Microsoft Forms works for internal surveys, but its respondent sign-in for file uploads, near-zero branding, and Microsoft-account requirement make it a poor fit for public, client-facing forms. Formiqa is the alternative: no account lock-in, custom branding, dedicated file storage, and a real dashboard.
Microsoft Forms requires respondents to sign in with a Microsoft work or school account to use a file-upload question — regardless of your share settings. For public or client-facing forms, that friction kills anonymous file collection. On Formiqa, anyone can upload with no account at all.
You can set a theme color and a header image — that's it. There's no way to add your logo to the form body, use a custom domain, or remove Microsoft branding. Forms look unmistakably 'Microsoft', which reads as unprofessional for client-facing use.
Uploaded files land in the form owner's OneDrive (personal forms) or SharePoint (group forms), inside your Microsoft 365 tenant, drawing down that quota. Formiqa stores uploads in dedicated Cloudflare R2 — isolated, encrypted at rest, and accessible directly from your dashboard.
You need a Microsoft account just to build a form, responses open in Excel with inconsistent file naming, and any real automation requires Power Automate. If you're not already all-in on Microsoft 365, that overhead outweighs the 'free' price tag.
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Sign up in seconds — no credit card. Your free plan includes 5 forms, 1 GB of dedicated file storage, and every field type.
Use the drag-and-drop builder to recreate your form. Most forms take a few minutes; every field type you need is in one place.
Share your form link, get instant email notifications on every submission, and manage responses from a real dashboard.
Drag-and-drop builder, file uploads, and a real submission dashboard — at a flat monthly rate with no per-response surprises.