# monday.com Form Save as Draft and Continue Later Canonical: https://www.taskrhino.ca/monday-com-forms/save-draft/ > monday.com form drafts don't keep files or signatures. Learn workarounds for letting users save form progress and return to complete their submission. Published: 2026-02-26 Updated: 2026-10-29 Author: Rakesh Patel Categories: BoardBridge **Key takeaways** - WorkForms’ Save as draft is switched on in the form’s settings, and it doesn’t keep uploaded files or signatures. - BoardBridge doesn’t offer draft saving; its forms update existing items and accept unlimited re-submissions. - Splitting a long form into shorter forms that update the same item lets respondents finish over several sessions. - JotForm lets respondents copy or email a draft link; Fillout resumes on the same browser and device. - Neither JotForm nor Fillout documents whether uploaded files stay in a draft, so test with your own files. [Long forms](https://www.taskrhino.ca/monday-com-forms/multi-page-forms/) (30+ questions) take time to complete. Vendors need to gather documents. Clients need to check internal data. Team members get interrupted mid-form. The natural expectation: save progress and come back later. WorkForms, [monday.com’s form builder](https://www.taskrhino.ca/monday-com-forms/), offers a “Save as Draft” feature — but it loses uploaded files and signatures ([monday.com Help Center](https://support.monday.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000358700-Get-started-with-WorkForms)). **BoardBridge currently doesn’t offer draft saving at all.** This is one limitation both platforms share, and we’re being honest about it. **This post is about transparency.** We’ll walk through what monday.com’s draft feature does (and doesn’t) do, why draft saving is technically complex, what workarounds exist, and where BoardBridge stands. **BoardBridge — Form & Workflow Automation for monday.com** offers unlimited re-submissions to the same item, without WorkForms’ 10-edit limit for viewers and external users (submit, return later, update data) — but you must complete the form in one session first. If you need true “save mid-form and resume later” functionality, neither monday.com WorkForms nor BoardBridge fully solves this today. [Book a free demo](https://calendly.com/rp-spaceo/call-with-rakesh-est-timezone) to discuss your specific workflow and explore workarounds. ## monday.com’s “Save as Draft” Feature (and Its Limitations) Definition **Save as draft:** a WorkForms setting that adds a Save as draft button next to Submit. The submitter’s progress is saved, except files and signatures. monday.com WorkForms includes a “Save as Draft” button that allows users to save their progress mid-form and resume later; you switch it on in the form’s settings. However, according to official documentation ([monday.com Help Center](https://support.monday.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000358700-Get-started-with-WorkForms)): > “Files or signatures in the signature question will not be saved” when using Save as Draft. ### What “Save as Draft” DOES Save The help article names only files and signatures as not saved, so text, dropdown, number, email, phone, date, checkbox and link answers come back with the draft. ### What “Save as Draft” DOES NOT Save - ❌ **File uploads** — Users must re-upload all documents, images, and attachments when they resume - ❌ **Signature fields** — Users must re-sign when they resume For forms that require document uploads (vendor certifications, insurance certs, contracts) or signatures (compliance forms, approvals), this is a dealbreaker. Users save their draft, upload 5 PDFs, sign the form, and close the browser. When they return, the PDFs and signature are gone — they start over. ### How monday.com’s Draft Feature Works 1. **User starts filling out a form** — answers 15 of 40 questions 2. **User clicks “Save as Draft”** — progress is saved (except files and signatures) 3. **User closes the browser** or navigates away 4. **User returns to the form later** 5. **Form loads with previously entered data** — text fields, dropdowns, dates all pre-filled (but files and signatures are missing) 6. **User completes the remaining questions** (and re-uploads files and re-signs if applicable) and submits ### Why This Breaks for Document-Heavy Forms A vendor onboarding form requires: - Company information (10 text fields) - Contact details (5 fields) - Insurance certificate (PDF upload) - Business licence (PDF upload) - W-9 form (PDF upload) - Certification documents (2-3 PDF uploads) - Authorized signer signature field The vendor fills out 15 fields, uploads 5 PDFs, signs the signature field, and clicks “Save as Draft.” The next day, they return to finish the form. All 15 text fields are pre-filled, but the 5 PDFs and signature are gone. They must re-upload everything and re-sign. Result: **Vendors don’t trust the draft feature.