A Microsoft Forms alternative that works for anyone with a link
Microsoft Forms is free inside Microsoft 365, but a personal account stops each form at 200 responses, and work or school forms start out org-only until the owner opens them to anyone. PuckSurveys is free with unlimited responses, no Microsoft account, and it shows you how sure people were, not just what they picked.
Microsoft Forms is free, familiar, and already sitting in your Microsoft 365 apps, and for a quick internal quiz or poll it does the job. The friction shows up the moment you step outside Microsoft. On a free personal account each form stops at 200 responses and cannot be raised. On a work or school account the responses are effectively unlimited, but the form is locked to people inside your organization by default, so sharing a public survey needs a Microsoft 365 admin to turn on external responses first. PuckSurveys is free with no response cap, no account required to answer, a public link that works for anyone from the start, and the full results dashboard included. On top of that it captures how sure people were as they answered, which a set of buttons cannot.
| PuckSurveys | Microsoft Forms | |
|---|---|---|
| Free responses per form | Unlimited | 200 on a free personal account, then it stops |
| Public link that works for anyone | Yes, always | Org-only by default; the owner must switch each form to ‘anyone can respond’ |
| Account needed to answer | None | None once external sharing is on; otherwise a Microsoft 365 sign-in |
| Results dashboard | Full, free (conviction, replay, signals) | Basic charts, plus Excel |
| Confidence on each answer | Yes, the puck | No |
| Replay of how people answered | Yes | No |
| Sells your data / ads | Never | No (but check their terms) |
| Cost | Free; optional tip | Free with Microsoft 365; paid tiers for higher limits |
Why people switch
- It works for anyone with a link. No Microsoft account, no admin approval, no organization boundary. Share the link and people can answer.
- No 200-response wall. Unlimited responses that never lock, versus a free personal form that stops collecting at 200.
- You see hesitation, not just choices. Moving a puck between No and Yes captures conviction a button cannot.
- The insights aren't paywalled. Completion, conviction, and the answer replay are free for everyone.
When Microsoft Forms is the better choice (we'll say it):
If you live inside Microsoft 365 and want a form that flows straight into Excel, Teams, and SharePoint, or you need auto-graded quizzes for a class, Microsoft Forms is right there and well integrated, and for a purely internal audience its response limits are effectively unlimited. We're for when you want a public survey that works for anyone, and signals a set of buttons can't give you.
Competitor details as of September 2026, taken from their public pricing pages. Check theirs for the latest.