Fillout is one of the better modern form builders, and like Formly it has embraced AI. The difference is in the model: Fillout meters your responses and holds custom domains and unlimited submissions for its top tier, while Formly puts everything (unlimited submissions, custom domains, white-labeling, AI generation, and AI agent access via MCP) into one flat plan.
As of mid-2026, Fillout's free plan includes 1,000 responses per month; paid tiers raise the cap (2,000 on Starter at $15/month, 5,000 on Pro at $40/month), and unlimited responses arrive with the Business plan at $75/month, which is also where custom domains live.
Formly's single plan ($29/month, or $24/month billed annually) includes unlimited submissions and custom domains and white-labeling from day one. If your forms actually get used, the math favors Formly quickly.
Both products can generate a form with AI. Formly goes a layer deeper: it ships an MCP server and a public REST API, so AI agents can create, edit, publish, and read your forms directly from chat or from automated pipelines. "Spin up an intake form for each new client" can be a step in an agent workflow, not a manual chore. See the MCP guide.
No comparing tiers to figure out where "remove branding" or "custom fonts" unlocks. Every Formly feature is in the one plan: AI generation and editing, multi-page forms, conditional logic, answer piping, file uploads, signatures, partial submissions, webhooks, analytics, team collaboration, custom domains, white-label.
Formly is hosted in Europe, GDPR compliant, uses no cookies, and doesn't track your respondents.
| Feature | Formly (Pro) | Fillout |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly Responses | ✅ Unlimited | ❌ Capped until Business ($75/mo) |
| AI Form Generation | ✅ Included | ✅ Available |
| AI Agent Access (MCP + REST API) | ✅ Included | ❌ No MCP |
| Remove Branding | ✅ Included | 💰 Pro tier |
| Custom Domains | ✅ Included | 💰 Business tier |
| Multi-Page Forms & Conditional Logic | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| File Uploads & Signatures | ✅ Included | ✅ Yes |
| Webhooks | ✅ Included | ✅ Yes |
| Form Analytics | ✅ Included | 💰 Business tier |
| EU Hosting, GDPR, No Cookies | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ EU data residency on paid plans |
Fillout pricing and limits as of July 2026. Check their site for current details.
To match what Formly's one plan includes, you're on Fillout Business at roughly 2.5× the price.
One plan: Pro at $29/month, or $24/month billed annually, with unlimited forms and submissions. Cancel anytime.
No. Formly has a single paid plan with everything unlocked. If you collect a handful of responses a month, Fillout's free tier may serve you fine; if forms are part of how your business runs, Formly's flat plan stays predictable as you grow.
Fillout's AI helps you draft forms inside Fillout. Formly's AI also works outside Formly: any MCP-compatible agent (Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, Codex) can build, edit, publish, and read your forms from wherever you already work, and the REST API can generate a form from a description in one call.
There's no one-click import, but recreating a form is fast: paste your question list into a prompt and Formly rebuilds it in seconds.
Describe your form and publish it, then stop thinking about response counts forever.
