Zoho Forms vs Cognito Forms
Two of the top three form builders, compared rule by rule on published facts.
In short
- Zoho Forms has 94 points and Cognito Forms 84, 10 apart on our form builder software rules.
- Zoho Forms earns more on free plan, privacy and compliance and price; Cognito Forms earns more on nothing.
- Cheapest paid plan: Zoho Forms $10/mo, Cognito Forms $19/mo.
- Only Zoho Forms meets: EU data storage.
Zoho Forms94/100 #1 of 11
Best for: Small businesses that want many integrations and a $10 first paid plan.
Points by group
| Group | Zoho Forms | Cognito Forms |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan of 12 | 10 | 8 |
| Building forms of 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Payments and data of 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Privacy and compliance of 20 | 16 | 13 |
| Price of 18 | 18 | 13 |
| Total | 94 | 84 |
Rule by rule
What each vendor publishes, and the points it earns. Sources are on each product page.
| Rule (points) | Zoho Forms | Cognito Forms |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan (6) | Yes 6 | Yes 6 |
| Submissions on the free plan (6) | 500 4 | 100 2 |
| Conditional logic (8) | Yes 8 | Yes 8 |
| Calculated fields (4) | Yes 4 | Yes 4 |
| File upload field (5) | Yes 5 | Yes 5 |
| Multi-page forms (3) | Yes 3 | Yes 3 |
| Save and resume later (4) | Yes 4 | Yes 4 |
| Signature field (5) | Yes 5 | Yes 5 |
| Online payments (5) | Yes 5 | Yes 5 |
| Payment processors (6) | Stripe, PayPal, Square 6 | Stripe, PayPal, Square 6 |
| Answers as PDF (4) | Yes 4 | Yes 4 |
| Built-in connections (6) | Google Sheets, Zapier, Webhooks 6 | Google Sheets, Zapier, Webhooks 6 |
| HIPAA support (8) | Yes 8 | Yes 8 |
| SOC 2 Type II or ISO 27001 (5) | Yes 5 | Yes 5 |
| GDPR data processing agreement (4) | Not published 0 | Not published 0 |
| EU data storage (3) | Yes 3 | Not published 0 |
| Submissions on cheapest paid plan (6) | 10000 6 | 2000 4 |
| Cheapest paid plan (12) | $10/mo 12 | $19/mo 9 |
Zoho Forms
Zoho Forms suits small businesses that want a free plan of 500 submissions and a $10 first paid plan. Basic at $10 a month billed yearly adds 10,000 submissions and up to 2,000 PDFs. The catch: HIPAA support needs Premium, the free plan caps payments at 10, and Zoho publishes its data processing agreement only on request.
Cognito Forms
Cognito Forms suits small teams that need calculations, file uploads, signatures and payments at $19 a month on the yearly plan. Pro at $19 a month billed yearly adds save and resume, signatures and PDF output. The catch: the free plan stops at 100 entries, data is stored in the United States, and HIPAA support needs Enterprise.
Both products are scored by the same rules: how we score form builders.