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Brief introduction to our most common form providers and using them on Blink

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Written by Margaret Greer
Updated over a week ago

Introduction

Any Admins within your organization can create and distribute forms, gather data, and automate key processes. This article will cover the most common Form Providers and help narrow down which Form Provider you may want to use.

In this article:

Blink Forms

Our recommendation is to use our built-in Form Builder feature that's available with all subscriptions. This feature allows you to create, update, and share forms and their recipients directly in the Blink admin portal.

Additionally, if there are any issues with submissions, we have internal access that allows us to help troubleshoot and locate requested data more efficiently for you. For more information on this feature and how to use it, we recommend taking a look at this article.

You should use this form if:

  • You want all of your forms in one easy to access location

  • You want to be able to make changes and troubleshoot issues directly in Blink

  • You want an already included, ready to use, dynamic from builder that can seamlessly populate information from Blink profiles and streamline the form submission process for your users and admins alike.

Google Forms

This is one of the easiest-to-use Form Providers. Through Custom Variables you can also pull data from Blink into the form itself to save time for your employees when filling in recurring information. For more assistance with Google Forms, please visit their help desk or check out the following help article:

You should use this form if:

  • You want data to be pulled into the form directly from Blink

  • You don't have a massive amount of experience with Form Building

  • You are looking for a free, quick, easy form

Microsoft Forms

Like Google Forms, Microsoft Forms is an easy-to-use Form Provider. It has excellent data collection and can analyze the data submitted. For more assistance with Microsoft forms, please visit their help desk or check out the following help article:

You should use this form if:

  • You want data analysis to be done automatically

  • You want a more customized look/feel

  • You are looking for a free, quick, easy form

Typeform

Typeform is a much more customizable tailored experience allowing you to build customized and clear-looking forms. This form provider is more complex but is on a paid plan. For more assistance with Typeform, please visit their help desk or check out the following help article:

You should use this form if:

  • You want the most customizable Form

  • You want a seamless experience when creating and adding a Form to Blink

💡 Helpful Hint

At this time, only forms from external providers are self-serve but we do offer Blink Forms as well. If you're looking to create a custom form with us, we encourage you to contact our support team as we can create the form on your behalf.

Please note that some custom forms may not be included in your Blink subscription and may be cost prohibitive for some organizations.

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