Is Request Forms a Fillout alternative for Notion?

No. Request Forms has no Notion connector. Use Fillout if Notion or Airtable is the system of record.

Which free plan has more responses?

Request Forms does not publish a monthly response bucket. Fillout Free is 1,000 per month. If you stay under 1,000 and need Notion, Fillout Free is the better fit.

Does Fillout include custom CSS on free?

No. Fillout lists custom CSS on Pro. Request Forms includes sanitized custom CSS on free.

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Request Forms vs Fillout

Fillout is built to write into Notion, Airtable, and Sheets. Free includes 1,000 responses per month and unlimited seats. Request Forms does not cap responses on free, but it has no native Notion or Airtable connector. If the database is the destination, pick Fillout.

Facts reviewed 28 August 2026. Open the sources at the end for live prices and limits.

When to pick each

Pick Request Forms

You will pass 1,000 responses a month and do not want Fillout's next tier.
You want custom CSS without Fillout Pro ($40 per month).
You want unlimited file size. Fillout Free caps each file at 20 MB.
You want math captcha on free. Fillout lists CAPTCHA from Starter.
You want Stripe, logic, and webhooks without a response meter.

Pick Fillout

Answers must land in Notion, Airtable, or Sheets without a webhook.
You need scheduling, PDF generation, or answer piping on free.
You need piping, scheduling, or PDF generation on Fillout Free.
You need redirect, signatures, or login forms, and you will pay Starter.
You need a live custom domain, partial inbox, or drop-off. Those sit on Fillout Business.

Feature table

Request Forms cells describe this product as it works today. Fillout cells come from their public pages on 28 August 2026.

Topic	Request Forms	Fillout
Form count	Unlimited forms.	Unlimited forms.
Response count	Unlimited responses.	1,000 responses per month.
Starting price	$23.20 per month billed yearly (20% off), or $29 per month. Paid adds hide branding and a custom domain.	Starter $15 per month. Pro $40. Business $75.
Conditional logic	Show, hide, require, and jump. AND or OR.	Conditional hiding and multi-page logic.
Calculated fields	Add, subtract, multiply, divide, min, max, round..	Calculations and scoring..
Answer piping	Later questions cannot insert earlier answers into the prompt.	Answer piping..
Prefill visible fields	URL params and embed data-field attributes fill visible questions..	Pre-fill and hidden fields..
Hidden URL fields	URL param or static value..	Hidden fields..
Payments	Stripe Connect. The organization connects its own account.	Collect payments.
File uploads	Unlimited file size.	20 MB per file. Larger on Business.
Signatures	Drawn signature pad. Free. Not a certified e-sign product.	Signatures start on Starter. Not.
Native Google Sheets	CSV or a new Google Sheet. No live link.	Sheets and other destinations.
Zapier, Make, Notion, Airtable	No native connectors. Use a webhook or an API key.	Airtable, Notion, HubSpot, Mailchimp, and 50+ others.
Webhooks	Public HTTPS. 5 second timeout.	Webhook integration.
REST API	Create and update forms, read submissions, and manage webhooks..	REST API.
Teams and seats	No seat limit. Invite as many members as you need.	No seat limit.
Custom CSS	50,000 character cap. Unsafe CSS is stripped.	Custom CSS on Pro.
Custom domain hosting	CNAME a hostname and serve forms on that host. Needs a paid organization.	Custom domain on Business.
Remove vendor branding	Hide the Request Forms link on a paid organization. Free forms keep the link.	Brand badge until Pro.
Website embed	Web component embed: inline, button modal, link modal, and RequestForms.open..	Form embedding..
Redirect after submit	A thank-you block is the last screen.	Redirect on completion starts on Starter. Not.
Close by date or cap	Close after a response count, a date, or both..	Schedule a close date. Free. Prevent duplicates starts on Business.
Password on the form	No password.	Login forms start on Starter.
Partial submissions	A row is stored only on submit.	Resume in-progress forms. View partials on Business.
Respondent confirmation email	Owner notify email goes to one verified organization member.	Respondent emails. Custom emails on Pro.
CSV / spreadsheet export	CSV download or a new Google Sheet. Formula-looking cells get a text prefix.	CSV export..
PDF of a submission	No PDF export of a response.	Print submission as PDF and PDF generation..
Quizzes and scoring	No answer-key quiz. A calculated field can score. No auto-grade.	Calculations and scoring..
Spam controls	Math captcha, optional reCAPTCHA, honeypot, submit rate limits.	CAPTCHA starts on Starter. Not.
Form analytics	Views, starts, submits, conversion, hosted vs embed, referrer host. Last 7 days.	Summary. Form analytics, conversion, and drop-off on Business.
One question at a time	Focus shows one question at a time. A section break after each question does the same on Pages and Stepper.	Multi-page forms. Not a Typeform clone.
HIPAA	No HIPAA program and no BAA.	SOC 2 is documented. Confirm HIPAA with Fillout if you need it.
AI / assistant builder	In-app assistant can write and edit a form. Guided or LLM. Hosted MCP at /mcp can sign in and call the same API as the website.	AI help exists in Fillout. Confirm current limits on their site.
Templates	Organization templates and a public gallery.	Templates, and you can save your own..
Version history	No form version history.	Unlimited revision history is listed on Enterprise.
Import from another builder	No importer.	Fillout documents import from other form tools. Confirm in their help.

Pros and cons

	Request Forms	Fillout
Pros	No 1,000-response monthly cap on free. Custom CSS is free. Fillout puts CSS on Pro. Math captcha and honeypot on free. Organizations with owner, admin, and member roles.	Unlimited seats and forms on Free. Native Airtable, Notion, Sheets, HubSpot, Mailchimp, webhook, and 50+ others on Free. Piping, payments, scheduling, PDF generation, and resume-in-progress on Free. REST API on Free. SOC 2 is documented on fillout.com/pricing.
Cons	No native Notion, Airtable, or Sheets. No piping, scheduling, or PDF generation. No redirect on free or paid. Fillout sells redirect on Starter. Signatures need storage on our side. Fillout signatures start on Starter.	Free stops at 1,000 responses per month. Starter is 2,000. Pro is 5,000. Business is unlimited. CAPTCHA, signatures, redirect, and custom endings start on Starter ($15 per month). Hide branding and custom CSS start on Pro ($40 per month). Custom domain, form analytics, drop-off, and view partials start on Business ($75 per month). Prices reviewed 28 August 2026 on fillout.com/pricing.

Price and limits

Topic	Request Forms	Fillout
Free responses	Unlimited, with rate limits.	1,000 per month.
Seats	No seat limit.	Unlimited on every plan.
Custom CSS	Free.	Pro ($40 per month).
Native Notion / Airtable	No.	Yes, on Free.

Questions

Is Request Forms a Fillout alternative for Notion?: No. Request Forms has no Notion connector. Use Fillout if Notion or Airtable is the system of record.
Which free plan has more responses?: Request Forms does not publish a monthly response bucket. Fillout Free is 1,000 per month. If you stay under 1,000 and need Notion, Fillout Free is the better fit.
Does Fillout include custom CSS on free?: No. Fillout lists custom CSS on Pro. Request Forms includes sanitized custom CSS on free.