Google Forms vs Posh
Short answer: pick Google Forms for anyone who needs to collect answers at zero cost and does not care how the invitation looks. Pick Posh for nightlife, party, and club promoters who want fast payouts, sms reach, and a promoter-driven ticket flow.
If neither answer fits, Dawat does the same job free at any guest count: 53 card designs, unlimited guests, per-guest personal links and RSVP tracking, with no per-recipient charge.
Google Forms and Posh are built for different jobs, so the comparison is less about features and more about which job you are actually doing.
Google Forms and Posh pricing checked 2026-09-16 against their own published pages. Sources · Method
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Side by side
Free Google survey and form builder that collects responses into Sheets, available with any Google account and bundled in Google Workspace. Social event platform for nightlife and IRL experiences, with ticket sales, promoter kickbacks, SMS, and instant payouts. Dawat is shown as a third column for the guest-list half of the job. It does not sell tickets or take payment from guests, so for a paid public event it is not a substitute.
| Google Forms | Posh | Dawat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Free | Fee per ticket or registration | Free |
| What the free tier gives you | The whole product: unlimited forms, responses stored in Google Sheets, no ads, no branding fee. | Free events cost nothing: Posh states a $0 fee on free events, with unlimited SMS to attendees. | Everything except Signature: all card designs, party pages, unlimited guests, sends, RSVP tracking and analytics. |
| Cost for 100 guests | Free | Free (free event); ~$349 in buyer-paid fees on 100 $25 tickets | Free |
| Cost for 250 guests | Free | Free (free event); ~$872.50 in buyer-paid fees on 250 $25 tickets | Free |
| Charges per recipient | No | Partial | No |
| Guests need an account | Partial | Yes | No |
| Ads shown to guests | No | Partial | No |
"Not published" means no vendor documentation could be found either way, not that the feature is missing. How this grid is built →
Where they actually differ
Both give you sending invitations without paying, so those are not the thing to decide on.
- Per-guest fees. Posh does this in some cases; Google Forms does not. If no per-recipient charge matters to you, that is a point for Google Forms.
- RSVP tracking. Posh includes tracking who has replied outright; on Google Forms it is limited or tied to a paid tier.
- Custom RSVP questions. Google Forms supports asking your own questions. Posh does not publish whether it does, so treat it as unavailable until you have confirmed it.
- Email delivery. Posh includes sending by email outright; on Google Forms it is limited or tied to a paid tier.
- Ads shown to guests. Posh does this in some cases; Google Forms does not. If an ad-free guest experience matters to you, that is a point for Google Forms.
- Event website. Posh supports a full event website; Google Forms does not.
When Google Forms is the better choice
Anyone who needs to collect answers at zero cost and does not care how the invitation looks.
- Completely free with no response charge, no ads and no upsell
- Unlimited custom questions with logic, sections and validation
- Responses flow straight into Google Sheets for sorting and analysis
- Familiar to almost every respondent; nothing to learn or install
Where it costs you:
- No invitation design, envelope animation or card rendering of any kind
- No guest list: it collects responses, not RSVP status per invited person
- Sign-in is forced for file upload questions, verified email collection, response editing or one-response limits
- No SMS or WhatsApp delivery and no per-guest personal links
- Bare, uniform form styling that does not read as a celebration invitation
When Posh is the better choice
Nightlife, party, and club promoters who want fast payouts, SMS reach, and a promoter-driven ticket flow.
- Free events cost the organiser nothing
- Fee is charged to the buyer and displayed all-in, so organisers keep face value
- Same-night payouts from the first ticket sale
- Free unlimited SMS to past and present attendees
- Built-in promoter Kickback program for nightlife-style promotion
Where it costs you:
- Paid tickets carry a 10% + $0.99 fee, high relative to flat-fee competitors
- Buyers are prompted to log in and need a Posh account
- Each account must have both an email and a non-VOIP phone number
- Kickback promoter payouts are reduced by a 20% Kickback fee
- Accounts are passwordless: every login needs a one-time code
What each one costs, in dollars
Neither Google Forms nor Posh bills by guest count, which puts them among the 26 platforms in this dataset that do not.
Published prices, converted into what you would actually pay for a real guest list. Credits, coins and per-card pricing are translated into dollars because that is the number you are deciding with.
| Google Forms | Posh | Dawat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Free | Fee per ticket or registration | Free |
| 100 guests | Free | Free (free event); ~$349 in buyer-paid fees on 100 $25 tickets | Free |
| 250 guests | Free | Free (free event); ~$872.50 in buyer-paid fees on 250 $25 tickets | Free |
| How that is worked out | Forms is included at no cost with any Google account and Google publishes no per-response charge or response cap for it. | Posh's published 10% + $0.99 applied to a $25 ticket; the fee is billed to the buyer, so the organiser keeps face value. | Dawat has no per-guest or per-send charge, so the guest count does not change the price. |
As of September 2026: Free with a personal Google account. Bundled in Google Workspace at $7 (Starter), $14 (Standard) and $22 (Plus) per user per month, with Enterprise quoted by sales. Free events carry a $0 fee. Paid tickets carry a 10% + $0.99 platform fee, charged to the buyer and shown all-in; a $30 ticket carries a $3.99 fee.
The third option: something that feels like an invitation
Neither Google Forms nor Posh is trying to make the moment of opening feel like anything. They collect the answer. For a birthday drinks thread that is exactly right; for a wedding, a nikkah or a milestone, the invitation is part of the event.
