A Typeform alternative that starts with a sentence, not an editor.
People usually go looking for a Typeform alternative for one of three reasons: the per-response pricing stops making sense at volume, the editor is more ceremony than they need for a straightforward form, or they want to build forms from code and AI workflows instead of a drag-and-drop canvas. If that last one is you, you're in the right place. If you love the editor and just want it cheaper, we'll say so plainly below — QuizGen may not be your answer.
TL;DR
Typeform is a polished visual editor where a person designs one form at a time. QuizGen has no visual editor at all: a JSON definition — written by you or by your AI assistant — becomes a live hosted form at a quizgen.dev link, with scoring, webhooks, and response caps built in. Pick based on who you want doing the building: a designer in an editor, or you (and your AI) describing what you want.
The actual difference
Typeform's core idea is that a form is a designed experience. The one-question-at-a-time layout is genuinely pleasant to answer, the editor is mature, the template library is large, and features like logic jumps, video embeds, and a big integration marketplace have had years to accumulate. When a client will judge the form itself as a deliverable, that polish matters.
QuizGen starts from the opposite end. There is no editor to open. 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.
On pricing: Typeform's paid tiers meter monthly responses, and costs climb with volume — check typeform.com/pricing for current numbers. QuizGen's numbers are below, exactly. The deeper difference isn't price, though; it's who does the work. With Typeform, someone arranges cards. With QuizGen, someone describes the form. We wrote up the philosophy in more depth in the developer-focused comparison and what a headless form builder actually is.
At a glance
| Typeform | QuizGen | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting point | Visual editor: arrange question cards, style them, publish | One sentence to your AI assistant, or a JSON definition |
| Who builds it | A person in the editor | You, or Claude / ChatGPT / Cursor on your behalf |
| Time to a live form | Minutes to hours, depending on polish | Under a minute for a typical form |
| AI integration | AI drafting bolted onto the editor | Native: MCP server and REST API are the primary interface |
| Scoring | Available on paid tiers via logic features | Built in: points per answer, outcome buckets, per-outcome results |
| Webhooks | Via integrations | Per-form webhooks: one form on Free, every form on Pro and Business |
| Response caps | Response limits vary by plan | max_responses and close_at on any form |
| Price to start | Free tier; paid tiers meter monthly responses | $0 for 3 live forms, 100 answers each/mo; sandbox with no account |
Stay with Typeform if
- The form itself is a design deliverable — heavy branding, video backgrounds, a specific visual feel a client or stakeholder will judge. Typeform's editor is genuinely better at hand-crafting a single beautiful form.
- Your team is non-technical and lives in the visual editor. QuizGen has a dashboard, but the primary interface is describing forms in words or JSON — there is no canvas to drag cards around on.
- You rely on Typeform's integration marketplace or enterprise features (SSO, advanced compliance workflows) that a younger product hasn't built yet.
- Elaborate mid-form branching (logic jumps) is the heart of your form. QuizGen's scoring and outcomes cover most qualification and quiz cases, but Typeform's branching is more mature.
Switch to QuizGen if
- You're a developer who wants form definitions in a repo, a real API, and webhooks per form — not a form trapped inside someone else's editor.
- You work with an AI assistant and want it to build, update, and read forms directly — the MCP server and REST API are the front door, not an afterthought.
- You'd rather say what you want than arrange cards: “client intake form, five fields, score the budget question” beats twenty minutes in an editor.
- You need scored outcomes, response caps, or close dates without hunting through plan matrices — they're fields in the definition, available everywhere.
Migrating from Typeform
There's no importer, and honestly you don't need one. Recreating a form is one sentence to your assistant — “rebuild my client intake form: name, email, budget bracket, timeline” — and the live link comes back in the same conversation. Migration is minutes per form, not an export/import project. Export your historical Typeform responses to CSV before closing that account; QuizGen starts collecting fresh from the new link.
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 do logic and scoring like Typeform?
Scoring, yes — 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. Typeform-style logic jumps that branch mid-form are more limited; if elaborate branching is the core of your form, Typeform is stronger there today.
How do I migrate my existing Typeform forms?
There's no importer. Instead, you describe the form to your AI assistant — "rebuild my client intake form: name, email, budget bracket, timeline" — and it creates the QuizGen version in one pass. For most forms that's minutes of work, not an export/import project. Existing Typeform responses stay in Typeform; export them to CSV before you close the account.
Does QuizGen work without an AI assistant?
Yes. The form definition is plain JSON, so you can write it by hand, POST it to the REST API, keep it in your own repo, or manage everything from the dashboard. The AI path is the fastest way in, not a requirement.
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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