Cognito Forms vs. Wufoo

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cognito Forms
Score 8.5 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.
$19
per month 2 users
Wufoo
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Wufoo is a web application for creating online forms. The tool automatically builds the database, backend and scripts needed making it easy to collect and understand data. Wufoo was acquired by SurveyMonkey in 2011.
$0
Pricing
Cognito FormsWufoo
Editions & Modules
Free
$0
1 user
Pro
$19
per month 2 users
Team
$39
per month 5 users
Enterprise
$129
per month 20 users
Free
$0
Starter
$14.08
per month
Professional
$29.08
per month
Advanced
$74.08
per month
Ultimate
$183.25
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cognito FormsWufoo
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Cognito FormsWufoo
Features
Cognito FormsWufoo
Survey Format & Appearance
Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of Product A and Product B
Cognito Forms
8.3
4 Ratings
4% above category average
Wufoo
7.5
34 Ratings
6% below category average
Survey templates8.54 Ratings8.028 Ratings
Themes7.04 Ratings4.531 Ratings
Custom logo/branding9.54 Ratings10.033 Ratings
Survey Content
Comparison of Survey Content features of Product A and Product B
Cognito Forms
8.7
4 Ratings
3% above category average
Wufoo
7.7
32 Ratings
9% below category average
Changes to live survey8.53 Ratings7.527 Ratings
Question design help8.54 Ratings7.028 Ratings
Multiple question types9.04 Ratings8.532 Ratings
Survey Logic
Comparison of Survey Logic features of Product A and Product B
Cognito Forms
9.5
4 Ratings
14% above category average
Wufoo
8.0
30 Ratings
3% below category average
Survey logic flexibility9.54 Ratings8.030 Ratings
Survey Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Cognito Forms
9.5
4 Ratings
17% above category average
Wufoo
8.9
34 Ratings
10% above category average
Response tracking9.03 Ratings9.030 Ratings
Data export9.54 Ratings9.532 Ratings
Standard reports10.04 Ratings9.027 Ratings
Custom reports9.54 Ratings9.022 Ratings
Analytics9.54 Ratings8.026 Ratings
Survey Administration & Security
Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of Product A and Product B
Cognito Forms
9.8
4 Ratings
13% above category average
Wufoo
8.0
27 Ratings
7% below category average
Access controls9.54 Ratings8.027 Ratings
Compliance10.04 Ratings8.023 Ratings
Survey Distribution
Comparison of Survey Distribution features of Product A and Product B
Cognito Forms
9.3
3 Ratings
15% above category average
Wufoo
7.5
18 Ratings
7% below category average
Vendor-offered crowdsourcing9.53 Ratings7.07 Ratings
Respondent restrictions9.03 Ratings8.018 Ratings
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User Ratings
Cognito FormsWufoo
Likelihood to Recommend
9.5
(6 ratings)
9.0
(64 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(32 ratings)
Usability
8.5
(5 ratings)
9.5
(7 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
8.5
(3 ratings)
10.0
(5 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cognito FormsWufoo
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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Momentive (SurveyMonkey, Inc)
Wufoo is well suited when someone needs to gather data from visitors. It's not so well suited when you need to have people send files over 25MB in size. That's the limit and it's pretty low. We use it for resumes and MS Word files, so the size is okay for us, but might not be the case for other needs.
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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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Momentive (SurveyMonkey, Inc)
  • Flexible, multiple entry forms: Wufoo allows users to create forms with multiple options or formats (radio, single choice, checkbox, text, paragraph text)
  • Conditional forms: Need to ask a question that only applies to a specific group? Then Wufoo is for you - it allows you to create conditional logic that allows you to reserve specific paths for specific entrants.
  • Integrations: Wufoo integrates with EVERYTHING via Zapier. You can sync it to Google sheets, email ESPs / CRMs, payment gateways... All kinds of applications for this software with its flexible uses & integrations, including embeddable HTML or direct integration to your website.
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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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Momentive (SurveyMonkey, Inc)
  • I think the monthly submissions should increase. As of now, you get 100 submissions per month. That's not a whole lot.
  • I would like it if the Submissions that are emailed out would come in HTML format instead of text format. Sometimes it can be a little confusing.
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Likelihood to Renew
Cognito Forms
No answers on this topic
Momentive (SurveyMonkey, Inc)
I only give it this mid-range rating because, since the 2014 Super Bowl is history, our company will be closing in a couple months. I hope in my next employment opportunity that I will be able to use Wufoo again. I will probably use it to a limited extent in my personal life to communicate with friends and contacts in a unique manner. I am also working on a Certificate in Web Development and I definitely use Wufoo as embedded forms in websites I build.
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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.
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Momentive (SurveyMonkey, Inc)
Wufoo's usability from the user to the client is simple. The forms are simple to construct and they are easy for our clients to fill out. I have yet to really hit something that is difficult to do and even when I do get a little stumped their excellent support team helps me through it.
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Reliability and Availability
Cognito Forms
No answers on this topic
Momentive (SurveyMonkey, Inc)
From all the time I've been using it (around 10 years) I've never seen an outage or application error.
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Performance
Cognito Forms
No answers on this topic
Momentive (SurveyMonkey, Inc)
Every time I try to use a different Form Builder - I constantly go back to Wufoo, especially compared to WordPress Plugin Form Builders. The biggest reason is the reliability of the form notifications getting sent and delivered are better than form builder that rely on the Wordpress Mail Send Feature. The only feature that I have found over the last 3 years that Wufoo is missing is the ability to customize the layout of the notification emails. But that is minor in the grand scope of its reliability.
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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
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Momentive (SurveyMonkey, Inc)
I will be completely honest - I have never needed to contact any specific support for Wufoo. This is because we've never had any problems with Wufoo that I'm aware of! It has proved to be a reliable and easy to use product, and therefore, we have not needed to reach out for any kind of support or assistance. I suppose this would speak to the exceptional quality of the product!
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Online Training
Cognito Forms
No answers on this topic
Momentive (SurveyMonkey, Inc)
Good imbedded videos that visually demonstrate how to create an element within the form.
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Implementation Rating
Cognito Forms
No answers on this topic
Momentive (SurveyMonkey, Inc)
Implementing Wufoo was a seamless process. It was an instantaneous transition from the old pdf forms and webforms we were using to the easier to understand Wufoo forms. Employees learned it with ease and the clients response was instantaneously positive. Adding Wufoo to your workflow is not only easy it is necessary.
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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.
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Momentive (SurveyMonkey, Inc)
In terms of building reports, Wufoo is very similar to Google Forms. Both have the capability to edit live forms and immediately share them. Wufoo offers a few more features than Google Forms does as well. Overall, our department has looked at both options and continues to use Wufoo because of the data management and ease of building forms.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Cognito Forms
No answers on this topic
Momentive (SurveyMonkey, Inc)
I didn't help purchase this product.
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Scalability
Cognito Forms
No answers on this topic
Momentive (SurveyMonkey, Inc)
I think it can be integrated with different software but not sure about its scalability.
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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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Momentive (SurveyMonkey, Inc)
  • Wufoo has had a positive impact on our marketing department by allowing us to create and deploy forms on our websites and landing pages with significantly increased efficiency and speed.
  • Wufoo has also had a huge impact in reducing our reliance on IT support to build and deploy forms to our websites.
  • Wufoo has also empowered our marketing team to be able to try and solve our business problems through tons of integrations between Wufoo and other 3rd party systems (such as Salesforce and Zapier).
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