# Microsoft Forms: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 12 judge labels across 2 categories by 9 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/microsoft-forms

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Employee engagement surveys](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/experience/employee-engagement-surveys/index.md) | 0% | 16 | 12% | 8 |
| [360 feedback](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/performance/360-feedback/index.md) | 0% | 70 | 50% | 4 |

## What the models said for it

- "best if your company already pays for Microsoft 365; it's the cheapest "good enough" option" (GPT-5.4 mini, Employee engagement surv)
- "If budget is near $0: Start with Google Forms or Microsoft Forms" (Grok 4.20, Employee engagement surv)
- "Build a workflow with Google Forms or Microsoft Forms" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, 360 feedback)
- "Strictly $0 Budget | Google / Microsoft Forms | Free" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Employee engagement surv)

## And against it

- "Why to avoid: These lack critical 360-specific features" (Kimi K2, 360 feedback)
- "Flexible and inexpensive, but they generally require manual aggregation and do not inherently provide anonymity thresholds" (Perplexity Sonar, 360 feedback)
- "No anonymity guarantees, no automated analytics or benchmarks ... fine for very small teams (<15 people)" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Employee engagement surv)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Microsoft Forms, from 26 of the 27 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- firsthr.app: 13
- feedbackpulse.com: 12
- fitsmallbusiness.com: 8
- thrivesparrow.com: 8
- capterra.com: 6
- leadbeyond.de: 6
- matterapp.com: 6
- kurums.com: 5
- nanoglobals.com: 5
- teamflect.com: 5

### Pages cited

- https://fitsmallbusiness.com/employee-engagement-tools: 7
- https://firsthr.app/compare/performance/employee-engagement-platform: 6
- https://leadbeyond.de/insights/360-feedback-software-comparison: 6
- https://thrivesparrow.com/blog/employee-engagement-survey-vendors: 6
- https://feedbackpulse.com/resources/best-360-review-software: 5
- https://kurums.com/free-employee-survey-tools: 5
- https://nanoglobals.com/recommended/360-degree-feedback-tools: 5
- https://betterworks.com/magazine/best-360-degree-feedback-tools: 4

## In its own words

What Microsoft Forms's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Free plan or trial: Try for free (https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/dynamics-365/pricing-overview)
- Customers named: Lenovo, VIVID, G&J Pepsi-Cola Bottlers, Virgin Money, E.ON, Milpark Education

## What it publishes

Every page microsoft.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 10448 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 25 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-24
- case study: 12 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-12-02
- comparison: 30 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 44 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 27 pages, 10 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- Recent: 2026-09-28 news or press: At nasa ai is helping scientists unlock discoveries hidden in decades of data https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/digital-transformation/at-nasa-ai-is-helping-scientists-unlock-discoveries-hidden-in-decades-of-data/
- Recent: 2026-09-24 news or press: Rockwell automation pairs ai with decades of shop floor know how so workers can solve glitches faster https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/digital-transformation/rockwell-automation-pairs-ai-with-decades-of-shop-floor-know-how-so-workers-can-solve-glitches-faster/
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Run assert eval responsible ai agent risk discovery at runtime https://commandline.microsoft.com/run-assert-eval-responsible-ai-agent-risk-discovery-at-runtime/
- Recent: 2026-09-23 blog: On the issues https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/
- Recent: 2026-09-22 news or press: When disaster strikes ai helps responders reach people more quickly https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/ai/when-disaster-strikes-ai-helps-responders-reach-people-more-quickly/
- Recent: 2026-09-21 news or press: Microsoft datacenter academy helps launch tech careers https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/work-life/microsoft-datacenter-academy-helps-launch-tech-careers/

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/hr.