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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CMW Platform

    Score9.4 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    CMW Platform (formerly Comindware) is a business process management software centered on worklows to build automations. It implements a drag-and-drop interface along with Excel-style rules and forms.N/A

    Formstack Forms

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/AFormstack is an online form building solution. Its drag-and-drop web form creator gives digital marketers a tool for online data collection and engagement. Users can collect payments and pass form data to popular marketing apps through third-party integrations. With Formstack, users can capture responses, store the information and share it with their teams.

    $50

    per month

    Pricing
    CMW PlatformFormstack Forms
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CMW PlatformFormstack Forms
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsComindware Tracker is available for purchase on a per-user subscription plan.Plans start at $50/month (billed annually), including: 20 Digital Forms 1,000 Submissions Per Form 14,400 API Calls Per Day Drag-and-Drop Form Builder Custom Themes Payment Integrations Salesforce Integration SSO User Management Form Prefill
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    Community Pulse
    CMW PlatformFormstack Forms
    Considered Both Products
    CMW Lab
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    Formstack
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
    46 Answers
    83%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    45 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    48 Answers
    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    36 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
    41 Answers
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    Features
    CMW PlatformFormstack Forms
    Survey Format & Appearance
    Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of CMW Platform and Formstack Forms
    Feature
    CMW Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Formstack Forms
    8.5
    64 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Survey templates00 Ratings8.856 Ratings
    Themes00 Ratings8.057 Ratings
    Custom logo/branding00 Ratings8.761 Ratings
    Survey Content
    Comparison of Survey Content features of CMW Platform and Formstack Forms
    Feature
    CMW Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Formstack Forms
    7.6
    61 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Changes to live survey00 Ratings6.856 Ratings
    Question design help00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Multiple question types00 Ratings8.061 Ratings
    Survey Logic
    Comparison of Survey Logic features of CMW Platform and Formstack Forms
    Feature
    CMW Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Formstack Forms
    7.8
    61 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Survey logic flexibility00 Ratings7.861 Ratings
    Survey Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of CMW Platform and Formstack Forms
    Feature
    CMW Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Formstack Forms
    8.8
    62 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Response tracking00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Data export00 Ratings10.062 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings7.959 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings5.851 Ratings
    Analytics00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Survey Administration & Security
    Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of CMW Platform and Formstack Forms
    Feature
    CMW Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Formstack Forms
    10.0
    60 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Access controls00 Ratings10.058 Ratings
    Compliance00 Ratings10.052 Ratings
    Survey Distribution
    Comparison of Survey Distribution features of CMW Platform and Formstack Forms
    Feature
    CMW Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Formstack Forms
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Vendor-offered crowdsourcing00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Respondent restrictions00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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    Score10 out of 10
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    Score8.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Microsoft Power Automate
    Score8.5 out of 10
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    Score7 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Score8.5 out of 10
    QuestionPro
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CMW PlatformFormstack Forms
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (71 ratings)
    7.7
    (77 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    2.0
    (13 ratings)
    Usability
    7.1
    (7 ratings)
    9.3
    (9 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.5
    (23 ratings)
    6.7
    (8 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CMW PlatformFormstack Forms
    Likelihood to Recommend
    CMW Lab
    If you have multiple departments that are in charge of production or different facets of a large project, this platform is for you. International companies would benefit especially from the real-time updates, which are incredible for overseas production monitoring. For smaller businesses, the cost is too much for something that could be handled in-house
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    Formstack
    Formstack makes it easy to create a variety of forms. I have used it for event interest and registrations, email list sign-ups, and surveys. I have found it easy to customize, and easy to export data for import into other systems (e.g., CRM).
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    Pros
    CMW Lab
    • Graphical workflow builder capability makes it easy to set workflow in form of spreadsheets to improve visibility.
    • Workflow automation in the cloud unifies tasks, documents and resources in real-time.
