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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cognito Forms

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ACognito 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.

    $19

    per month 2 users

    airSlate SignNow

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AsignNow is an eSignature solution with mobile apps for iOS and Android. signNow can be integrated into popular platforms and offers SaaS, public cloud, and private cloud deployment options with the same underlying API. This enables customers to leverage the power and usability of the signNow eSignature platform, while meeting their particular security and compliance requirements.

    $1.50

    one-time fee per signature invite

    Pricing
    Cognito FormsairSlate SignNow
    Editions & Modules
    Free
    $0
    1 user
    Pro
    $19
    per month 2 users
    Team
    $39
    per month 5 users
    Enterprise
    $129
    per month 20 users
    Site License
    $1.50
    one-time fee per signature invite
    Business
    $20
    per month
    Business Premium
    $30
    per month
    Enterprise
    $50
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cognito FormsairSlate SignNow
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee-$8 per user/month
    Additional Details—All subscriptions include unlimited number of users. Up to a 60% discount available for annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    Cognito FormsairSlate SignNow
    Considered Both Products
    Cognito Forms
    No answer on this topic
    airSlate, Inc
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    96%
    Would buy again
    116 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    111 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    117 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    94 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    99 Answers
    Features
    Cognito FormsairSlate SignNow
    Survey Format & Appearance
    Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of Cognito Forms and airSlate SignNow
    Feature
    Cognito Forms
    8.3
    4 Ratings
    3% above category average
    airSlate SignNow
    -
    Ratings
    Survey templates8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Themes7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom logo/branding9.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Survey Content
    Comparison of Survey Content features of Cognito Forms and airSlate SignNow
    Feature
    Cognito Forms
    8.7
    4 Ratings
    2% above category average
    airSlate SignNow
    -
    Ratings
    Changes to live survey8.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Question design help8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple question types9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Survey Logic
    Comparison of Survey Logic features of Cognito Forms and airSlate SignNow
    Feature
    Cognito Forms
    9.5
    4 Ratings
    13% above category average
    airSlate SignNow
    -
    Ratings
    Survey logic flexibility9.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Survey Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of Cognito Forms and airSlate SignNow
    Feature
    Cognito Forms
    9.5
    4 Ratings
    16% above category average
    airSlate SignNow
    -
    Ratings
    Response tracking9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data export9.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports9.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Analytics9.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Survey Administration & Security
    Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of Cognito Forms and airSlate SignNow
    Feature
    Cognito Forms
    9.8
    4 Ratings
    13% above category average
    airSlate SignNow
    -
    Ratings
    Access controls9.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Survey Distribution
    Comparison of Survey Distribution features of Cognito Forms and airSlate SignNow
    Feature
    Cognito Forms
    9.3
    3 Ratings
    14% above category average
    airSlate SignNow
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    Ratings
    Vendor-offered crowdsourcing9.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Respondent restrictions9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    Cognito FormsairSlate SignNow
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (6 ratings)
    8.0
    (128 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.8
    (11 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (5 ratings)
    8.9
    (13 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.5
    (3 ratings)
    7.0
    (23 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cognito FormsairSlate SignNow
    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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    airSlate, Inc
    SignNow is particularly useful for simple documents, forms and contracts where there the fields are pretty standards- names, signature block, title. It would be helpful to have features that allow substitution of certain fill in the blanks such that allow you to use the same template but first have a dialog to integrate language for a person, corporation, partnership or LLP. I'm a lawyer and having the ability to assemble variation of this nature into one template would be helpful. Also (and it may do this) the ability to change the actual form/document within the a template would be useful.
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    Pros
    Cognito Forms
    • New Hire Form - It announces the new hire and provides direction to several departments on their needs, computer, phone, security level, etc.
    • Terminations - We use it to shut off security, badges, computers, track phone, electronics, etc.
    • Temp Form - It provides an avenue to enter them into our payroll system for tracking hours, also, for the start and end dates.
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    airSlate, Inc
    • Ease of setting up documents that require eSignatures
    • Ability to manage the order in which the document needs to be eSigned
    • Tracking the status of who has signed and who hasn't
    • Ability to 're-send' invites to team members who might have missed the original invite
    • Ability to download the eSigned documents for internal record keeping
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    Cons
    Cognito Forms
    • It isnt the most user friendly if you have someone who isnt experienced
    • Learning curve is pretty high
    • Should be easier to customise the formatting
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    airSlate, Inc
    • When using shared templates, the option to rename the document is at the bottom of the signatures page. I would like that to be visible sooner as some of my team misses it and sends documents to clients with the templated name instead of the correct name because they forgot to scroll down far enough to see it.
