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Google Forms vs forms.app

Which one to pick in 2026 β€” comparing πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Google Forms with the European alternative πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί forms.app on the things that actually decide who can read your data.

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Google FormsvsπŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί forms.app

Verdict

  • Who has stronger privacy guarantees by law?

    forms.app β€” GDPR-native and outside the US CLOUD Act / FISA 702 reach.

  • Which one encrypts your data end-to-end by default?

    Neither ships full E2E by default β€” check the table for nuance.

  • Which one tracks you for ads?

    Google Forms relies on ad tracking. forms.app doesn't.

  • Which one is open source?

    forms.app is not fully open source β€” check details.

Side-by-side

Google Forms vs forms.app β€” full comparison

Criteria
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί forms.app
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Google Forms
Headquarters
United Kingdom
Mountain View, CA, USA
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
USA (CLOUD Act, FISA 702)
Data location
EU (Ireland)
Global, US-controlled
GDPR-native
Yes
No
CLOUD Act / FISA exposed
No
Yes
Ad tracking
No
Yes
End-to-end encryption
No
No
Open source
No
No
Ownership
Private
Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL)
Founded
2019
2008

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