How to easily collect payments on Google Forms

Collecting payments on Google Forms is a growing need, but when you look for a Google Forms payment field or Google Forms payment processor, you will be disappointed.

Google Forms is one of the most widely used form tools in the world, and for good reason. It’s free! But it is also a simple tool, and doesn’t have a built-in payment feature. Luckily, we are here with a few solutions.

In this guide, you will learn three methods for creating a Google Form for collecting payments, which one to choose and when, the limitations you might face, and a better alternative for creating payment forms. Let’s get started!

Can Google Forms accept payments natively?

No. Google Forms has no built-in payment field. You cannot connect Stripe, PayPal, or any other payment processor directly within the platform out of the box.

But you can indeed use Google Forms for payments with workarounds, namely, you can redirect users elsewhere, using a link or a QR code, or install a third-party add-on. Read the next section forthe steps of each workaround.

How to add a payment method in Google Forms (3 methods)

Collecting payments via form is genuinely useful for: Event registrations, RSVPs, workshops, classes, and training sessions, restaurant deposits, booking confirmations, product or service orders, donations and fundraisers, and Membership sign-ups.

Whatever the reason, you can collect payments through Google Forms in three ways:

Below, we explain the steps for each Google Forms payment options:

1. Redirecting to a 3rd party payment website after submitting

The simplest approach. After someone submits your form, you show them a custom confirmation message that includes a link to your payment page, PayPal, Stripe, Cash App, a payment portal, or any other platform you use.

Go to settings on Google Forms

Open “Confirmation message”

Add a customized text with a payment link

Save and exit

Best for: Very low-volume, informal use cases where respondents are known to you, such as a small club collecting annual dues or a one-off community event.

2. Adding QR codes or links to the form content

Instead of a link in the confirmation message, you embed a QR code or link directly inside the form. Essentially, you will be creating a Google Form with payment link. Respondents scan it mid-form or at the end to complete payment via a P2P platform like PayPal, Venmo, Cash App, or Zelle.

Create a QR code for collecting payments

Add your QR code as an image

Start collecting payments

Best for: Community events, local organizations, or informal group collections where respondents are likely to have the same P2P app.

3. Use a Google Workspace add-on

If you're looking to accept payments directly via Google Forms, you have a solution. You can simply go to the Google Workspace Marketplace and browse through the various Google Workspace add-ons until you find a Google Forms payment gateway that suits your needs.

With these add-ons, you'll be able to seamlessly integrate payment processing into your forms, streamlining the entire process for you and your customers alike.

Open Google Marketplace

Type payment to find relevant add-ons

Choose an add-on and install

Use this new add-on to collect payments

Best for: Teams already committed to Google Forms who need card payments and are comfortable paying for an add-on to make it work.

The limitations of using Google Forms for payments

Regardless of which method you use, Google Forms payment setups share a common set of limitations that are worth understanding before committing:

Here’s a comparison table to see what you get with each workaround + with a dedicated form builder tool, like forms.app.

How to accept payments on forms.app

Every method above works. But they all share the same core problem: payment data and form data live in different places, and connecting them requires ongoing manual effort or fragile integrations.

If you collect payments via forms regularly, even occasionally, it's worth knowing that purpose-built form tools, like forms.app solve this natively.

forms.app is an all-around form builder with a built-in payment field. There are no add-ons, no workarounds, and no separate tools to manage. Here's what that looks like in practice:

1. Open your form on forms.app or create a new one

forms.app offers hundreds of order form templates and payment form templates. You can simply choose one or use the AI form generator to have AI create your form. Then you can customize your form however you like.

Payment form templates on forms.app

2. Add the Payment field under the Payments & E-Commerce section

On the fields menu, you will see the Payments & E-Commerce section; there, click on the payment field or drag and drop it on your form.

Payment field on forms.app

3. Choose Payment providers (Stripe, PayPal, or pay at the door)

Click on the settings icon on the upper right-hand corner of the field and choose a payment option to display on your form. For example, simply click on PayPal and hit the connect button.

Payment provider settings for the payment field

4. Set your currency and payment amount

For your payment field, you can set a fixed amount, let respondents pay what their hears desire, or fetch dynamic price from your product basket field.

Price settings for the payment field

5. Enable test mode to verify everything works

Before you share your form, open the test mode and test your form if everything works as you intended.

Test mode setting for the payment field

Bonus: Displaying your products/services with a product basket field

If you're selling products or services, forms.app's product basket field lets you display items with images, descriptions, prices, and variants (size, color, etc.) directly inside the form. Respondents browse, select, and pay, all in one place. You can manage inventory, set stock limits, and categorize products without a separate e-commerce platform.

Product basket field in a form

Frequently Asked Questions

Final words

In this article, we covered using Google Forms to collect payments. However, it's important to note that Google Forms doesn't natively have a built-in payment collection feature. It has some workarounds for collecting payments. A link in the confirmation message is enough for informal, low-volume scenarios, and a Google Workspace add-on gets you closer to a real integration. But every method comes with trade-offs: disconnected data, manual reconciliation, add-on fees, or a disjointed respondent experience. As a result, it may take some time to navigate through various tabs and try different methods for collecting and tracking your payments.

If payments are a regular part of how you use forms, the easier path is a form builder that handles it natively. forms.app includes a built-in payment field, product listing, dynamic pricing, and direct Stripe/PayPal connections. All on a free plan to get started. Create payment forms and collect secure payments with forms.app today!