What do you like best about Microsoft Forms?
The recent AI assist is genuinely useful. It can draft question sets from a short prompt and suggest answer options, which speeds up form creation. Live polling inside Teams meetings and the PowerPoint add-in have also improved engagement. You can drop a poll mid-presentation and see results in real time without leaving the slide.
Sections with progress bars and richer branching logic make longer forms feel smoother, and the updated question types help with data quality. I like the improved ranking, Likert, and file upload controls with size and type limits. Co-authoring has become more reliable, so multiple people can edit the same form without stomping changes.
The Excel connection is better too. Responses land in a connected workbook in OneDrive or SharePoint, staying in sync for analysis, and there are cleaner Power Automate templates to route approvals, send alerts, or write to Dataverse. The newer design options look less dated, image support is easier, and multi-language forms reduce the need to clone surveys for different audiences. Overall, creation is faster, delivery in Teams is seamless, and the handoff to analytics and workflows is stronger. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
What do you dislike about Microsoft Forms?
Validation and logic depth. More granular field validation, calculated fields, and conditional visibility across multiple sections would reduce the need for Power Apps when forms get complex.
Branding and UX control. Finer control over themes, fonts, spacing, and layout grids would help match corporate design. A true multi-column designer with responsive previews would make long forms easier to scan.
Access and permissions. Per-question permissions and role-based view or edit rules would support sensitive intake flows. Cleaner external sharing with whitelists and domain restrictions would reduce confusion.
File uploads. Larger limits, virus scanning status, and automatic file renaming with metadata would make uploads safer and easier to manage.
Data quality and de-duplication. Native respondent ID, duplicate detection, and throttling to prevent spam would improve reliability for public surveys.
Analytics and exports. Cross-question analysis, filterable dashboards, scheduled exports to Excel or Power BI, and stable response schemas would help downstream reporting.
Lifecycle and governance. Versioning with change logs, draft vs published states, and staging environments would support enterprise review. Audit trails for edits and clearer retention controls would simplify compliance.
Integrations. First-class connectors for SharePoint lists, Dataverse, and ServiceNow with field mapping, plus webhooks for real-time events, would cut out intermediary flows.
Mobile experience. Better offline capture with queued sync and stronger keyboard navigation would help field teams and accessibility. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.