Compare Cognito Forms and Form.io 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (62.1% of reviews)
Enterprise (35.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$19.00 Per Month
$100 per month
Cognito Forms
Star Rating
(90)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (62.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$19.00 Per Month
Browse all 4 pricing plansForm.io
Star Rating
(40)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (35.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
$100 per month
Browse all 4 pricing plansCognito Forms vs Form.io
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Cognito Forms easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers felt that both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.
- Reviewers felt that Cognito Forms meets the needs of their business better than Form.io.
- 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 Form.io over Cognito Forms.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
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
Form.io
Hosted Team Pro Project
$100
per month
For small individual teams building a limited number of forms to be embedded directly into their own websites, or business process web applications.
- All data stored on the Form.io hosted cloud platform
- Dynamic JSON driven Forms and APIs
- Team Collaboration - Unlimited team members
Free Trial
Cognito Forms
Free Trial is available
Form.io
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
74
8.6
22
Ease of Use
9.0
75
8.1
24
Ease of Setup
9.1
54
8.1
18
Ease of Admin
9.2
51
8.3
18
Quality of Support
9.2
58
8.4
23
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.3
46
9.3
17
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
73
9.4
18
Features by Category
Customization
9.3
35
Not enough data
9.0
35
Not enough data
9.0
33
Not enough data
8.2
35
Not enough data
Additional Functionality
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
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Cognito Forms and Form.io are categorized as Online Form Builder
Unique Categories
Cognito Forms has no unique categories
Form.io has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Cognito Forms
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Form.io
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
Non-Profit Organization Management
6.9%
Accounting
5.7%
Marketing and Advertising
5.7%
Education Management
5.7%
Construction
4.6%
Other
71.3%
Computer Software
21.6%
Information Technology and Services
8.1%
Higher Education
8.1%
Hospital & Health Care
8.1%
Pharmaceuticals
5.4%
Other
48.6%
Discussions
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
Form.io has no discussions with answers
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