Forms Designer Comparison

The Form Designer now has all the functionality of the Classic Form Designer, and will be the default when creating a new form going forward. However, the Classic Designer will remain available.

Features	Classic Designer	Form Designer
Fields
Basic fields for text, numbers, emails, checkboxes, dates, times and more…	x	x
Advanced fields for files, addressees, rich text, signatures and more…	x	x
Show uploaded image files on the form	x	x
Field containers like sections, pages, tables and collections	x	x
Pagination options for how to switch pages	x	x
Drag existing variables onto the form	x	x
Notes: Both form designers have the same field types and allow you to choose between buttons, a dropdown or a progress bar for pagination. If you create a field in the form designer, and drag it onto a classic designer form (or vice versa), you may need to reconfigure some of the field settings.
Layout
Place fields vertically on the canvas	x	x
Place fields next to each other on the canvas		x
Drag fields on the canvas to re-size field width and height		x
Note: The classic designer can accomplish field customization using custom CSS.
Field Settings & Rules
Select a field to modify field settings	x	x
Bulk select fields to modify common settings		x
Add field rules to show and hide fields based on other field values	x	x
Show list of field rules that apply to the selected fields		x
Add lookup rules to fill fields based on lookup results	x	x
Complex lookup rules that dynamically fill tables and collections	x	x
Show list of lookup rules that apply to the selected fields		x
Custom error messages to help user correctly fill in fields	x	x
Notes: The form designer uses a right pane making it easier to see both the form and fields while you modify their settings. The classic designer requires you to go to a separate tab for rules, the form designer has it built into the right pane. For complex lookup rules, you can add lookup results as new sets, append results to a dropdown, and any previous data is read-only.
Themes
Use out-of-the-box default themes to style your forms	x	x
Use saved custom themes to style your forms	x	x
Configure colors, sizes and styles for most form properties	x	x
Upload images for wall paper background, form body and more...		x
Add CSS for custom styling	x	x
Additional Functionality
reCAPTCHA	x	x
Mobile app submissions	x	x
Save drafts of in-progress forms	x	x
Save drafts of public forms	x	x
Fill form using URL parameters	x	x
Recover form data after submission error	x	x
JavaScript customizations	x	x
Complete message start event using HTTP post	x