What is a Form Builder Software?

Form builder software is used to create digital or paper forms and surveys. The forms are created using a computer and saved in a digital format. It can then be printed for completion or used on websites, mobile handheld devices, and tablet and laptop personal computers depending on the software's capabilities.

Benefits of Using Digital Forms

Even though paper forms can be created using form builder software, the trend has been to go paperless by using digital forms for use on laptop and tablet personal computers as well as mobile handheld devices such as Windows Mobile, BlackBerry and iPhone devices. Incorporating digital documents for use in capturing data provides several benefits for the user or organization that employs this method.

  • Using digital forms or surveys is eco-friendly because trees are not used to create paper.
  • Data can be captured in real-time using mobile devices with wireless internet connections.
  • Transcription errors can be minimized or eliminated.
  • Labor costs can be reduced.
  • Data collection projects can be deployed rapidly.
  • Depending on the form creation software's capabilities, form data results can be easily integrated with other software applications.
  • Collecting data using digital forms and surveys gives you the ability to respond to market changes quicker.
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Form Software Listing

Below you'll find a listing of form or survey building software and a brief description of the software and what operating system or platform it can be used with. For further details, select a software from the list by clicking on its ID.
ID Software Name Description Platform
1 Acrobat Collect, prepare, and distribute information in PDF files using Adobe Acrobat software. Streamline form building, review, and data collection. You can combine multiple file types in PDF Portfolios.
2 AnyForm AnyForm form software - You can create new, fill out paper, and even PDF forms on the PC easily with this software. Data can be imported from ODBC databases or entered manually. PC
3 ArcPad Designed for GIS professionals who require GIS capabilities in the field.
4 ArioForm ArioForm is a form automation solution that helps collect the data generated by your mobile workforce and your stationary office workers using DigiMemo.
5 Artologik Artologik Query&Report is designed to help you to quickly and easily create an online survey and to manage the responses received. Web
6 AuditMatic A mobile-worker task management data collection and decision support solution that replaces paper forms with handheld computers. Mobile
Web
Requires Windows Server 2003
7 CheckBox CHECKBOX Survey is a powerful easy to use web survey feedback and form system PC
Mobile
Linux
8 Cvent Cvent software speeds up the survey creation process. You can build a survey in five easy steps; save time by copying a past survey; select questions and responses from a standard library; or have your survey created by dedicated account managers! Mobile
Linux
9 Digivey Digivey survey software combines the simplicity of touch screen data collection with streamlined comprehensive survey building and survey reporting. PC
10 DocFinity XML FormFLOW DocFinity XML FormFLOW is a module that allows digital forms to be created indexed and stored via a standard Web browser. Web
11 DocForm DocForm is a powerful easy-to-use software tool for designing dynamic real-time forms and reports for use with every industry. PC
Web
12 Entryware A mobile survey system. PC
Mobile
13 Extreme Form Extreme Form is an enterprise data collection system that allows organizations to expand their form-based business processes to everyone with online access Web
14 EzData 3.5 EzData form editor allows you to quickly generate almost any form. PC
15 FAST FAST enables all members of a mobile workforce to efficiently capture real-time information. PC
Mobile
Web
16 Feedback Server Feedback Server is a survey and form software that lets you create and deploy with minimal technical knowledge web surveys to gather feedback from customers employees or web visitors. Web
17 Form2Go.com A website that helps online users build forms for their website. Web
18 FormArtist Provides you with advanced electronic forms and survey solution. Web
Windows Server 2003
19 FormAssembly FormAssembly.com is a web-based service dedicated to helping you create and manage web surveys. Web
20 FormBuilder With Form Builder Pro you can easily create web forms in any language. Web
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