Altova SurveyMaker vs. Cognito Forms

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Altova SurveyMaker
Score 9.9 out of 10
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Altova SurveyMaker aims to make it fast and easy to design professional surveys on many devices: iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Windows computer, or any web browser.N/A
Cognito Forms
Score 8.7 out of 10
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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
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Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
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Features
Altova SurveyMakerCognito Forms
Survey Format & Appearance
Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of Product A and Product B
Altova SurveyMaker
9.7
1 Ratings
23% above category average
Cognito Forms
8.0
2 Ratings
4% above category average
Survey templates10.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Themes9.01 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Custom logo/branding10.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Survey Content
Comparison of Survey Content features of Product A and Product B
Altova SurveyMaker
10.0
1 Ratings
16% above category average
Cognito Forms
9.7
2 Ratings
13% above category average
Changes to live survey10.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Question design help10.01 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Multiple question types10.01 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Survey Logic
Comparison of Survey Logic features of Product A and Product B
Altova SurveyMaker
9.0
1 Ratings
9% above category average
Cognito Forms
10.0
2 Ratings
20% above category average
Survey logic flexibility9.01 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Survey Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Altova SurveyMaker
9.6
1 Ratings
17% above category average
Cognito Forms
8.8
2 Ratings
8% above category average
Response tracking10.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Data export10.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Standard reports9.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Custom reports10.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Analytics9.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Survey Administration & Security
Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of Product A and Product B
Altova SurveyMaker
9.0
1 Ratings
8% above category average
Cognito Forms
9.0
2 Ratings
8% above category average
Access controls9.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Compliance9.01 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Survey Distribution
Comparison of Survey Distribution features of Product A and Product B
Altova SurveyMaker
9.5
1 Ratings
17% above category average
Cognito Forms
9.0
1 Ratings
11% above category average
Vendor-offered crowdsourcing9.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Respondent restrictions10.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
Altova SurveyMakerCognito Forms
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.5
(4 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(1 ratings)
7.8
(3 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
8.5
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
Altova SurveyMakerCognito Forms
Likelihood to Recommend
Altova
For employee engagement, where you want to learn their complaints or business demands, Altova SurveyMaker will help you. Further, for a comprehensive market research, where clients are many and in different locations, Altova SurveyMaker will act as a suitable data collection tool. The analytical part is also well developed, as there are APIs, working in hand with the tool for reliable reporting.
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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
Altova
  • Altova SurveyMaker coordinates with APIs, and this integration is fruitful.
  • The program issues real-time feedback, as it's web based.
  • The tool has more than 200 templates, and they are editable.
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Cognito Forms
  • Cost effective.
  • Easy to use.
  • Safe.
  • Automates data collection.
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Cons
Altova
  • The pricing plan is not favorable to the business starters; expensive.
  • The lack of a super speedy backup plan discourages us from using Altova SurveyMaker.
  • The response team, like customer help, is not speedy enough.
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Cognito Forms
  • I am happy with Cognito Forms. I have not found any issues.
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Usability
Altova
Altova SurveyMaker is an active application, giving reliable survey results, and the coordination the program has with different apps makes it stable and reliable. The templates with the application make usage possible, as they have a guide and classes are also online. Altova SurveyMaker has advanced analytical options for statistical inferences and reporting.
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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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Support Rating
Altova
Altova SurveyMaker support is not the best, but sometimes the customer help is ready to help. I would suggest that the developer establish better means of communication between the software users and the customer help or the technical department, so that when a challenge comes, an immediate solution is found.
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Cognito Forms
quick and knowledgable
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Alternatives Considered
Altova
Altova SurveyMaker has an incredible way of designing questionnaires, giving us the chance of collecting the exact information we want. Altova SurveyMaker has almost 200 templates, and, luckily enough, there are editable, allowing us to learn as we do business. The convenience of Altova SurveyMaker is amazing, as it supports even live surveys.
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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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Return on Investment
Altova
  • Altova SurveyMaker acts as a major determinant of the decisions we make.
  • Altova SurveyMaker effectively communicates with our customers, creating a lead or a relationship.
  • Altova SurveyMaker, coordinating with different apps, ensures results we get from surveys are accurate.
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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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