Cognito Forms vs. Documate

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cognito Forms
Score 8.8 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
Documate
Score 6.2 out of 10
N/A
Documate is a document automation software company headquartered in San Francisco that enables users to turn frequently used templates into intelligent workflows and client-facing legal applications.
$99
per month
Pricing
Cognito FormsDocumate
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Lite
$99
per month
Standard
$199
per month
Enterprise
Custom
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cognito FormsDocumate
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details—Discounts available for annual plans.
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Features
Cognito FormsDocumate
Survey Format & Appearance
Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of Product A and Product B
Cognito Forms
8.0
2 Ratings
3% above category average
Documate
-
Ratings
Survey templates8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Themes7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom logo/branding9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Survey Content
Comparison of Survey Content features of Product A and Product B
Cognito Forms
9.7
2 Ratings
12% above category average
Documate
-
Ratings
Changes to live survey9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Question design help10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple question types10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Survey Logic
Comparison of Survey Logic features of Product A and Product B
Cognito Forms
10.0
2 Ratings
18% above category average
Documate
-
Ratings
Survey logic flexibility10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Survey Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Cognito Forms
8.8
2 Ratings
7% above category average
Documate
-
Ratings
Response tracking9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Data export9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom reports9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Analytics9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Survey Administration & Security
Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of Product A and Product B
Cognito Forms
9.0
2 Ratings
7% above category average
Documate
-
Ratings
Access controls8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Survey Distribution
Comparison of Survey Distribution features of Product A and Product B
Cognito Forms
9.0
1 Ratings
11% above category average
Documate
-
Ratings
Vendor-offered crowdsourcing9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Respondent restrictions9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Cognito FormsDocumate
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(4 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
7.9
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.6
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cognito FormsDocumate
Likelihood to Recommend
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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Documate
Windows or Mac works well, and making client-based documents is flawless because of its customization ability.
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Pros
Cognito Forms
  • Cost effective.
  • Easy to use.
  • Safe.
  • Automates data collection.
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Documate
  • More control over our data
  • Ability to customize it as per our needs
  • Cross platform work like Windows and Mac is good
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Cons
Cognito Forms
  • I am happy with Cognito Forms. I have not found any issues.
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Documate
  • Adding more examples for help
  • Nothing more as it is such a good software
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Usability
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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Documate
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Cognito Forms
quick and knowledgable
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Documate
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
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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Documate
Easy to use as GUI is very user-friendly and meets all the expectations of someone who needs to take care of their documents.
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Return on Investment
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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Documate
  • Small monthly fee, so it's a budget-friendly software
  • Keeping all the data and having control over it
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