Compare Caldera Forms and Cognito Forms 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (84.6% of reviews)
Small-Business (62.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$499 unlimited sites/year
$19.00 Per Month
Caldera Forms
Star Rating
(14)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (84.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
$499 unlimited sites/year
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Star Rating
(91)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (62.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$19.00 Per Month
Browse all 4 pricing plansCaldera Forms vs Cognito Forms
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Cognito Forms easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with Caldera Forms overall.
- Reviewers felt that Cognito Forms meets the needs of their business better than Caldera Forms.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Cognito Forms is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Cognito Forms over Caldera Forms.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Caldera Forms
Toolchest
$499
unlimited sites/year
currently $249.50 (50% off due to COVID-19), will renew annually at normal rate
- Includes all Toolbox and Toolbelt Features
- Priority Support
- Members
Cognito Forms
Pro
$19.00
Per Month
Create more advanced forms without any ads.
- Unlimited Forms and Fields
- 2 Users
- 2,000 Entries per Month
Free Trial
Caldera Forms
Free Trial is available
Cognito Forms
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
13
9.2
75
Ease of Use
8.5
13
9.1
76
Ease of Setup
8.1
6
9.1
55
Ease of Admin
8.1
7
9.2
51
Quality of Support
6.5
8
9.2
58
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.8
7
9.3
46
Product Direction (% positive)
7.3
13
8.6
74
Features by Category
Customization
Not enough data
9.4
36
Not enough data
9.0
36
Not enough data
9.0
33
Not enough data
8.2
36
Additional Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
31
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
35
Not enough data
8.3
16
Not enough data
8.9
31
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Caldera Forms and Cognito Forms are categorized as Online Form Builder
Unique Categories
Caldera Forms has no unique categories
Cognito Forms has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Caldera Forms
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Cognito Forms
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Automotive
38.5%
Industrial Automation
30.8%
Marketing and Advertising
7.7%
Leisure, Travel & Tourism
7.7%
Internet
7.7%
Other
7.7%
Non-Profit Organization Management
6.8%
Accounting
5.7%
Marketing and Advertising
5.7%
Education Management
5.7%
Construction
4.5%
Other
71.6%
Discussions
Caldera Forms has no discussions with answers
Is Cognito forms legit?
2 Comments
Official Response from Cognito Forms
Absolutely! Founded in 2013, Cognito Forms is an easy-to-use online form builder that allows you to create powerful forms for your website. Our security...Read more
Is the free version a secure way to collect payment info?
1 Comment
NA
Hi Ellen! Organizations on the free Individual plan can use our integration with Stripe for secure credit card processing. To learn more about our security...Read more
Is Cognito forms safe?
1 Comment
Official Response from Cognito Forms
At Cognito Forms, the privacy and the security of your form data is of utmost importance to us.
From data encryption and secure transmission to data...Read more
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