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Hartert: Jotform free tier caps at 5 forms and 100 submissions monthly

Steve Hartert · PLG Playbook: How Jotform hit 10m Users, Targeting 5% Free to Paid, Min $19/mo Price Point, Bootstrapped · Jul 23, 2022 · at 8:43

Steve Hartert, VP of Enterprise Operations at Jotform, details the free tier thresholds designed for product-led growth conversion.

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“So for example, our free plan, you're allowed up to five forms and you get a hundred submissions a month per form.”

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