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form builder · Cognito LLC

Cognito Forms

Form builder with calculations, payments on every plan and a free plan of 100 entries a month.

84/100

#3 of 11 form builders
Facts checked 8 Oct 2026

In short

Cognito Forms suits small teams that need calculations, file uploads, signatures and payments at $19 a month on the yearly plan1,4,7. Pro at $19 a month billed yearly adds save and resume, signatures and PDF output1,5,6. The catch: the free plan stops at 100 entries, data is stored in the United States, and HIPAA support needs Enterprise1,11,13.

Best for: Small teams that need calculated totals and payments.

Where the points come from

Free plan8 of 12
Building forms29 of 29
Payments and data21 of 21
Privacy and compliance13 of 20
Price13 of 18

Free plan 8 of 12 points

RuleWhat is publishedPoints
Free planYesIndividual plan is free, with payments available and no card required1.6 / 6
Submissions on the free plan100Individual plan allows 100 entries a month1.2 / 6

Building forms 29 of 29 points

RuleWhat is publishedPoints
Conditional logicYesShow and hide fields or sections depending on answers; no plan limit stated2.8 / 8
Calculated fieldsYesPerform calculations on collected data in the form itself; no plan limit stated4.4 / 4
File upload fieldYesRespondents can attach images and documents, with file types you choose4.5 / 5
Multi-page formsYesForms can be split into pages, one question each or grouped; no plan limit stated3.3 / 3
Save and resume laterYesAvailable on Pro, Team and Enterprise plans5.4 / 4
Signature fieldYesSignature field described as legally binding; the pricing page lists electronic signatures from Pro1,4.5 / 5

Payments and data 21 of 21 points

RuleWhat is publishedPoints
Online paymentsYesOnline payments are available on every plan7.5 / 5
Payment processorsStripe, PayPal, SquareThe payments page lists Stripe, PayPal and Square, plus Cognito Pay7.6 / 6
Answers as PDFYesDocument Generation creates PDF or Word files from entries, on Pro, Team and Enterprise6.4 / 4
Built-in connectionsGoogle Sheets, Zapier, WebhooksGoogle Sheets listed8; Zapier named on the features and integrations pages9,10; JSON webhooks listed10.6 / 6

Privacy and compliance 13 of 20 points

RuleWhat is publishedPoints
HIPAA supportYesHIPAA page ties support to the Enterprise plan and links a sample agreement11.8 / 8
SOC 2 Type II or ISO 27001YesCompany announced completing a SOC 2 Type II audit on May 9, 202412.5 / 5
GDPR data processing agreementNot publishedNot published on the vendor's pages13; the privacy policy mentions a data processing addendum without a link.0 / 4
EU data storageNot publishedNot published: the privacy policy names United States data centres and mentions no EU option13.0 / 3

Price 13 of 18 points

RuleWhat is publishedPoints
Submissions on cheapest paid plan2000Pro, the cheapest paid plan, allows 2,000 entries a month1.4 / 6
Cheapest paid plan$19/moPro, $19 a month billed annually1.9 / 12

The rule behind each line: how we score form builders.

Plans and prices

As the vendor lists them, before tax. Prices are in US dollars unless the plan shows euros; the points use US dollars, with euros converted at the ECB rate.

PlanPrice as listedPer monthNotes
Individual1 userFree1$0100 entries a month; payments available; Cognito Forms branding
ProSmall teams; extra users $5 a month$19/month billed yearly1$192,000 entries a month; adds signatures and save and resume

Pro costs $24 a month when billed monthly1.

Strengths

  • Unlimited forms and payments on every plan, including Free1,7.
  • Calculations, file uploads, conditional logic and multi-page forms are described as standard features2,3,4.
  • Creates PDF or Word documents from entries on Pro, Team and Enterprise6.
  • Enterprise offers HIPAA support, and a sample business associate agreement is published11.
  • Completed a SOC 2 Type II audit12.

Limits

  • The free plan allows only 100 entries a month and shows Cognito Forms branding1.
  • Save and resume, signatures and PDF output need Pro or higher1,5,6.
  • Cognito Forms says its servers and data are in the United States, with no EU option mentioned13.
  • The privacy policy mentions a data processing addendum but links to no document13.

Other form builders

  1. 1
    Zoho FormsSmall businesses that want many integrations and a $10 first paid plan
    94/100
    $10/mocheapest paid plan
  2. 2
    forms.appIndividuals and small teams who want a free plan and EU servers
    85/100
    $19/mocheapest paid plan
  3. 4
    FormalooSmall teams that want forms with logic, payments and PDFs at a low monthly price
    84/100
    $19/mocheapest paid plan
  4. 5
    JotformTeams that need many form features, payments and HIPAA support
    81/100
    $34/mocheapest paid plan

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Sources

  1. Cognito Forms pricing, Cognito Forms. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
  2. Conditional logic, Cognito Forms. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
  3. Multi-page forms, Cognito Forms. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
  4. Data collection, Cognito Forms. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
  5. Save and resume, Cognito Forms. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
  6. Document generation, Cognito Forms. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
  7. Online payments, Cognito Forms. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
  8. Spreadsheet integrations, Cognito Forms. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
  9. Cognito Forms features, Cognito Forms. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
  10. Cognito Forms integrations, Cognito Forms. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
  11. HIPAA compliance, Cognito Forms. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
  12. Cognito Forms Completes SOC 2 Type II Audit, Cognito Forms. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
  13. Privacy policy, Cognito Forms. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.

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