Forms On Fire

Pros

The best thing about Forms on Fire is the flexibility. It's a blank canvas, you can create any type of form you require. With a little bit of technical knowledge it can be made extremely powerful. I appreciate the fact that it isn't aimed at consumers, as other form builder tools are, so it goes straight to the powerful functions needed in a business environment.

Cons

The built in data dashboards and analytics are adequate but not amazing. However these can be bypassed by exporting data to another platform using the integrations or API, and custom dashboards and reporting can be built there.

Pros

Customizable through and through. It may as well be an entirely customizable, in-house development we have so much control over it.

Cons

I don't know, that it's not free? Lol. Seriously, this thing is amazing and the team at FOF is even better to work with, not that we need them much it's so easy to use.

Pros

Forms of Fire mobile application his compatible with most devices, iso and android therefore our team uses it in remote areas with interface and challenges.

Cons

Mobile application have limited features compared to window and Mac application.

Pros

Forms on Fire fits in different industries, has many different types of Forms templates and easy-to-use to inspect employees. Its easy to set-up for employees inspections.

Cons

Easy to book appointments with technical teanm

Pros

The help with onboarding was great. They did a lot of work to make sure we were set up properly. Very responsive.

Cons

Nothing really. We came over from a competitor and whole experience improved.

Pros

It's easy to learn and easy to use. You can make edits without interrupting field team. You can get your data in practically any way you need it. The data is clean and consistent.

Cons

My only complaint is that I can't use the repeating table with a repeating table with the Sync SQL connector - I have many projects that could use this. I do have a work-around (subforms) so I can deal with it but sure would be nice!

Pros

Forms on Fire offered to build first form which was great. We can collect data from 14 different organizations in real time and can assess performance easily. Tutorials and walkthroughs of the site were fantastic. When compared with 4 other competitors Forms on Fire had the best quality product. Customer service has been very impressive to date. I would recommend Forms on Fire for any firm looking to build an infrastructure to manage lots of complex information across different organizations and streamline processes.

Cons

No drawbacks, Forms on Fire is fantastic!

Pros

Easy customise and professional fast respond from support.

Cons

Only if it can be cheaper on subscription

Pros

Ability to create robust forms and display info in a variety of ways.

Cons

Learning curve. It takes a little while to learn how to use the databases and perform queries against it.

Pros

Forms on fire is a user-friendly interface and has flexible accessible features

Cons

I haven't found any challenges with this software

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The time saved by implementing and using Forms on Fire more than covered the cost of the subscriptions and initial set-up fees.

Cons

When the back end has issues and process change without notice.

Pros

Forms on Fire is highly customizable and allows me to import my data to various platforms like Excel, PowerBI, and custom databases.

Cons

No real complaints. The software meets our needs.

Pros

The level of flexibility you get in FoF is insane. You can basically create any form that will be tailored to your business needs. A variety of integration options supports this statement.

Cons

More design customizations and remote user management would make a great addition to the features set of FoF.

Pros

I'm a CODiE Award judge and have seen a ton of product. Forms On Fire are clearly mobile experts and have built a product that solves a core problem: how to create forms that make everyone's life easier - starting with yours!

(No need to hire an army of SW developers who'll take months, only to add so much complexity that end-users won't use them.)

In my opinion, here are some best use cases:

Marketing & Finance Execs have 100's of new projects requiring input from multiple key stakeholders, critical dependencies and conflicting deadlines (activations, email campaigns, events, trade shows, surveys, new product launches, press releases, content updates etc..). Collaboration meetings are endless, the teams out straight and deadlines are near. The last thing anyone wants to do is fill out a form - unless you can make one that's easy and adds to their productivity, rather than subtracts.

Formsonfire let's you create a form for repeatable tasks that you can also pre-set to be sent to the parties you choose to, at the schedule you need.

Its intuitive design, the fanatically customer-centric support team and library of visual tutorials, ensure the form you envisioned is exactly what you get. Only you know how your key stakeholders' world works. You can make it easy for them, and they'll make life easier for you.

In today's gig economy, (Lyft, Uber, Instacart, Postmates, Jobble etc.),HR onboards 100's or staff, quickly and accurately. Formsonfire's the answer!

Cons

I was able to get started without contacting them for any help. But more tutorials are always welcome.

Pros

Format is very easy to use. Easy to save and return access. Easy for users navigate and easy for developer to build.

Cons

Compared to other migration projects I really cannot answer this question at this time. We literally built, tested, and had users operational in week and that was with the education time. The instructor in this case was [SENSITIVE CONTENT] and he seems to have the right combination to coach/train developers like me that have just been introduced to the tool prior to the project development.

Pros

Easy to use for all levels of the business. Automatically send a PDF to your network drive when all approvals are completed. Works well on iPhone and Windows 10.

Cons

We should be able to select multiple data "Forms" when exporting data in Table View.

Pros

Flexibility and extensiveness of the platform, and ability to use Word/Excel as the template for PDF outputs.