    • CC'ed contacts used to show suggestions as you typed the email if you've sent that person a document before, but that functionality no longer shows on our account. I'd like to see that brought back.
    • It would be nice if we could add folders to our documents page so that we could sort sent and signed documents into individual client folders. The search feature works fine, but folders would help clean up the view for my team.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cognito Forms
    No answers on this topic
    airSlate, Inc
    The features are too limited. The biggest issue though is the flexibility for editing existing forms without having to create a whole new form. The other issues are its payment partner options, lack of automation, and logic flow. We plan to quit this software and use other software in its place.
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    Usability
    Cognito Forms
    We have been using Cognito Forms for over 5 years. We find it very easy use and it is part of the programs we use on a daily basis.
    Incentivized
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    airSlate, Inc
    In terms of core functionality - adding options for signatures, text, dates, check boxes, etc., as well as customising the body of the request, the title of the request, follow-ups / reminders for signature, etc., SignNow is great. It's really easy to navigate and use in this regard. SignNow loses points when it comes to the end-user who needs to sign. There's an option for them to either use the app (which is most prominent in the page that shows when they open the request) or to sign using their browser (which is much smaller). I had my assistant create this step by step guide for our clients, so they can complete the request the way we need them to:https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1FopYjlykHMFjIAQjgaNLtNIvSCQND_kb86-U9bA5M2A/edit?usp=sharing As far as I'm aware, you can't make it mandatory for them to draw their signature, and there's no option to remove the prompt for them to download the app when signing on their mobile device. I really wish these were options, but they don't take away from the fact it does what it is intended to do, and it does it well.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Cognito Forms
    No answers on this topic
    airSlate, Inc
    SignNow is always available when I need it. It seems that most updates occur outside of business hours so I have full functionality when I need it most between the hours of 8am-6pm EST. There has only been I time when I experience application errors when I need to use the system but it did not last long and the issue was resolved within a few hours.
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    Support Rating
    Cognito Forms
    Very friendly and helpful, but typically takes at least one day to respond. However, when they do respond they dive right into the specific form I ask about and tell me exactly how to fix what I need help with
    Incentivized
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    airSlate, Inc
    781 / 5,000Translation resultsTranslation resultMy experience with airSlate SignNow support has been super ok so far. I only had to contact them once because a document got stuck when I was signing it, so I sent them an email and they responded the next day. They solved the problem, but I found it a bit slow... They could have more direct support, like live chat or even WhatsApp. I believe that if there was a subscription plan for dedicated support it would also be very interesting. For example, a large company with several signature routines, including important signatures that block important workflow processes and sometimes with high added value, these companies, due to the risks, do not want to stop a process because of a signature, so they would not mind investing a little more in dedicated support. Minha experiência com o suporte do airSlate SignNow foi super ok até agora. Só precisei entrar em contato uma vez porque um documento travou na hora de assinar, aí mandei um e-mail e eles responderam no dia seguinte. Resolveram o problema, mas achei meio demorado... podia ter um suporte mais direto, tipo chat ao vivo ou até WhatsApp, acredito que se houvesse um plano de assinatura para suporte dedicado também seria bem interessante, por exemplo uma empresa grande com varias rotinas de assinaturas, entre elas temos assinaturas importantes que travem procesos de Workflow importantes e as vezes de alto valor agregrado, essas empresas devido as riscos não querem parar um processo por conta de um assinatura, por isso não ligariam de investir um pouco mais em suporte dedicado.
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    Online Training
    Cognito Forms
    No answers on this topic
    airSlate, Inc
    It was nice to be shown the basics of the system and be able to see or understand the specific functions our company would need to use, such as the template creation, document grouping and document group templates. Being taught on how to use these functions, made learning them much easier.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Cognito Forms
    No answers on this topic
    airSlate, Inc
    Make sure you know exactly what you need before implementation and be sure to ask how to use the most important functions of the system that you will be using.
    Incentivized
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    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.
    Incentivized
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    airSlate, Inc
    I chose airSlate SignNow over DocuSign primarily due to the superior ease of use and a more intuitive user interface (UI). airSlate SignNow's UI stood out with its simplicity and well-thought-out design, making the entire process of signing and managing documents much more straightforward.The drag-and-drop functionality and the ability to customize signature fields in airSlate SignNow were additional factors that tipped the scale in its favor. These features not only streamlined the signing process but also allowed for a more personalized and efficient document management experience.
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    Return on Investment
    Cognito Forms
    • We've been able to get away from Word and pdf forms and build a functionality that is conditional on form content
    • The speed of getting a good-enough version up and running to meet an immediate business need is outstanding
    • The cost of improving a set of almost good-enough forms or propagating a change in business rules is depressing
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    airSlate, Inc
    • SignNow is far more economical than any other signature program I have ever seen.
    • SignNow performs all the tasks that the more expensive competition does.
    • SignNow does not require my clients to set up an account with a user name and password.
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