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Deformity vs Typeform: features and limits

Both products can build attractive forms with logic and integrations. The useful question is which combination of response limits, editing controls, and respondent experience fits your work. A short contact form, a paid workshop registration, and an exploratory customer interview have different requirements.

Scroll the table sideways to compare both builders.

Sources: Typeform Free plan, Typeform pricing, and Deformity plans.

Compare response volume before comparing subscription prices

Start with expected submissions across the entire account. For example, if a workshop signup receives 250 static responses, Deformity Free can collect that volume. Typeform’s documented Free allowance of 10 monthly responses would not cover it, and its Basic offer lists 100 responses per month. Check the response tier you actually need rather than comparing only the lowest advertised prices.

At the time of this comparison, Typeform lists Basic at $39 per month and Plus at $79 per month on monthly billing, with 100 and 1,000 included monthly responses respectively. Annual billing shows different effective monthly rates. Existing accounts, promotions, taxes, and optional capacity can change the final quote, so use the linked pricing page and your checkout for a purchasing decision.

On Deformity, an upgrade becomes relevant when you need a custom domain, your own logo, removal of Deformity branding, more respondent AI conversations, or team collaboration. Static response volume alone does not require a paid tier. Payment forms deserve a separate calculation: Free has a 10% platform fee plus Stripe fees, while Pro removes the platform fee. Compare that difference with the subscription cost for your expected sales.

AI limits on the free plan

Free includes 5 AI builder messages per form and 100 total AI-powered respondent conversations across all workspaces in your organization, with no monthly reset for that respondent allowance. Manual editing remains available after builder messages are used. Forms can keep collecting static responses after the respondent AI allowance is exhausted. Choose the mode deliberately before inviting a large audience.

Build a client inquiry form

Suppose a small design studio needs to qualify inquiries before booking calls. Begin with the client’s name, email, project type, target date, and a short description. Use a dropdown for a defined service list and an open question for the outcome they want. Keep questions optional when the team can proceed without the answer; do not collect a phone number simply because the old form did.

1. Make the branch explicit. If the service is a website redesign, ask for the existing URL. For a new brand, skip that question and ask about the audience. Configure the rule with conditional logic, then preview both paths.
2. Carry known context forward. Add a campaign source through hidden values. Use a variable to refer to an earlier answer in later copy. Confirm the source appears in the submission; never put credentials in a share link.
3. Give the respondent a useful ending. Explain when the team will reply. If you redirect to a preparation guide, check the destination. A thank-you message or redirect does not itself configure an email confirmation.
4. Connect the handoff. Send the submission to Google Sheets or a notification channel. Verify a sample record and identify who owns the next action so a successful form submission becomes a useful lead.

This example uses fixed questions and rules for predictable qualification. If you want to explore an unclear answer, evaluate an AI respondent conversation separately. For comparable survey measurements or a scored quiz, keep the core questions and scoring consistent.

How to switch from Typeform

Treat migration as a small launch. Moving questions is only part of the work: old links, historical responses, notifications, and reporting conventions can keep pointing at the previous system. Use this sequence for each important form.

1. Inventory the current form. Record field types, required answers, answer choices, branching, hidden parameters, endings, files, payments, embeds, and integration destinations. Save representative test cases before editing anything.
2. Export historical responses. Keep the export in the system your team uses for records. A newly created Deformity form does not automatically contain old Typeform submissions or preserve their identifiers.
3. Rebuild the minimum useful version. Start from a template or an AI draft, then manually confirm question types and logic. Copy only the fields that support the decision, not every question that accumulated over time.
4. Reconnect and test. Run every branch, skip optional answers, try an invalid email, and check the ending on mobile. Confirm files, payment behavior, and destination records where applicable.
5. Replace distribution links carefully. Update website embeds, email templates, QR codes, and campaign links. Keep a record of the cutover date so the team knows where to look for older versus newer responses.
6. Retire the old collection point deliberately. Verify the new form receives submissions before stopping the old one. Preserve the records your team needs and review access and retention for both systems.

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