The Fillout alternative with African payments built in
Fillout is a polished, modern form builder whose native payments run on Stripe. FurmBase has Flutterwave built in, so your customers can pay the way they already do.
The short answer
Fillout is a strong builder with a generous free tier. Its built-in payments run on Stripe, and PayPal connects only through Zapier or Make. For bank transfer, USSD and mobile money, FurmBase works out of the box.
Fillout is a good fit for
- Teams on Stripe who need complex, multi-page forms
- Forms that connect to Airtable, Notion or databases
- High response volumes on a free plan
Why teams switch to FurmBase
- Built for how Africa paysRespondents pay by card, bank transfer, USSD or mobile money in their own currency, right on the form. No Stripe account, no Zapier, no screenshot of a transfer receipt.
- One provider, every local methodFlutterwave covers card, bank transfer, USSD, mobile money and M-Pesa in one checkout, with no extra integration to set up.
- Payments you can see in analyticsResponses and payments sit side by side, so you can see who started paying and who finished.
- Your own link, your brandShare on a clean furmbase.com/f/your-name link with your logo, colours and fonts.
FurmBase vs Fillout
| Feature | FurmBase | Fillout |
|---|---|---|
| Payments | ||
| Take payments on the form | Yes | Yes |
| African payment gateway built inFlutterwave, without Zapier | Yes | No |
| Bank transfer, USSD and mobile money at checkout | Yes | No |
| Payment providers | Flutterwave | StripePayPal through Zapier or Make |
| Plans and price | ||
| Free plan | Yes | Yes1,000 responses a month |
| Cheapest paid planMonthly billing, USD | See pricing | $15/mo |
| Building forms | ||
| AI builds a form from a prompt | Yes | Yes |
| Conditional logic | Yes | Yes |
| File uploads | Yes | Yes |
| Sharing | ||
| Custom link or domain | Yes | PartlyBusiness plan |
Checked on each company's own website on 14 October 2026. Plans change, so check before you decide.
Get paid the way your customers already pay
Most form builders take payments through Stripe, PayPal or Square. FurmBase has Flutterwave built in, so each respondent sees the methods that work in their country, in their own currency.
Card
Local and international cards
Bank transfer
Pay straight from a bank account
USSD
Works on any phone, no data needed
Mobile money
Including M-Pesa
FurmBase and Fillout: common questions
How FurmBase compares
The only form builder here with African payments built in
Try FurmBase alongside Fillout
Build your first form free, then upgrade when you're ready to take payments.
- Free plan
- Flutterwave built in
- No card needed to sign up