Laces vs Google Forms
A Google Forms alternative built for African payments
Laces puts registration, mobile money payment and a QR ticket in one link, free for organizers; Google Forms' product and help pages describe forms, quizzes and response charts, and do not mention payments.
Google Forms is a trademark of its owner. Laces is not affiliated with Google Forms.
At a glance
Laces
Participants register and pay from a link: no app to install, no account to create.
Google Forms
A form can require respondents to sign in to a Google Account.
Laces
Participants pay with mobile money: MTN MoMo or Airtel Money in Uganda.
Google Forms
The Forms product page does not mention payments.
Laces
Every ticket has a QR code. Scan it with the Laces app to confirm it's paid and check people in.
Google Forms
Its pages do not describe tickets or check-in.
Laces
Export your registrations to CSV or Excel.
Google Forms
Responses can be saved to a Google Sheet.
Feature by feature
| Feature | Laces | Google Forms |
|---|---|---|
| Custom registration questions | Laces Yes | Google Forms Yes Choose from multiple question types and show questions based on earlier answers Source, checked 30 Oct 2026(opens in a new tab) |
| Answers in a spreadsheet | Laces Yes | Google Forms |
| Live view as people respond | Laces Yes | Google Forms |
| Collects payment at registration, by mobile money (MTN MoMo, Airtel Money) | Laces Yes | Google Forms Not published |
| See who has paid | Laces Yes | Google Forms Not published |
| Ticket with a QR code | Laces Yes | Google Forms Not published |
| Check-in at the door by your team | Laces Yes | Google Forms Not published |
| Receipt for every participant | Laces Yes | Google Forms Not published |
| Participants need no account | Laces Yes | Google Forms Partly A form can require respondents to sign in to a Google Account Source, checked 30 Oct 2026(opens in a new tab) |
Native features as published by Google Forms, checked 30 Oct 2026. Not third-party add-ons or custom development.
Laces and every alternative, side by side
| Feature | Laces |  |  | MoMo Ticketing |  |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile money at checkout (MTN MoMo, Airtel Money) | Yes | Not published | Yes | Yes | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Free for organizers: no subscription or setup fee | Yes | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Yes | Partly |
| Participant pays the fee, shown before paying | Yes | Not published | Not published | Not published | Partly | Partly | Yes |
| Organizer receives the full ticket price | Yes | Not published | Not published | Not published | Partly | No | Partly |
| QR ticket for every participant | Yes | Not published | Partly | Yes | Not published | Yes | Yes |
| Check-in scanning by your team | Yes | Not published | Partly | Not published | Yes | Not published | Yes |
| Live sales and registration dashboard | Yes | Partly | Yes | Not published | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Custom registration questions | Yes | Yes | Not published | Not published | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Attendee list export | Yes | Partly | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Yes |
| Participants need no account | Yes | Partly | Not published | Not published | Yes | Yes | Partly |
Legend: tick means yes, Partly means partly, cross means no, dash means not published. Native features as published by each company; dates on each comparison page.
Pricing, side by side
Laces
Local · Mobile money
MTN Mobile Money
UGX900
+ 5%
Instant Wallet · withdraw any time
Cards
Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Verve and AfriGO
UGX1,500
+ 5.8%
Standard Wallet · ready the next day
Free for organizers. The per-entry fee is added at checkout and paid by the participant.
Google Forms
Google Forms does not publish a ticketing fee on its product page.
Source, checked 30 Oct 2026(opens in a new tab)When Google Forms is the better fit
- You need a survey, quiz or sign-up list and no payment or ticket: Forms offers question types, conditional logic, quizzes and charts of responses.
- Your team already works in Google Sheets and wants responses saved straight into a sheet.
Why organizers switch to Laces
Participants pay with mobile money: MTN MoMo or Airtel Money in Uganda.
Every ticket has a QR code. Scan it with the Laces app to confirm it's paid and check people in.
Watch registrations and sales come in live from the Laces app.
Free for organizers. The per-entry fee is added at checkout and paid by the participant.
Set up your event in minutes
Create your event and get approved to collect payments.
Create your event
In the Laces app, give your event a name, say what kind it is, and set when it starts and ends.
Add your tickets
Add each ticket with a name and a price, a poster for your event page, and any questions you want answered.
Share your link
Share your event link and QR code. Participants register and pay from it, with no account to create.
Questions, answered
Forms offers question types, conditional logic and responses saved to a Google Sheet. Its product and help pages do not mention payments, tickets or check-in. Laces includes mobile money checkout, a QR ticket for every participant and check-in by your team.
Not on Laces. Participants register and pay from a link: no app to install, no account to create. A Google Form can require respondents to sign in to a Google Account.
Free for organizers. The per-entry fee is added at checkout and paid by the participant, and your first withdrawal is free. The rate is on the Laces pricing page.
Set up your event in minutes: create the event, add your tickets and share your link. Create your event and get approved to collect payments.
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Create it. Sell it. Run it. All for free.
No setup fee. No subscription. Participants pay the small per-entry fee at checkout.