Form Ranger Alternative: Jotform vs Form Ranger

Jotform’s Spreadsheet to Form widget is an excellent Form Ranger alternative. Use this widget to auto-fill your form fields with spreadsheet data and eliminate the need to enter information manually.

Form Ranger is a third-party app for Google Workspace that can be used for Google Forms and Google Sheets. It must be installed separately and can be complicated to configure. Jotform’s Spreadsheet to Form widget, however, was built to work seamlessly with the forms you’ve created with Jotform. Plus, it’s instantly accessible from the Form Builder. Just drag-and-drop the widget to add it to your form — no coding or configuration required.

Form Ranger also has limits on the types of fields it can populate. While it can auto-fill the choices in a dropdown list or multiple choice options, it does not automatically fill out the field. Responders must still select one of the pre-populated options. The Spreadsheet to Form widget lets you auto-fill fields like full names, emails, times, short and long text, dropdowns, single- and multiple-choice questions, scale ratings, and star ratings, so filling out the form is truly effortless.

Form Ranger also requires you to manually select which columns you want to use for each field. The Spreadsheet to Form widget does this automatically. Once you’ve added the widget to your form, it will connect each field to the column in your spreadsheet with the same name.

Yes, you can use the Spreadsheet to Form widget along with all of Jotform’s other features, widgets, and integrations. Set up your form to pre-populate with spreadsheet data, then let responders edit the information, fill out additional fields, upload files with the document uploader, add their e-signatures, and much more.

Form Ranger only provides you with a pre-populated list of options to choose from, but respondents still have to make a selection when filling out your form. The Spreadsheet to Form widget will instantly fill out each form field based on the unique code associated with that row of data — minimizing the risk that responders input the wrong information. And unlike Form Ranger, the Spreadsheet to Form widget automatically connects the form fields to the matching spreadsheet column, so you don’t have to worry about manual setup or selecting the wrong column.

You don’t need to have any coding knowledge to set up the Spreadsheet to Form widget. Instantly add this widget to any form in just a few clicks with Jotform’s no-code Form Builder. Just click or drag and drop the widget to add it to your form, upload the spreadsheet you would like to use, and you’re ready to go!

To use the Spreadsheet to Form widget, begin by searching for it in the Widgets tab of the Form Builder. Then click to add it to your form. Upload your XLS or XLSX file in the widget’s settings panel and select the Access Code Column from the dropdown. The widget will automatically connect the fields on your form to the columns with matching titles. Now, when you share your form, responders will be able to select the unique code you have assigned to each row of the spreadsheet (such as a user ID number) to automatically fill out the corresponding form fields with the data found in that row.