Best Canva Alternative for Online Forms

Canva Forms are simple but limited. Formester lets you create powerful, AI-driven forms with advanced features and more submissions!

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Formester Vs Canva

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Formester

Formester is an advanced online form builder that helps you create Forms, Surveys, Quizzes, and Polls with ease. It is a no-code tool with powerful features like AI Form Builder, Conditional Logic, Payment Integration, and PDF to Fillable Form Conversion. Formester offers custom branding, automation, and robust analytics, making it ideal for businesses, marketers, and professionals.

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Canva

Canva Forms is a simple design tool for creating static forms. It lets you design and download forms as PDFs but lacks features like data collection, conditional logic, and payment integration. While it's easy to use, it has no backend, no automation, and limited customization, making it unsuitable for complex workflows.

Why Choose Formester Over Canva?

Simplify Form Creation

Fillable Online Forms, Not Just PDFs

Canva Forms only lets you design PDFs, but Formester creates real, interactive online forms with responses.

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Collect Responses Without Extra Tools

No need for third-party apps! Formester stores responses, automates emails, and provides real-time insights.

Scale at Large

Smart Forms with Conditional Logic

Show or hide questions based on answers, making your forms smarter and more user-friendly.

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Accept Payments Directly

Easily collect payments within your form—no need for extra tools or manual processing.

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Automate Workflows with Integrations

Connect with apps like Zapier, Google Sheets, and Slack to streamline your data and save time.

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Secure & Reliable Data Storage

Unlike Canva, Formester provides a backend to store, manage, and analyze your form submissions.

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Bogdan Arsenie CTO at Rumie
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At Rumie we use Formester to get feedback from our educators and volunteers. It's intuitive, fast and easy to share.

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Costanza Casullo Volunteer at Wato Coding Hub
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Formester is simple enough for non-developers and sophisticated enough for developers. I'd say being able to choose between simplicity and complexity is one of this product's strengths. In addition, the founder is available to answer questions and doubts, which does not happen every day.

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Deanna Bugalski Founder/CEO at Suggesterfy
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I was searching for a long time for a product I could use to send newsletters and surveys to my database. I tried so many different types of software and I found many of them difficult to use and slow to learn how to operate. But Formester was super easy to set up, and the usability is seamless! I highly recommend!

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Dr. Michele Ross Founder at Infused Health
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I'm migrating my forms from Paperform, where I've been a user for over 4 years. Loving the software so far! I've already replaced Paperform form embeds & popups on my sites & my husband's websites with Formester forms

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Jilson Organiser at Vue Conference
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Formester is really easy to use and an exceptional alternative for Typeform. We use it for call for papers, lead registrations, feedback and surveys and it cannot be simpler.

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Thibaud Martinez Organiser at Tedx
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I really enjoy Formester. It’s clean and straight-forward and it does well, what it is supposed to do.

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FAQs

Formester is a full-fledged online form builder that collects and stores responses. Canva Forms only allows users to design and download a PDF, requiring a third-party tool to make it fillable and collect responses.

No, Canva Forms only lets you create a form design. It does not have a backend to store or manage responses.

No, Formester is a no-code tool that allows anyone to create, customize, and share forms easily.

No, Canva Forms only provides a downloadable PDF. Formester allows you to embed forms on your website or share them via links.

Yes, Formester offers a free plan with essential features. Canva Forms is free, but it lacks advanced functionality.

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