Compare Formstack and Notepad - Feb 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Feb 14, 2022

We publish unbiased reviews. Our opinions are our own and are not influenced by payments from advertisers. This content is reader-supported, which means if you leave your details with us we may earn a commission. Learn why ITQlick is free .

Bottom Line: Which is Better - Formstack or Notepad?

Notepad is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Formstack, and Formstack is rated higher (78/100) than Notepad (58/100). Both tools offer the same amount of features.

Looking for the right Online Forms solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Formstack, LLC Vs. Microsoft

Formstack, LLC: The Formstack crew is a mixture of bright, focused & talented individuals who enjoy working hard, having fun & bringing you the best experience possible. Formstack launched in March 2006 and has rapidly grown to count customers in 110 countries around the world. We started as one guy trying to provide an easy online form solution and have grown int...

Microsoft: Microsoft Corporation is an American corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a wide range of products and services related to computing. The company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975. Microsoft is the world's largest software maker measured by revenues.

Who is more expensive? Formstack or Notepad?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Online Forms software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Formstack and Notepad.

Formstack price starts at $360 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Formstack is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Online Forms software. Notepad price starts at $30 per license , When comparing Notepad to its competitors, the software is rated 6 - similar to the average Online Forms software cost.

Bottom line: Notepad is more expensive than Formstack.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Formstack Vs. Notepad based on some of the most important and required Online Forms features.

Formstack: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Notepad: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

Formstack's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, Notepad is specifically designed for people who work with plain text every now and then and doesn’t require using formatting styles or tags.



Formstack

ITQlick rating
(4.3/5)

starts at $360 per month

Formstack software is a flexible online survey & form builder solution that enables its users to design and build web forms without requiring any coding knowledge.

Categories: Internet & Online.

Notepad

ITQlick rating
(3.5/5)

starts at $30 per license

Notepad is a simple, basic text editor that can help users to edit and view text files. The software doesn’t require facing any font styles or format tags and supports working with both right-to-left and left-t...

Categories: .

Compare specifications

Compare features

Formstack: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support

Notepad: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
Functionality score
Software review
Compare
Formstack
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
78/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$360 per month
Functionality
4
Compare
Notepad
ITQlick rating
3.5/5
Score
58/100
Pricing
7/10
License pricing
$30 per license
Functionality
4
Repsly
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$24 per user/month
Functionality
11
Review
PerfectForms
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
83/100
Pricing
6/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
3
GoCanvas
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
83/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$45 per user/month
Functionality
20

Auditor - Shlomi Lavi

Website Linkedin profile Facebook Twitter

Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.