An Airtable Forms alternative for forms that aren't tied to one base.
People usually go looking for an Airtable Forms alternative for one of three reasons: they want a form that isn't welded to a single Airtable base, they need real scoring or qualification the base doesn't do, or they'd rather build forms from code and AI workflows than configure fields in a table. If that's you, you're in the right place. If your whole workflow already lives in Airtable and you just want submissions to land in it, we'll say so plainly below — Airtable Forms may still be your best answer.
TL;DR
Airtable Forms is a form view on top of a database: submissions flow straight into your base as new records, which is genuinely hard to beat if your workflow already lives in Airtable. QuizGen is a standalone hosted form — a JSON definition, written by you or your AI assistant, becomes a live form at a quizgen.dev link, with scoring, per-form webhooks, and response caps built in and no single database it's locked to. Pick based on whether the form should feed one base, or go anywhere you point it.
The actual difference
Airtable Forms' core idea is that the form is a doorway into a database. You build a base, expose a form view, and every submission becomes a record you can sort, filter, link, and automate right where your team already works. That native sync is the whole point, and it's excellent: no glue code, no export step, no second system to reconcile. If your data lives in Airtable, nothing beats a form that drops straight into it.
QuizGen starts from the opposite assumption: the form is a standalone thing that can send its data anywhere. There is no base to configure. You say what you want — to Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor via the MCP server, or directly with a POST /api/v1/quizzes call (docs at /llms.txt) — and the JSON definition becomes a live form at quizgen.dev/q/<slug>. Scoring lives in the definition as outcomes (points plus buckets), each form gets its own webhook, and max_responses / close_at handle caps and deadlines. Respondents get autosave and never need an account.
You can still land submissions in Airtable — point a form's webhook at a Zap or an Airtable automation and each response becomes a record. It's one more hop than the native form view, but it also frees the form to feed several destinations at once, or a different database entirely. Airtable Forms is bundled with an Airtable plan; check airtable.com/pricing for current numbers. QuizGen's numbers are below, exactly. The deeper difference isn't price — it's whether your form is a view of one base, or an independent piece you wire wherever you like. We wrote up the philosophy in what a headless form builder actually is.
At a glance
| Airtable Forms | QuizGen | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting point | A field in an Airtable base, exposed as a form view | One sentence to your AI assistant, or a JSON definition |
| Who builds it | A person configuring the base and form view | You, or Claude / ChatGPT / Cursor on your behalf |
| Time to a live form | Fast once the base and fields already exist | Under a minute for a typical form |
| AI integration | AI features live inside the Airtable product | Native: MCP server and REST API are the primary interface |
| Scoring | Not built for scoring; you'd add formula fields yourself | Built in: points per answer, outcome buckets, per-outcome results |
| Webhooks | Via Airtable automations and integrations | Per-form webhooks: one form on Free, every form on Pro and Business |
| Data destination | The linked Airtable base — that's the whole point | Anywhere: webhook to Airtable, your DB, a Zap, or your own endpoint |
| Price to start | Bundled with an Airtable plan; free tier available | $0 for 3 live forms, 100 answers each/mo; sandbox with no account |
Stay with Airtable Forms if
- Your workflow already lives in Airtable. Submissions flowing straight into your base as records — ready to sort, filter, link, and automate — is the single best reason to use it, and QuizGen can't match that native sync without a webhook hop.
- Your team works in the Airtable UI every day. The form view sits right next to the data it feeds, so there's no second product to learn or account to manage.
- You depend on Airtable's grid, views, linked records, and automations to process responses. QuizGen collects and forwards data, but it isn't a database or a project workspace.
- You need a file-upload question type. Airtable Forms supports attachments into a base column; QuizGen doesn't have a file-upload field yet.
Switch to QuizGen if
- You want AI or an agent to build the form. Describe it to Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor and it's live — the MCP server and REST API are the front door, not an afterthought bolted onto a base.
- You need a scored or qualifying quiz — lead tiers, pass/fail, “which type are you.” Points and outcomes are built in, where Airtable would have you rig up formula fields.
- You'd rather keep form definitions in a repo behind a real API than configure fields in a table — plain JSON you can version,
POST, and diff. - You don't want the form locked to one Airtable base. A per-form webhook can send responses to Airtable and your data warehouse and a Slack alert at once — you choose the destinations.
Migrating from Airtable Forms
There's no importer, and you likely don't need one. Recreating a form is one sentence to your assistant — “rebuild my intake form: name, email, company size, budget bracket” — and the live link comes back in the same conversation. Migration is minutes per form, not an export/import project. Your existing records stay in the Airtable base; if you still want new submissions there, point the form's webhook at an Airtable automation and they keep landing as records — now alongside any other destination you add.
QuizGen pricing, exactly
- Free — $0. 3 live quizzes or forms, 100 answers each per month. No card.
- Pro — $15/mo. Unlimited forms, 5,000 answers each per month, full theming and your logo, no QuizGen branding, webhooks everywhere, hidden fields.
- Business — $49/mo. 25,000 answers each per month and 5,000 emails per month.
- Sandbox — no account. Any form you create without signing in stays live for 72 hours with up to 10 responses.
Common questions
Is QuizGen really free to try?
Yes, two ways. The free plan gives you 3 live quizzes or forms with 100 answers each per month, no card. And the sandbox needs no account at all: create a form without signing in and it stays live for 72 hours with up to 10 responses, claimable later if you want to keep it.
Can QuizGen still send responses into Airtable?
Yes — through a webhook, not a native base column. Point a form's webhook at an automation (Zapier, Make, or an Airtable automation with an incoming webhook trigger) and each submission lands as a new record in whatever base you choose. It's one extra hop compared to Airtable Forms' built-in sync, but it also means the same form can fan out to several destinations, not just one base.
Does QuizGen do scoring like a quiz?
Yes, and it's built in rather than an add-on. You assign point values per answer and define outcome buckets (pass/fail, lead tiers, "which type are you"), each with its own result screen or redirect. Airtable Forms collects and stores answers well, but scoring and qualifying logic aren't its job — that's where QuizGen is stronger.
How do I move my existing Airtable form?
There's no importer. Instead, you describe the form to your AI assistant — "rebuild my intake form: name, email, company size, budget bracket" — and it creates the QuizGen version in one pass. For most forms that's minutes of work. Your existing Airtable records stay in Airtable; QuizGen starts collecting fresh from the new link (and can write back into that same base via webhook if you want).
Can I remove QuizGen branding?
Yes, on the Pro plan ($15/mo), which also unlocks full theming and your own logo. Free-plan forms carry a small QuizGen badge.
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