Should I leave Google Forms?

Stay if Sheets, quizzes, and Drive sharing are the job. Move if you need payments, signatures, CSS, or per-question logic that Google Forms does not have.

Can Request Forms replace Google Forms for a school quiz?

No. Request Forms has no answer-key quiz mode. Use Google Forms or Microsoft Forms for that.

How do I get Request Forms data into Sheets?

Open Responses and choose Export to Google Sheets. That creates a new spreadsheet. It does not keep updating. You can also download CSV.

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Request Forms vs Google Forms

Google Forms is the default if you already live in Google Workspace. It is free, unlimited, and native to Sheets. Request Forms has stronger logic, CSS, payments, and signatures. It can export a new Google Sheet. It does not keep a live link. If the spreadsheet must update on every submit, pick Google Forms.

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

When to pick each

Pick Request Forms

You need show/hide logic, calculations, or a drawn signature.
You need Stripe on the form, not a workaround.
You need custom CSS or a web component embed.
You need math captcha or reCAPTCHA.
Respondents should not need a Google account to upload a file.

Pick Google Forms

Answers must appear in Google Sheets on every submit, with no extra click.
You need quiz mode with an answer key and points.
You already share files in Drive and want comments there.
You want zero new vendor, zero new login, and zero design work.
You need the Google Forms API inside Google Cloud.

Feature table

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

Topic	Request Forms	Google Forms
Form count	Unlimited forms.	Unlimited with a Google account.
Response count	Unlimited responses.	Unlimited, limited by Drive storage.
Starting price	$23.20 per month billed yearly (20% off), or $29 per month. Paid adds hide branding and a custom domain.	Included with a Google account.
Conditional logic	Show, hide, require, and jump. AND or OR.	Go to section. No show/hide per question.
Calculated fields	Add, subtract, multiply, divide, min, max, round..	No calculated fields. Use Sheets after submit.
Answer piping	Later questions cannot insert earlier answers into the prompt.	No piping into question text.
Prefill visible fields	URL params and embed data-field attributes fill visible questions..	Prefill URLs are a documented Google Forms feature.
Hidden URL fields	URL param or static value..	No hidden field block. Use a prefilled question and hide it with CSS hacks, which Google does not support.
Payments	Stripe Connect. The organization connects its own account.	No native card payments.
File uploads	Unlimited file size.	Drive upload. Google sign-in required.
Signatures	Drawn signature pad. Free. Not a certified e-sign product.	No signature field.
Native Google Sheets	CSV or a new Google Sheet. No live link.	Native linked spreadsheet.
Zapier, Make, Notion, Airtable	No native connectors. Use a webhook or an API key.	Apps Script, Add-ons, and Workspace tools. Not Zapier-native in the form editor.
Webhooks	Public HTTPS. 5 second timeout.	No first-party webhook.
REST API	Create and update forms, read submissions, and manage webhooks..	Google Forms API.
Teams and seats	No seat limit. Invite as many members as you need.	Share in Google Drive.
Custom CSS	50,000 character cap. Unsafe CSS is stripped.	Themes only.
Custom domain hosting	CNAME a hostname and serve forms on that host. Needs a paid organization.	No custom form domain.
Remove vendor branding	Hide the Request Forms link on a paid organization. Free forms keep the link.	Google branding stays.
Website embed	Web component embed: inline, button modal, link modal, and RequestForms.open..	Iframe embed from the Send dialog.
Redirect after submit	A thank-you block is the last screen.	No redirect to your URL. Confirmation message only.
Close by date or cap	Close after a response count, a date, or both..	Native close by date or after a response count.
Password on the form	No password.	Restrict to a Google Workspace domain, or keep the link. No form password.
Partial submissions	A row is stored only on submit.	No partials. Incomplete forms are not stored.
Respondent confirmation email	Owner notify email goes to one verified organization member.	Optional collect email and receipt. Limited templates.
CSV / spreadsheet export	CSV download or a new Google Sheet. Formula-looking cells get a text prefix.	Native Sheets plus CSV.
PDF of a submission	No PDF export of a response.	No native filled-PDF product.
Quizzes and scoring	No answer-key quiz. A calculated field can score. No auto-grade.	Quiz mode with answer key, points, and release of marks.
Spam controls	Math captcha, optional reCAPTCHA, honeypot, submit rate limits.	Google account and Workspace spam tools. No math captcha.
Form analytics	Views, starts, submits, conversion, hosted vs embed, referrer host. Last 7 days.	Summary charts in the Responses tab. No funnel.
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.	Sections, not a conversational UI.
HIPAA	No HIPAA program and no BAA.	Google Workspace can be in a HIPAA covered setup. Confirm with Google.
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.	Gemini help in Google Workspace, where your admin enables it.
Templates	Organization templates and a public gallery.	Template gallery in Drive / Forms.
Version history	No form version history.	Google Drive version history on the file.
Import from another builder	No importer.	Not an importer. It is the source people export from.

Pros and cons

	Request Forms	Google Forms
Pros	Show, hide, require, and jump logic. Calculated fields. Stripe, signatures, and file uploads without a Google login. Custom CSS on free. Web component embed with a homepage backlink. Webhooks and owner notify email. Spam tools: math captcha, reCAPTCHA, honeypot.	Free with a Google account. Unlimited forms and responses, limited by Drive storage. Native Google Sheets. Collaboration is Drive sharing. Quiz mode with answer key, points, and release of marks. Prefill URLs are documented. Native close by date or after a response count. Everyone already knows how to open it.
Cons	No live Google Sheets link. Export creates a new sheet. No quiz answer key and no auto-grade. No Google Drive version history on the form file.	Logic is go-to-section only. No calculated fields and no piping. No native card payments and no signature field. File uploads require a Google sign-in. Themes only. No custom CSS. No first-party webhook. Use Apps Script or an add-on. Design and branding stay Google.

Price and limits

Topic	Request Forms	Google Forms
Cost	Builder is free. Paid is $23.20 per month billed yearly (20% off), or $29 per month.	Included with a Google account. Workspace is a separate Google bill if you use it.
Responses	Unlimited on free, with rate limits.	Unlimited, limited by Google storage.
Sheets	CSV or a new Google Sheet. No live link.	Native linked spreadsheet.
Payments	Stripe. The organization connects its own account.	None native.

Questions

Should I leave Google Forms?: Stay if Sheets, quizzes, and Drive sharing are the job. Move if you need payments, signatures, CSS, or per-question logic that Google Forms does not have.
Can Request Forms replace Google Forms for a school quiz?: No. Request Forms has no answer-key quiz mode. Use Google Forms or Microsoft Forms for that.
How do I get Request Forms data into Sheets?: Open Responses and choose Export to Google Sheets. That creates a new spreadsheet. It does not keep updating. You can also download CSV.