** They complete the entire form in one sitting (even if it takes 45 minutes) because they don’t want to lose file uploads. For more on why WorkForms breaks at scale, see our [reliability guide](https://www.taskrhino.ca/monday-com-forms/workforms-at-scale/). ## BoardBridge: No Draft Feature BoardBridge does not currently have a “save as draft” or “resume later” feature. Forms must be completed in one session. If someone closes the browser partway through a form, their progress is lost. **We’re being honest about this limitation.** We’re not pretending it’s solved. What BoardBridge does offer is a form that can [update an existing item](https://www.taskrhino.ca/monday-com-forms/update-existing-items/) through a unique URL per item, accept unlimited re-submissions and pre-fill from the item’s current values. The first two workarounds below build on that. Its calls go through monday.com’s API and count toward your account’s daily API call limit: 200 a day on Free, 1,000 on Basic and Standard, 10,000 on Pro and 25,000 on Enterprise ([monday.com developer docs](https://developer.monday.com/api-reference/docs/rate-limits)). **Stop Creating Duplicates** BoardBridge forms update existing items — no Enterprise plan, no workarounds, no duplicates. [See It In Action](https://calendly.com/rp-spaceo/call-with-rakesh-est-timezone) ## Workarounds (Neither Platform Solves This Perfectly) Since neither monday.com WorkForms nor BoardBridge offers full draft/resume functionality (with file uploads), here are workarounds teams use: ### Workaround 1: Break Long Forms into Multiple Shorter Forms TaskRhino tip Build each shorter form around one thing the respondent has to gather, such as company details or pricing, so each one can be finished in one sitting. Instead of one 50-question form, create 3-4 shorter forms (10-15 questions each). Users complete one form at a time, submit, and return later to fill out the next form. **Pros:** - Each form is completable in one sitting (10-15 minutes) - Users don’t feel overwhelmed (“50 questions” becomes “4 short forms”) - Intermediate data is saved after each form submission **Cons:** - More forms to manage - Users must remember to return and complete the remaining forms - Requires coordination (send reminders for incomplete forms) **BoardBridge advantage:** Each form can update the same monday.com item through that item’s unique form URL. Form 1 writes to Item #12345, Form 2 also writes to Item #12345, Form 3 writes to Item #12345. All data ends up on one item, no manual merging required. **monday.com WorkForms:** Each form creates a new item — you’d need automations to merge data from multiple items or use Connect Boards columns to link them. ### Workaround 2: Email Users a Pre-Filled Form Link After Partial Submission BoardBridge [pre-fills forms from the item’s current values](https://www.taskrhino.ca/monday-com-forms/pre-fill-without-enterprise/). If a user submits a partially completed form (some fields left blank), you can send them the same form URL again. When they open it, all previously submitted data is pre-filled — they just fill in the missing fields and re-submit. **How this works:** 1. User fills out 20 of 40 fields, submits what they have 2. monday.com item updates with the 20 fields they provided 3. You send them the same form URL again (“Please complete the remaining fields”) 4. They open the form — the 20 fields they already filled out are pre-filled from the monday.com item 5. They fill in the remaining 20 fields and re-submit 6. monday.com item updates with all 40 fields **Pros:** - No data is lost — the first submission is saved - Pre-fill makes it easy to complete the remaining fields - Works for field types including text, email, phone, number, date, dropdown and location **Cons:** - Not the same as true draft/resume (they have to submit incomplete data first) - Requires overwrite protection to prevent accidentally blanking out fields they left empty **BoardBridge advantage:** Overwrite protection per field. You can mark critical fields as “protect existing data” so the first submission is preserved, while allowing users to fill in missing fields on the second submission. ### Workaround 3: Use monday.com’s Board as the Draft Storage Key stat 4 guests bill as 1 seat on monday.com Standard, after the first 3 free guests. Instead of a form, give users access to the monday.com board directly (as a guest or limited user). They fill out column values as they have time — the