Browse Alternatives Tools
Please note:
- This is not an exhaustive list. Updates may be made as the project progresses.
- Enterprise survey tool options are dependent upon the outcome of the Request for Proposal taking place in Fall 2024.
If you're still not seeing what you need after you've reviewed these tools, please contact EITS.
Product Matrix
| Product | Forms | Workflows | Scheduling |
| Microsoft Forms | Y | Y | |
| Google Forms | Y | Y | |
| SmartSheet | Y | Y | |
| TeamDynamix | Y | Y | |
| Power Automate | Y | ||
| Microsoft Bookings | Y | ||
| Scheduling Poll (Outlook Plugin) | Y |
Form Creation Tools
The following tools are free to students, faculty, and staff and allow you to create
surveys, quizzes, polls, and other online forms and invite others to respond. Results
can be viewed in real time as they are submitted, have additional analysis tools,
and options to export results data.
The following tools can be purchased by your department and offer a variety of form development features. These tools also have workflow capabilities.
Smartsheet is used by units on campus to automate business processes, create electronic approval workflow, manage projects, and other functions. Intake forms can be built to gather and analyze information and initiate additional workflow steps.
TeamDynamix is used by units on campus for service management, project management, and business process automation. Information submitted through request forms can generate a work ticket and/or generate workflow steps.
Workflow Tools
The following workflow tool offers a Standard version that is free to students, faculty, and staff through their UGA Microsoft Office 365 account.
Power Automate can be used to automate tasks across various applications, both within UGA’s Microsoft Office 365 ecosystem and with external resources. Examples include routing a Microsoft Forms submission to one or more individuals for approval, sending email notifications, copying files, and synchronizing data.
A paid, Premium version is also available for more complex workflows and automations.
The following tools can be purchased by your department and offer a variety of workflow features. These tools also have form capabilities.
Smartsheet is used by units on campus to automate business processes, create electronic approval workflow, manage projects, and other functions. Intake forms can be built to gather and analyze information and initiate additional workflow steps.
TeamDynamix is used by units on campus for service management, project management, and business process automation. Information submitted through request forms can generate a work ticket and/or generate workflow steps.
Scheduling Tools
The following tools are free to students, faculty, and staff.
Bookings can help you schedule and manage appointments with others and syncs seamlessly with your UGAMail account.
Send a poll to attendees inside or outside of UGA so that everyone can vote on which meeting times work best for them. This plugin is accessible via Outlook (client and web version).