A Microsoft Forms Alternative for Quizzes From Your Own Material
Microsoft Forms is available to anyone with a Microsoft account, and its quiz mode handles points, correct answers, feedback and even math questions. SimpleQuizMaker is a smaller, quiz-only tool: it drafts the questions from your topic or notes, shares them by a link that needs no sign-in, and turns them into flashcards.
No credit card required · 5 free AI quiz generations/month
Quick answer: Microsoft Forms or SimpleQuizMaker?
Choose Microsoft Forms inside a Microsoft 365 school; choose SimpleQuizMaker when you want quizzes drafted straight from your own material.
Key differences
- Price: Microsoft Forms: Free with a Microsoft account; SimpleQuizMaker: Free plan; Student $2.99/mo
- AI drafting: Microsoft Forms: Copilot in Forms (depends on your plan); SimpleQuizMaker: Built in, 5/mo free
- Points, correct answers, feedback: Microsoft Forms: Yes; SimpleQuizMaker: Answer key and explanations
- Math formula options: Microsoft Forms: Yes; SimpleQuizMaker: No
- Ranking, Likert, rating, file upload questions: Microsoft Forms: Yes; SimpleQuizMaker: No
Why Teachers Switch From Microsoft Forms
Where Microsoft Forms falls short for quiz-first work
Where it falls short: quizzes start from your typing
Forms quiz mode lets you mark correct answers, assign points and write feedback per choice, but outside Copilot you write the questions yourself, one by one.
Where it falls short: AI drafting depends on Copilot
Microsoft documents Copilot in Forms for drafting and for answer explanations. Whether you have it depends on your Microsoft 365 setup, so check what your account includes before counting on it.
Where it falls short: no study loop afterwards
A Forms quiz ends at the result. There is no flashcard deck or spaced-repetition review built around what a student got wrong.
What SimpleQuizMaker Does Better
What SimpleQuizMaker does differently
Questions drafted from your material
Paste text or give a topic on the free plan (5 AI generations a month); on the Student plan ($2.99/month) upload a PDF, Word file, image, URL or YouTube video.
Takers never sign in
Quizzes are shared by a public link and answered in the browser with no account of any kind.
Flashcards and SM-2 review
The same material becomes a flashcard deck scheduled with SM-2 spaced repetition for students who keep studying after the quiz.
Exports on the Student plan
Export to PDF, DOCX, QTI for learning management systems, a Google Forms script, or results as CSV.
SimpleQuizMaker vs Microsoft Forms
Side-by-side feature comparison
| Feature | Microsoft Forms | SimpleQuizMaker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free with a Microsoft account | Free plan; Student $2.99/mo |
| AI drafting | Copilot in Forms (depends on your plan) | Built in, 5/mo free |
| Points, correct answers, feedback | Answer key and explanations | |
| Math formula options | ||
| Ranking, Likert, rating, file upload questions | ||
| Quiz from PDF / URL / YouTube | Student plan | |
| Spaced-repetition flashcards |
Get Started in 60 Seconds
No setup, no credit card, no learning curve
Upload or paste
Add a PDF, image, DOCX, or paste text from your lesson material
AI generates quiz
Our AI reads the content and creates questions with answer keys instantly
Share & track
Send the link to students and watch results come in with full analytics
Popular Use Cases
Teachers in Microsoft 365 schools who want a quicker first draft of a quiz
Students turning their own notes or a lecture video into self-test questions
Tutors who share quizzes with people outside their organization by plain link
Anyone who wants the quiz to turn into flashcards afterwards
Microsoft Forms vs SimpleQuizMaker — The Honest Verdict
When each tool actually wins — no marketing spin.
An illustrative switching scenario
A composite example of moving from Microsoft Forms, not a specific customer.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Microsoft Forms free?
Microsoft's support hub says Forms is available to anyone with a Microsoft account at forms.microsoft.com. Some features, such as Copilot in Forms, depend on your Microsoft 365 plan, so check your own account.
When is Microsoft Forms the better choice?
When your school runs on Microsoft 365 and Teams, when you need math formula options or question formats we lack (ranking, Likert, rating, file upload), or when you want responses analyzed in the Microsoft ecosystem. It is free and well integrated, and we do not replace that.
Does Microsoft Forms have AI?
Yes, Microsoft documents Copilot in Forms for drafting and an Explanations feature that shows explanations after submission. Availability depends on your Microsoft 365 setup.
What question types does SimpleQuizMaker have?
Four: multiple choice, true/false, short answer and fill-in-the-blank. There is no proctoring and no live game mode.
Can I use a SimpleQuizMaker quiz in my LMS?
On the Student plan you can export a quiz as QTI, which many learning management systems import, or as PDF, DOCX or a Google Forms script.
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