Cons

Competitors have put more time into the reporting capabilities (front end ability to view/slice data) as well as form calculation formula

Pros

Connectivity with other software. It allows us to include pictures into the report.

Cons

Programming is not that easy, hard to learn.

Pros

Creating forms using this product is very quick and easy. The forms can be customized to product great professional looking forms.
I also love their support right from when I started out with the trial version. They're always there and very helpful.

Cons

Nothing at all. The software works as intended and produce great results. I'm impressed.

Pros

What I like most about Forms On Fire is how easy it is to use the application's tools.

Cons

there are no defects regarding the application tools.

Pros

Super easy to use with a high quality product as the end result.

Cons

I didn't experience anything while using FOF that gave me reason to pause

Pros

The platform provides the standard infrastructure along with incredible flexibility to build the app that your business needs.

Cons

I only wish I was able to spend the time learn how to do more of the programming myself.

Pros

The availability to use it on different platforms ios, android and windows. I am not always in the field so when I am on the desktop (Windows) I love that I can open the software edit forms and preview what it will look like without having to use my tablet.

Cons

I would like to see more flexibility with the logo design, specifically I could not enlarge the logo. I would also like to see a mission or vision field that can be incorporated with the logo design.

Pros

I love how easy it is to fill out the forms and the ability to add new forms as needed

Cons

In ability to delete a form in the field if you needed to

Pros

The ease of customization on the app for our technicians. It was so easy to learn how to code and build the paperwork and app form. The customer service team was so quick to respond when I had a question about my form.

Cons

Sometimes, it takes a few minutes for the paperwork to come through once our technicians submitted. Thy sometimes have to press the "force sync" button or leave the app open.

Pros

Easy to get end user paper documents and processes converted to electronic format. very customizable product.

Cons

I really don't have a dislike for the product.

Pros

This app makes you better at your job. It keeps track of the things that smash together after a long day

Cons

The sun is bright and apps are generally hard to use

Pros

They essentially created an app for us to be used to create proposals for our gutter company customers. I explained to them what I was envisioning and they delivered beyond my expectations.

Cons

I do not have a single critique or criticism of this company. Anyone I have ever interacted with at the company is wonderfully helpful and competent.

Pros

What really sets this Forms on Fire apart is their incredible customer service. Every interaction we've had has been professional, timely, and solution-oriented. The support team is knowledgeable, responsive, and genuinely cares about helping us succeed. They go above and beyond to ensure that every problem is resolved quickly and effectively.

Cons

I have found nothing to dislike about forms on fire.

Pros

I like most about Forms On Fire are its intuitive and user-friendly interface and drag-and-drop functionality that easy to use and navigate. I also appreciate its comprehensive functionality and advanced features.

Cons

I don't have much dislike about Forms On Fire except of its steep learning curve for some complex features..

Pros

Customizable, ease of entry, data collection format.

Cons

Spell check function a challenge when you work with international names!

Pros

What I appreciate most about Forms On Fire is its versatility and high level of customization, making it a truly user-friendly tool for our team. The customizable templates are fantastic, especially for fieldwork, as they enable us to develop mobile forms for data collection quickly and easily.

Cons

The only downside is the pricing, but considering the value it provides, it’s manageable.

Pros

Saves so much time which saves money for my company.

Cons

Nothing absolutely love it best thing I have purchased

Pros

Forms on fire is tour is easier to follow while learning to use.

Cons

Forms on fire experts are easy to deal with

Pros

This product has saved us significant time recording and reporting data from remote locations. It is easy to use and the support staff was very easy to work with!

Cons

At this point we have not had any major issues or cons with this product.

Pros

The app is very user friendly and responsive making it interesing to use.The app has no errors and good customer care

Cons

Forms on Fire cares for its end-user experience to ensure userfirendly processes. Data retrieval is simple to access. Attentive customer service is a guarantee.

Pros

The output template is the most important feature to us. This way we can use our existing forms, and create a report we can immediately send to a customer while still onsite.

Cons

Sometimes the customer support doesn't know what I am talking about when building the forms. Building the forms is sometimes very confusing, and very tedious. The amount of time it takes to build a form sometimes is not worth the effort over using excel. Not being able to force sync from the home page of the app is a downfall.

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Pros

The fact that the platform is a blank slate that allows for a large amount of customization is very important for our organization as it means our digital information management can match the changing circumstances of the work site. The fact as well that it is a no code platform allows for area experts in our field to engage in the development of forms without the need for an extensive IT background.

Cons

While luckily not the largest issue for us, the fact that there is a limit of 50,000 row in the data sources does mean that there can be a risk regarding large scale operations but there do seem to be some work around that we are exploring for our larger systems.

Pros

This software is so easy to use! If you can drag and drop you can make a nice UI and form that is accessible reliably from any mobile platform.
We really did have an easy time taking our existing excel sheets, modifying them to a forms on fire friendly format and setting that up. Total effort was about 10 hrs for a form conversion (first time, and done manually).

