource (opens in a new tab)
Templates	12	YesSource (opens in a new tab)
File upload questions	Yes	Respondents must sign inSource (opens in a new tab)
Take payments in a form	Paystack or Stripe	Not statedSource (opens in a new tab)
Answers saved as contactsEvery submission can create or update a contact	Yes	Not statedSource (opens in a new tab)
Send answers to Google Sheets	Yes	YesSource (opens in a new tab)
Download responses as CSV	Yes	YesSource (opens in a new tab)
Charts of answersViews, completion % and answers by question	Yes	YesSource (opens in a new tab)
AI builds the form for youChip drafts fields and logic from a description	Yes	Not statedSource (opens in a new tab)
Collaborate on forms	Yes	YesSource (opens in a new tab)

What each one looks like

Real screens, captured by us or taken from the official press kit, each dated.

startbuddi: Building a form — **startbuddi** · Building a form. Captured from our own account, personal details blurred.

startbuddi: Forms and their responses — **startbuddi** · Forms and their responses. Captured from our own account, personal details blurred.

startbuddi: Form analytics — **startbuddi** · Form analytics. Captured from our own account, personal details blurred.

Google Forms's own screens are on Google Forms's website. We don't show another company's product without a dated capture from a trial or its press kit.

Pricing side by side

List prices as each company publishes them. We never convert currencies.

See startbuddi pricing

startbuddi

FreeFree
Starter$29 a month
Growth$79 a month
Scale$199 a month

Prices in US dollars, billed monthly. From our pricing page, updated 7 Oct 2026.

Google Forms

Google Workspace Business Starter€6.80 EUR per user per month, billed monthly (10% off for the first 12 months for new customers, up to 20 users)Source (opens in a new tab)
Google Workspace Business Standard€13.60 EUR per user per month, billed monthly (10% off for the first 12 months for new customers, up to 20 users)Source (opens in a new tab)
Google Workspace Business Plus€21.10 EUR per user per month, billed monthlySource (opens in a new tab)
Google Workspace EnterprisePricing on requestSource (opens in a new tab)

Checked in September 2026. Check Google Forms's site for current plans.

Switching from Google Forms

What moving across involves.

Download your Google Forms responsesIn Google Forms, open Responses, click More and choose Download responses (.csv), or open the linked Google Sheet and download it as a CSV.
Import the people into startbuddi ContactsIn Customers → Contacts, click Import and follow the three steps (file, map columns, review). You can bring in up to 10,000 contacts at a time and check the result later under past imports.
Rebuild your formThere is no importer for Google Forms forms, so rebuild each one in Forms: start from one of the 12 templates, click to add fields, or describe the form and let Chip draft it. Add logic rules and a Paystack or Stripe payment field if you need them.
Share it and set up follow-upsCopy the direct link, iframe embed, popup button or QR code from the Share tab and replace the old form on your site. On paid plans, add an automation that sends an email, SMS or WhatsApp message, or creates a task, after each submission.

Sources

Checked in September 2026. startbuddi prices come from our own price book. Google Forms's website.

Questions people ask

Can I move my Google Forms to startbuddi?

Not automatically. Download your responses as a CSV from Google Forms, import the people into startbuddi Contacts, then rebuild each form from a template, by hand or with Chip.

Can startbuddi send form answers to Google Sheets?

Yes. The Google Sheets connection in Forms appends every response to a spreadsheet, and each answer is also kept in startbuddi.

Does startbuddi have a free plan for forms?

Yes. The Free plan includes one live form, and submissions are not metered.

Can startbuddi make quizzes?

Not yet. Use Google Forms for quizzes and startbuddi for lead, booking-request and payment forms that should reach your contacts.