Microsoft Forms

Microsoft 365's simple survey, quiz and poll tool, with results that open in Excel.

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About Microsoft Forms

Microsoft Forms is the form builder bundled with Microsoft 365. It lets you create surveys, quizzes and polls with a clean editor, branching, themes and automatic quiz grading, then watch results come in as charts or open them in Excel for analysis. Forms plugs into the rest of the Microsoft world: you can add a poll to a Teams meeting, embed a form in SharePoint or OneNote, and trigger Power Automate flows when someone responds. Anyone with a work, school or personal Microsoft account can use it, which makes it common in schools and companies standardised on Microsoft 365. Like Google Forms, it is deliberately simple: limited branding, no payment fields, basic logic and few third-party integrations outside Microsoft's ecosystem, and Microsoft points people who need more to Dynamics 365 Customer Voice. It is free with a personal Microsoft account and included in Microsoft 365 plans. It runs in the browser.

Best for: Schools and organisations already using Microsoft 365, Teams and Excel.

What works

Included with Microsoft 365 and free with a personal account
Works with Teams, Excel, SharePoint and Power Automate
Simple quizzes with automatic grading

Why people leave

Limited design and branding
No payments and basic logic
Few integrations outside Microsoft's ecosystem

Top Microsoft Forms alternatives

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1
Google Forms
The Google Workspace equivalent, with results in Sheets.
66.5
2
Jotform
Much richer fields, payments, PDFs and integrations.
62.6
3
Tally
Free and more flexible, with logic, payments and uploads.
59.6
4
Cognito Forms
Calculations, repeating sections and workflows for business forms.
57.2
5
SurveyMonkey
Deeper survey analysis and benchmarks.
55.3

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Microsoft Forms: common questions

Is Microsoft Forms free?

Yes, Microsoft Forms is free to use.

Is Microsoft Forms open source?

No, Microsoft Forms is not open source.

What platforms does Microsoft Forms run on?

Microsoft Forms is available for Web.

What are the best alternatives to Microsoft Forms?

The highest-ranked Microsoft Forms alternatives right now are Google Forms, Jotform and Tally. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.

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Microsoft Forms facts

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Form types: Surveys, quizzes and polls; Checked Oct 25, 2026support.microsoft.com(opens source in a new tab); “With Microsoft Forms, you can create surveys, quizzes, and polls, and easily see results as they come in.”
Accounts: Work, school or personal Microsoft account; Checked Oct 25, 2026support.microsoft.com(opens source in a new tab); “Microsoft 365 school credentials, Microsoft 365 work credentials, or Microsoft account (Hotmail, Live, or Outlook.com).”
Advanced option: Dynamics 365 Customer Voice; Checked Oct 25, 2026support.microsoft.com(opens source in a new tab); “Want more advanced branding, question types, and data analysis? Try Dynamics 365 Customer Voice .”