item is the “draft.” When they’re done, they change a status column to “Completed.” **Pros:** - True draft/resume — users can fill out fields over multiple sessions - File uploads persist (monday.com file columns work normally) - No form infrastructure needed **Cons:** - Users need monday.com access as guests (from Standard, 3 guests are free, then every 4 guests bill as 1 seat) - Training required (monday.com’s interface is more complex than a form) - You lose form benefits (validation, conditional logic, custom branding, guided UX) **Use case:** Internal forms for team members who already have monday.com accounts. Not viable for external users (vendors, clients). ### Workaround 4: Use an External Form Builder with Draft Support **JotForm** offers Save and Continue Later: respondents copy a draft link or have it emailed to them ([Jotform](https://www.jotform.com/help/227-how-to-enable-autofill-on-forms/)), so they can resume on another device. **Fillout** saves progress when a respondent leaves and offers to resume on return from the same browser and device ([Fillout](https://www.fillout.com/help/partial-submissions)). **Typeform** offers draft saving but relies on browser storage (answers kept in the browser’s local storage, per [Typeform Help Center](https://help.typeform.com/hc/en-us/articles/360029581051-Save-and-return-to-your-form-later)), requiring the same device/browser to resume. Neither JotForm nor Fillout documents whether uploaded files stay in a draft, so test with your own files. Forms live on their platforms, and data syncs to monday.com via API after final submission. **Pros:** - True draft/resume (JotForm by draft link; Fillout on the same browser and device) - Professional form UX - Advanced features (payment processing, multi-page layouts, advanced conditional logic) **Cons:** - Forms live on an external platform, connected to monday.com by an integration - Data reaches monday.com only after final submission - Additional subscription cost (for example Fillout Starter $15/month and JotForm Bronze $34/month (USD), billed annually) - Separate tool to manage - Typeform’s draft feature requires same browser/device (limited portability) **When to use this:** If draft/resume is a hard requirement, JotForm or Fillout are the best options today; test file uploads in a draft before you rely on them. **See How BoardBridge Handles Form Updates** Book a free demo to see BoardBridge solve this exact problem — live, with your data. [Book a Free Demo](https://calendly.com/rp-spaceo/call-with-rakesh-est-timezone) ## Example: Vendor Onboarding Form (45 Questions) Take a company that onboards 150+ vendors per year. The onboarding form collects: - Company information (12 fields) - Contact details (8 fields) - Insurance and certifications (6 file uploads) - Equipment lists (10 dropdown fields) - Pricing (6 number fields) - References (3 text fields) **Total:** 45 fields, including 6 file uploads. Vendors have to gather documents, check internal systems, and review equipment lists, so many start the form, realize they’re missing information, and abandon it. ### Solution: Multi-Form Workflow Split the form into 2 shorter forms: **Form 1: Company, Contact & Documents (23 fields + 6 file uploads, a WorkForm)** - Company information - Contact details - References - Insurance and certification uploads (WorkForms maps Upload file questions to a Files column) - Submit → monday.com item created **Form 2: Equipment & Pricing (16 fields, an update form)** - Equipment lists (dropdowns) - Pricing (numbers) - Submit → the same monday.com item #12345 updates with equipment and pricing columns Form 2 targets the vendor’s item through its unique URL, so vendors finish Form 1, submit, and come back for Form 2 when they have the equipment and pricing details. All data lands on one monday.com item — no manual merging. Because Form 1 creates the item, the uploads arrive with it; tell vendors which documents to have ready before they open it. The multi-form approach isn’t true draft/resume, but it achieves the same goal — vendors don’t have to complete everything in one sitting. ## Comparison: Draft/Resume Feature Across Tools | Tool | Draft Saving | Files in Draft | Signatures in Draft | Resume Method | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **monday.com WorkForms** | ✅ Yes (switched on in settings) | ❌ No | ❌ No | Not documented | | **BoardBridge** | ❌ No | N/A | N/A | N/A | | **Typeform** | ✅ Yes (limited) | Not documented | Not documented | Same browser/device (local storage) | | **JotForm** | ✅ Yes | Not documented | Not documented | Draft link, copied or emailed | | **Fillout** | ✅ Yes | Not documented | Not documented | Same