Caldera Forms vs. Cognito Forms

Caldera Forms

Cognito Forms

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Caldera Forms	Score 9.0 out of 10	N/A	Caldera Forms is a different kind of WordPress form builder. The vendor states that with its intuitive drag and drop interface, it’s never been easier and less stressful to create forms for a WordPress site that looks awesome on any device. The visual editor simplifies form building for WordPress. Set up forms with multiple columns, add additional pages, and funnel user responses with conditional logic to get more robust data and relevant information from customers and visitors.	N/A
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

Caldera Forms

Cognito Forms

Editions & Modules

No answers on this topic

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Caldera Forms	Cognito Forms
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
Yes	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

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Community Pulse
	Caldera Forms	Cognito Forms
Top Pros	No answers on this topic	Pro Conditional logic Pro Cost effective Pro Zapier integration
Top Cons	No answers on this topic	Minus Ability to copy Minus Self help Minus Need to update

Features

Caldera Forms

Cognito Forms

Survey Format & Appearance

Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of Product A and Product B
	Caldera Forms - Ratings	Cognito Forms 8.0 2 Ratings 4% above category average
Survey templates	00 Ratings	8.02 Ratings
Themes	00 Ratings	7.02 Ratings
Custom logo/branding	00 Ratings	9.02 Ratings

Survey Content

Comparison of Survey Content features of Product A and Product B
	Caldera Forms - Ratings	Cognito Forms 9.7 2 Ratings 13% above category average
Changes to live survey	00 Ratings	9.01 Ratings
Question design help	00 Ratings	10.02 Ratings
Multiple question types	00 Ratings	10.02 Ratings

Survey Logic

Comparison of Survey Logic features of Product A and Product B
	Caldera Forms - Ratings	Cognito Forms 10.0 2 Ratings 20% above category average
Survey logic flexibility	00 Ratings	10.02 Ratings

Survey Reporting & Analytics

Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
	Caldera Forms - Ratings	Cognito Forms 8.8 2 Ratings 8% above category average
Response tracking	00 Ratings	9.01 Ratings
Data export	00 Ratings	9.02 Ratings
Standard reports	00 Ratings	8.02 Ratings
Custom reports	00 Ratings	9.02 Ratings
Analytics	00 Ratings	9.02 Ratings

Survey Administration & Security

Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of Product A and Product B
	Caldera Forms - Ratings	Cognito Forms 9.0 2 Ratings 8% above category average
Access controls	00 Ratings	8.02 Ratings
Compliance	00 Ratings	10.02 Ratings

Survey Distribution

Comparison of Survey Distribution features of Product A and Product B
	Caldera Forms - Ratings	Cognito Forms 9.0 1 Ratings 11% above category average
Vendor-offered crowdsourcing	00 Ratings	9.01 Ratings
Respondent restrictions	00 Ratings	9.01 Ratings

Best Alternatives
	Caldera Forms	Cognito Forms
Small Businesses	Square 9 Softworks Score 9.7 out of 10	Square 9 Softworks Score 9.7 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	Qualaroo Score 6.6 out of 10	Qualaroo Score 6.6 out of 10
Enterprises	Predictive Index Behavioral Assessment Score 9.7 out of 10	Predictive Index Behavioral Assessment Score 9.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
	Caldera Forms	Cognito Forms
Likelihood to Recommend	- (0 ratings)	8.5 (4 ratings)
Usability	- (0 ratings)	7.8 (3 ratings)
Support Rating	- (0 ratings)	8.5 (3 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Caldera Forms	Cognito Forms
Likelihood to Recommend	Saturday Drive Inc. No answers on this topic	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... James de Raeve GM India and VP Certification Read full review
Pros	Saturday Drive Inc. No answers on this topic	Cognito Forms Cost effective. Easy to use. Safe. Automates data collection. Incentivized WS Willem Smit Managing Director Read full review
Cons	Saturday Drive Inc. No answers on this topic	Cognito Forms I am happy with Cognito Forms. I have not found any issues. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Usability	Saturday Drive Inc. No answers on this topic	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 Incentivized Russell Barnett, EA, CTS CEO Read full review
Support Rating	Saturday Drive Inc. No answers on this topic	Cognito Forms quick and knowledgable James de Raeve GM India and VP Certification Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Saturday Drive Inc. No answers on this topic	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. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	Saturday Drive Inc. No answers on this topic	Cognito Forms Safe us a lot of time doing client onboarding. Use it for data collection for business plan info collection. Incentivized WS Willem Smit Managing Director Read full review
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