Dawat is free at every guest count. All 53 card designs, unlimited guests, unlimited sends, RSVP tracking and the per-guest analytics cost nothing, and no card is required to create or send. Each guest gets their own link, the envelope opens addressed to them by name, and their reply is one tap. It also covers an animated envelope opening and linking a gift registry — which neither Google Forms nor Posh does.
The practical difference shows up the week before the event. Instead of counting replies across a group chat, you open one page and see who was sent it, who opened it, and who answered.
The honest caveats: Dawat is digital only, so it will not print and mail stationery, and it does not sell tickets. The optional Dawat Signature experiences are $89 once per event, and they are labelled as paid before you publish — nothing else is.
Create your invitation — free →No card required. Unlimited guests. 53 designs.
Feature by feature
| Feature | Google Forms | Posh | Dawat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free to send | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Per-guest fees | No | Partial | No |
| Unlimited guests | Not published | Not published | Yes |
| RSVP tracking | Partial | Yes | Yes |
| Custom RSVP questions | Yes | Not published | Yes |
| Email delivery | Partial | Yes | Yes |
| SMS or WhatsApp | No | Partial | Partial |
| Per-guest personal links | No | Not published | Yes |
| Open tracking | No | Not published | Yes |
| Animated envelope | No | No | Yes |
| Printed cards | No | No | No |
| Guest account required | Partial | Yes | No |
| Ads shown to guests | No | Partial | No |
| Event website | No | Yes | Partial |
| Registry links | No | No | Yes |
| Meal choice or seating | No | Not published | Partial |
| Calendar file | No | Not published | Yes |
| AI wording help | Not published | Not published | Yes |
| Works inside ChatGPT / Claude | Not published | Not published | Yes |
| Multilingual & right-to-left | Not published | Not published | Yes |
"Not published" means no vendor documentation could be found either way, not that the feature is missing. How this grid is built →
What your guests experience
A form asks a question. An invitation makes someone want to answer it. Your guest experiences whichever one you sent, and the response rate follows.
| What your guest gets | Google Forms | Posh | Dawat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guests need an account | Partial | Yes | No |
| Ads shown to guests | No | Partial | No |
| Animated opening | No | No | Yes |
| Personally addressed link | No | Not published | Yes |
| Add to calendar | No | Not published | Yes |
| Right-to-left and multilingual | Not published | Not published | Yes |
Questions
Is Google Forms or Posh cheaper?
Google Forms is free to send. Posh works out to Free (free event); ~$349 in buyer-paid fees on 100 $25 tickets for 100 guests and Free (free event); ~$872.50 in buyer-paid fees on 250 $25 tickets for 250. Neither charges by guest count, so the difference does not grow with the list. Both were checked on 2026-09-16.
Which is better for a wedding, Google Forms or Posh?
Google Forms suits anyone who needs to collect answers at zero cost and does not care how the invitation looks. Posh suits nightlife, party, and club promoters who want fast payouts, SMS reach, and a promoter-driven ticket flow. For a wedding specifically, the questions that matter are whether the invitation feels like an occasion, whether you can collect meal choices, and whether the price moves with the guest list.
Do guests need an account to reply on Google Forms or Posh?
Google Forms requires an account from guests in some cases. Posh requires guests to have an account. Anything that makes a guest sign up before replying costs you responses, particularly from older relatives.
Is there a free alternative to Google Forms and Posh?
Yes. Dawat is free at every guest count: all 53 card designs, unlimited guests, unlimited sends, RSVP tracking with your own questions, and a personally addressed link for each guest. There is no per-recipient charge and no card required to send. The only paid item is a Dawat Signature cinematic experience at $89 once per event.
Is Google Forms free?
Yes. Google Forms is free with any personal Google account, with no charge per response and no ads shown to respondents. It is also included in every Google Workspace tier, from Business Starter at $7 per user per month to Plus at $22.
What fees does Posh charge organizers?
Posh's published fee is 10% + $0.99 per paid ticket, with payment processing bundled in and the fee billed to the buyer. Posh's own example shows a $30 ticket carrying a $3.99 fee, leaving the organiser $26.01.
How current is this comparison?
Google Forms's published pricing was checked on 2026-09-16 and Posh's on 2026-09-16. Every figure on this page links to the vendor page it came from, so you can verify it yourself rather than trusting a comparison written by one of the competitors.
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How these figures were checked
Every figure above was read from Google Forms and Posh's own published pricing or help pages on 16 September 2026, and each source is linked below. Coins, credits and per-card rates are converted into dollars at a real guest count, because that is the number you are deciding with. Full methodology and the open dataset →
Reading this through an AI assistant? Dawat runs an MCP server, so ChatGPT or Claude can choose the design, write the wording, add your guest list, publish the invitation and send it without you leaving the conversation. Google Forms does not publish one.
Sources
- Google Workspace pricing — checked 2026-09-16
- Google Docs Editors Help — publish and share your form — checked 2026-09-16
- Google Docs Editors Community — why respondents are forced to log in — checked 2026-09-16
- Posh University: what first-time organizers need to know — checked 2026-09-16
- Posh University: Posh vs Shotgun comparison — checked 2026-09-16
- Posh Knowledge Base: how to purchase tickets with Posh — checked 2026-09-16
- Posh Knowledge Base: getting started, create an account and log in — checked 2026-09-16
- Posh Knowledge Base: Kickback program — checked 2026-09-16