browser and device | [Typeform Source](https://help.typeform.com/hc/en-us/articles/360029581051-Save-and-return-to-your-form-later) If draft/resume is a hard requirement, **JotForm** is the most portable option today, since respondents can copy or email the draft link. Fillout works if respondents resume on the same browser and device. Test file uploads in a draft before relying on either. However, they’re external platforms — forms don’t integrate natively with monday.com. Data syncs via API after final submission, and you have a separate tool to manage. Staying with WorkForms? Our guide on [how to build a WorkForm](https://www.taskrhino.ca/monday-com-forms/creating-workforms/) covers the setup, and [monday.com form redirect after submission](https://www.taskrhino.ca/monday-com-forms/redirect-after-submission/) covers where people land when they finish. **Need Help With Your monday.com Setup?** TaskRhino has implemented monday.com for 110+ teams. Get a free consultation. [Schedule Free Consultation](https://calendly.com/rp-spaceo/call-with-rakesh-est-timezone) ## Frequently Asked Questions **When will BoardBridge have draft/resume functionality?** ### BoardBridge doesn’t offer draft saving, and we don’t give a date for it. If this is a critical requirement for your workflow, use the multi-form workaround (shorter forms that update the same item), form pre-fill + re-submission (submit incomplete data, return later to complete the remaining fields), or an external form builder (JotForm, Fillout) that offers draft/resume. **Does monday.com plan to fix the “files not saved in drafts” limitation?** ### monday.com hasn’t announced a change. Its Get started with WorkForms article still says files and signatures in the signature question aren’t saved in a draft. **Can I use monday.com’s draft feature for some fields and BoardBridge for others?** ### No. You use either monday.com WorkForms or BoardBridge for a given form — not both simultaneously. If you need draft functionality, use an external form builder (such as JotForm) and sync the data to monday.com via API. If you need features monday.com doesn’t offer (updating existing items, AND/OR conditional logic, dual-board mapping), use BoardBridge — but accept that you don’t have draft/resume. **What if I’m okay with drafts that don’t save files?** ### If your forms have no file uploads or signatures, monday.com’s “Save as Draft” feature works fine. All text, dropdowns, dates, and numbers are saved when users click “Save as Draft.” If you need features monday.com doesn’t offer (update existing items, AND/OR conditional logic, multi-page forms on Standard), BoardBridge is still a better fit — but you won’t have draft functionality at all. Evaluate whether draft saving or the other features matter more to your workflow. **Can I build my own draft/resume system using monday.com API?** ### Technically, yes — but it’s complex. You’d need a separate store for draft data, a unique resume URL per user per draft, logic to merge draft data with the final submission, file storage for uploads during the draft phase, and cleanup for abandoned drafts. JotForm’s Save and Continue Later, with copied or emailed draft links, is the ready-made version. Unless you have engineering resources to build and maintain this, using an existing tool is more practical. **Does BoardBridge have plans to support multi-form workflows natively?** ### BoardBridge has no built-in multi-form sequence. You can already create multiple forms that all update the same monday.com item, each through that item’s unique URL. The multi-form workflow described in this post works today; you send each form link yourself. ## Next Steps If draft/resume functionality is critical to your workflow, we recommend evaluating **JotForm** (Bronze plan $34/mo (USD) annual, per [Capterra](https://www.capterra.com/p/158456/JotForm-4-0/pricing/)) or **Fillout** (free up to 1,000 responses/mo, Starter plan $15/mo (USD) annual, per [Fillout](https://www.fillout.com/pricing)) — JotForm’s draft link can be copied or emailed, and Fillout resumes drafts on the same browser and device. If you need features those tools don’t offer (updating existing monday.com items through a unique URL per item, AND/OR conditional logic on any monday.com plan, dual-board mapping, CC/BCC and conditional email recipients), **[book a free consultation](https://calendly.com/rp-spaceo/call-with-rakesh-est-timezone)** to discuss BoardBridge. We’ll walk through the multi-form workaround and the pre-fill + re-submission approach. We won’t oversell a feature we don’t have. This post is honest about what works and what doesn’t. Your workflow matters more than our feature checklist.