Cons

We got stuck with a few elements (how to pass data in a certain format) that didn't work, but Forms on fire customer support were available to help us get through it. It turns out it was user error and not Forms on Fire

Pros

Our team especially liked the openness of the software programming interface, the associated help files, and the superb customer support whenever we had a question. We knew going in that we would have some "special tasks" we would need to implement and Forms On Fire appeared to have the best programming system in place to easily make that happen using our own personnel and not requiring the software company to handle everything at additional cost. The system is so easy it just doesn't require that much support, but if you need it, they are there to help!

Cons

I think the website interface could use a few minor improvements like having data view columns maintain their positions between sessions or refreshes, and perhaps a little more development on the dashboard, although we'll probably develop our own that most of the vendors for this type of software simply don't offer.

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Pros

Forms On Fire is a powerful and intuitive data collection platform. It offers a wide range of features, including drag-and-drop form building, customizable workflows, and a comprehensive reporting system. The user-friendly interface makes it easy to set up and manage multiple forms quickly and efficiently. It also integrates with existing systems and allows for easy data sharing with third-party applications.

Cons

Although Forms On Fire offers a comprehensive set of features, it may be too complex for some users. The user interface can be a bit intimidating for those who are unfamiliar with web-based applications. Additionally, the cost of the premium version may be too steep for smaller businesses or individuals.

Pros

When my business needed a form built and I was tired of waiting for programmers to build stuff for us that cost a lot of money and our time trying to explain to them what we needed, then wasn't quite right because they still don't really understand our business, I decided to build one myself. I then spent a lot of time looking at different products, and most of the ones that had the core functionality I needed (the ability to automatically create PDFs) were either too annoyingly simple and couldn't make the calculations I needed or they were so complex I would have to learn a lot of programming. Thank goodness I found Forms on Fire! It's the perfect middle ground that lets me do amazing things with a little work and playing around but takes care of the basics in the background.

Cons

They have a knowledge base that is great for getting started, but often doesn't show enough examples for me to quickly understand how to make their more advanced features work. And sometimes they go ahead and release new features (yay!) without fully debugging or writing up how to use or the bugs they've already found and are working on.

Pros

The platform allows businesses to create customized forms and workflows that are tailored to their specific needs, and can be used across a range of industries and use cases. Additionally, Formsonfire provides users with a range of tools and features that can help them automate their processes, such as email and SMS notifications, integrations with third-party tools, and real-time reporting.Another advantage of using Formsonfire is its ease of use. The platform is designed to be intuitive and user-friendly, with a drag-and-drop form builder that makes it easy to create and customize forms. Additionally, Formsonfire provides users with a range of templates and pre-built forms that can be used as a starting point, saving time and reducing the learning curve.

Cons

While Formsonfire offers a range of pricing plans that are designed to be accessible to businesses of all sizes, the cost can add up quickly if you require a large number of forms or advanced features.Another potential issue with Formsonfire is its limited offline functionality. While the platform does allow users to collect data offline, there are some limitations to what can be done without an internet connection. This may be a concern for businesses that operate in areas with limited connectivity or require real-time data collection and reporting.

Pros

Implementation was intuitive and straightforward. Form building was easy to understand. Having a windows version made implementation and use more efficient.

Cons

In depth training opportunities would be helpful

Pros

Customer support is out of this world. Quick to respond and available to help.
Forms on Fire is amazing for our company because we are so spread out, and many of our employees do not have access to a printer when they need it. This enables us to get data from our field guys, and they never have to leave the field to do it.

Cons

I had a hard time with the connectors and the templates, but it is super easy after being walked through the process.

Pros

We were able to develop and deploy baseline functionality on our first project to help support what soon became a multifaceted, company-wide deployment of FOF across our enterprise. Ease of integration with tools like Salesforce and a responsive customer support team make this product a winner for anyone who needs to deploy a specialized field service app for construction, industrial, or environmental projects.

Cons

The mobile design patterns are useful and utilitarian but they are somewhat limited and not customizable. This is the not the product to use if you want to highly customize the UI. This may be the case with most no/low code mobile app platforms as I do not have familiarity with many others.

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Pros

I love how easy the app is and the different apps we have been able to build within forms on fire. It makes our day-to-day easier.

Cons

At this time I cannot think of any features that need improvement.

Pros

Database to have conformity throughout the organization.
Exportable Excel data for further use.
NO PAPER!!!
Easy use for employees.

Cons

As being a customer in Germany, german language would be a great thing to have.

Pros

I have used forms on fire for several types of data collection with my team and have had a very positive experience as a form designer and user. The form builder is intuitive and easy to use and very easy to test. I love the fact that they have a windows app, especially when it comes to testing changes on my forms. Make a change, open window app, test and adjust. Anytime I hit a wall and I am not sure what to do, a few minutes spent on the support chat gets me what I need. Forms on fire is flexible, powerful and an economical way to collect the data my team needs from the field.

Cons

Forms on Fire has a very extensive knowledge base, that could be improved by the addition of some short videos that walk users through some of the more complicated tasks. The support information is all there, I just learn easier when I can see it in action.