123FormBuilder vs. Cognito Forms

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
123FormBuilder
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
123ContactForm is an online form and survey builder. Its drag and drop interface doesn't require coding skills, thus it can be used by both technical and non-technical people. The web forms can be integrated with various 3rd party apps and can be fully customized to match business or individual needs.
$14.95
per month
Cognito Forms
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Cognito Forms, from the company of the same name in South Carolina, is presented by the vendor as an easy-to-use online form builder, allowing anyone to create, publish, and manage forms, with free and paid plans. With it, users can create unlimited forms including registration forms, payment forms, and surveys without coding. Forms can be embedded directly into a website, and form submissions can be viewed from any device, any time.N/A
Pricing
123FormBuilderCognito Forms
Editions & Modules
Gold
$19
per Month; or $190 per Year
Platinum
$39
per Month; or $390 per Year
Corporate
$79/month
billed annually
Basic
Free
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
123FormBuilderCognito Forms
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Features
123FormBuilderCognito Forms
Survey Format & Appearance
Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of Product A and Product B
123FormBuilder
-
Ratings
Cognito Forms
8.0
2 Ratings
2% above category average
Survey templates00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Themes00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Custom logo/branding00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Survey Content
Comparison of Survey Content features of Product A and Product B
123FormBuilder
-
Ratings
Cognito Forms
9.7
2 Ratings
12% above category average
Changes to live survey00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Question design help00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Multiple question types00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Survey Logic
Comparison of Survey Logic features of Product A and Product B
123FormBuilder
-
Ratings
Cognito Forms
10.0
2 Ratings
18% above category average
Survey logic flexibility00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Survey Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
123FormBuilder
-
Ratings
Cognito Forms
8.8
2 Ratings
6% above category average
Response tracking00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Data export00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Analytics00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Survey Administration & Security
Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of Product A and Product B
123FormBuilder
-
Ratings
Cognito Forms
9.0
2 Ratings
7% above category average
Access controls00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Compliance00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Survey Distribution
Comparison of Survey Distribution features of Product A and Product B
123FormBuilder
-
Ratings
Cognito Forms
9.0
1 Ratings
11% above category average
Vendor-offered crowdsourcing00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Respondent restrictions00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
123FormBuilderCognito Forms
Likelihood to Recommend
1.0
(8 ratings)
8.5
(4 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
6.0
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(1 ratings)
7.8
(3 ratings)
Availability
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.0
(1 ratings)
8.5
(3 ratings)
Online Training
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
7.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
123FormBuilderCognito Forms
Likelihood to Recommend
123FormBuilder
If you have a lot of customer interaction with your site, where you need to collected specific, targeted, situational data, 123FormBuilder is an absolute winner. If your site is more information and perhaps leads to a software platform or other product or service, 123FormBuilder might prove unnecessarily robust for you. Something simpler and cheaper might make more sense for you. But in most cases where you're seeking to collect information from customers, I'd happily recommend 123FormBuilder.
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Cognito Forms
It's excellent for small sets of forms, from simple to highly complex It's not good at scale. With over 170 forms now, we desperately need some way to manage and maintain shared content once Cognito does not help. Their approach is that you can copy a working form (great) and modify it to create the next one. That's how we've got so many forms...
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Pros
123FormBuilder
  • Ease of constructing a form with requisite inputs
  • Customizable look and feel options based on varying requirements in our case
  • Logic based branching & validation
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Cognito Forms
  • Cost effective.
  • Easy to use.
  • Safe.
  • Automates data collection.
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Cons
123FormBuilder
  • Some employees are intimidated at first. After all, it is html.
  • There is so much functionality that it can be easy for novices to get lost.
  • Will there be more payment flexibility? parents use more of the bank to person payment options.
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Cognito Forms
  • I am happy with Cognito Forms. I have not found any issues.
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Likelihood to Renew
123FormBuilder
I like the product, but I am no longer in control of the project where this product was being used. However, I would definitely use 123ContactForm on future products
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Cognito Forms
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Usability
123FormBuilder
Easy to install and quickly explain to others how to use
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Cognito Forms
Non calculated fields are easy to use. Calculations can be a nightmare to get working due to complex and unintuitive syntax, as a non-programmer
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Reliability and Availability
123FormBuilder
I did not encounter any blackout issues
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Cognito Forms
No answers on this topic
Performance
123FormBuilder
The interface was very good and easy to use. Everything loaded quickly and it was easy to integrate other products
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Cognito Forms
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
123FormBuilder
Very neutral, did not have to use support a lot
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Cognito Forms
quick and knowledgable
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Online Training
123FormBuilder
I installed 123ContactForm myself and while I had some issues installing it I was able to visit their website and the troubleshooting information they provided in their faq section. They did offer other support if a user needed additional support, but I found the information provided on their website to be more than sufficient
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Cognito Forms
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
123FormBuilder
123ContactForm was very easy to implement and the content provided by them supported the product very well and answered all of my questions
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Cognito Forms
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
123FormBuilder
Compared to JotForm or Woofoo, 123ContactForm offers a much better interface and better flexibility than the other tools. I have used JotForm only to get stumped by their inability to push the limits of the form. As for Woofoo, the level of ease of use in terms of their interface leaves much to be desired. Any updates made to their form was down using a WYSIWYG, where with 123ContactForm you can make the updates while building the form
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Cognito Forms
I have not used any other programs like Cognito Forms. I have been with my company for almost two years. I very much like the ease of this system and its capabilities. I like knowing everyone is using the same thing. I do not foresee us making any changes to our current use of Cognito Forms.
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Scalability
123FormBuilder
It was easy to install and I believe that would make it easy to use across several websites
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Cognito Forms
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
123FormBuilder
  • 123ContactForm has been positive for my business. It has saved us money because we did not require any development I was able to do this myself.
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Cognito Forms
  • Safe us a lot of time doing client onboarding.
  • Use it for data collection for business plan info collection.
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