    • Integration with outlook makes it easy to manage workloads direct to the email.
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    Formstack
    • Allows for unique situations. As a school, we don't have the luxury of being cookie cutter. Neither do our forms.
    • Support. If we don't know how to do it, their support team has been very helpful and actually attempts to understand the issue on hand.
    • User friendliness. In our field we have a phrase: "what if you get hit by a bus?" With Formstack, you can "get hit by the bus" and someone else can jump in and still keep things running (this is used as a phrase for illness, not termination).
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    Cons
    CMW Lab
    • Even though the cost is higher than its counterparts in the market, overall, it is reliable and gets the job done.
    • I've faced a single issue in my tenure of using this platform - the integration capabilities. As compared to other project management tools, CMW does seem to have limited integration options.
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    Formstack
    • Setting up our multi-step form took some getting used to. Some of the branching logic configuration wasn't as intuitive as would be ideal.
    • Since we were pushing data directly into Hubspot, I found it cumbersome to deal with data storage limits within Formstack. I would get frequent notices that new responses were not being stored in Formstack and that I needed to upgrade or delete data. I got tired of that.
    • More/easier support for custom fonts would have been a huge plus. We were able to customize the form's appearance, but had to make some concessions in that regard.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    CMW Lab
    Very likely.
    Incentivized
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    Formstack
    Our user base has come to rely on Formstack to get forms done. The Formstack tools make it easy to start from scratch or copy an existing form to "quick start" a new, similar form. The price is right and frees up IT staff to do more transformative work.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    CMW Lab
    As I mentioned in my whole review that it is making opration smoother it's capabilities to automate repetitive tasks, reduce manual errors,and improve productivity.Its low code approach allows us to create business apps quickly and easily without requiring extensibe programming knowledge.although it has lots of positive points but there are some issues which is barrier to become perfect that's why I give 8
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    Formstack
    It's easy to learn how to use, generally easy for clients to use, and overall I've never had an overwhelmingly negative experience with it. While there are a few tweaks that could make it really shine, Formstack Forms serves almost all our needs and we're super happy with it.
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    Support Rating
    CMW Lab
    It's more of drag and drop functionality. It is quite easy to set up. Creation of form is very easy. Support Team of Comindware Tracker is good and very friendly. It is efficient in terms of task management, project management, team management, vendor/client tracking.
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    Formstack
    The agents in the original group, especially the ones in cahoots with the developers, are really solid and know what they're talking about--I'm looking at you, Collin. The 'Tier 1' support agents that typically reply to the tickets are really spotty. If you have an overly technical question, i.e. bugfix, or describe a feature from a few years back that randomly disappeared, these agents typically will give you what feels like a generic reply and not know what you're talking about.
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    Implementation Rating
    CMW Lab
    No answers on this topic
    Formstack
    We implemented on one of the earlier versions. Through continuous engineering improvements, the interface keeps getting easier and more intuitive. Therefore, later implementations keep getting easier and better.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    CMW Lab
    Other than trying Comindware Tracker it is newer to me, I have used Adobe software multiple times and are familiar with their products. I won't stack Comindware Tracker against them because they both are amazing. I like using Comindware tracker because it is easy to use and is great for me, it helps optimize and maintain my workflows.
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    Formstack
    Drupal is a much more customizable platform, however you must have someone build the forms first and then you can work with them if you do not have the programming knowledge. If you have any changes to make, it can sometimes be both a time consuming and difficult process. Formstack is much more efficient if you do not have an in house programmer.
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    Return on Investment
    CMW Lab
    • Comindware Tracker is versatile and can be used to automate common business processes.
    • Comindware Tracker offers process adjustments and visibility in real time.
    • Comindware Tracker anticipates the organization's document and data management in a unified way.
    • It provides analytical analysis as well as complex reports to help us run our business more efficiently.
    • It is ideal for the automation and execution of processes by classifying tasks.
    • Comindware Tracker helps in quick and easy simplification of operations.
    • Comindware Tracker improves the agility of routine activities.
    Incentivized
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    Formstack
    • Positive - ability to analyze submission trends - e.g. when a marketing email is sent, looking at increased form viewing and submissions in relation to the sending of the campaign.
    • Immediate response - those that submit forms receive immediate response that their form has been submitted.
    Incentivized
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    CMW Platform Screenshots

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