Cognito Forms vs. Zoho Forms

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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
Zoho Forms
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
Zoho Forms is an online form builder that lets users create mobile-ready online forms. Forms can be shared with select users via email, or via a public link. This solution includes a drag-and-drop form builder that is responsive on all mobile devices. Zoho Forms also offers native mobile applications for iOS and Android devices. According to the vendor, key benefits include: A web and mobile form builder. Drag and drop fields to add them to…
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Pricing
Cognito FormsZoho Forms
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Free
$0
per month
Basic
$10
per month
Standard
$25
per month
Professional
$50`
per month
Premium
$100
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cognito FormsZoho Forms
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$10 per month
Additional Details—Contact support@zohoforms.com to try out our paid plans.
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Features
Cognito FormsZoho Forms
Survey Format & Appearance
Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of Product A and Product B
Cognito Forms
8.0
2 Ratings
2% above category average
Zoho Forms
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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
Zoho Forms
10.0
8 Ratings
15% above category average
Changes to live survey9.01 Ratings10.08 Ratings
Question design help10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple question types10.02 Ratings10.08 Ratings
Survey Logic
Comparison of Survey Logic features of Product A and Product B
Cognito Forms
10.0
2 Ratings
18% above category average
Zoho Forms
9.0
8 Ratings
8% above category average
Survey logic flexibility10.02 Ratings9.08 Ratings
Survey Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Cognito Forms
8.8
2 Ratings
6% above category average
Zoho Forms
9.8
8 Ratings
17% above category average
Response tracking9.01 Ratings10.08 Ratings
Data export9.02 Ratings9.48 Ratings
Standard reports8.02 Ratings9.48 Ratings
Custom reports9.02 Ratings10.08 Ratings
Analytics9.02 Ratings10.08 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
Zoho Forms
9.6
8 Ratings
13% above category average
Access controls8.02 Ratings9.68 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
Zoho Forms
10.0
8 Ratings
21% above category average
Vendor-offered crowdsourcing9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Respondent restrictions9.01 Ratings10.08 Ratings
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User Ratings
Cognito FormsZoho Forms
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(4 ratings)
10.0
(8 ratings)
Usability
7.8
(3 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
8.5
(3 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cognito FormsZoho Forms
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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Zoho
Even if you cannot afford to pay for a Form builder, along with your CRM, i would strongly recommend Zoho Forms as it has the best mobile app as compared to other tools. The form submission notifications in the form of app notification, email or SMS is a very strong feature of Zoho Forms as well as other features like integration with other apps and form approval feature. However if you have 3 users for the free version of Zoho, only one of them will be able to use Zoho Forms which turns out to be a negative point of this app.
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Pros
Cognito Forms
  • Cost effective.
  • Easy to use.
  • Safe.
  • Automates data collection.
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Zoho
  • Zoho Forms is easy to use and very affordable
  • Zoho is highly customizable
  • Sharing data online is easy thanks to the online forms
  • The survey templates make the tool easy to understand creating quick surveys is easy.
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Cons
Cognito Forms
  • I am happy with Cognito Forms. I have not found any issues.
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Zoho
  • Easier integration between Zoho CRM and Zoho Forms
  • Pre-filled client info or ways to easily import info to forms from Zoho CRM
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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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Zoho
The user interface and user experience is outstanding, seems like a lot of hard work has been put into it by the design, development and product teams. The fonts used are optimal, the icons and menu bars are well placed, the colors are very friendly to the eye and the standard white background is beautifully adjusted to the user expectations. The sliders are well designed and you can easily find whatever menu/option/feature you are looking for without much hassle.
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Support Rating
Cognito Forms
quick and knowledgable
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Zoho
I have contacted the support team at least once and they proved to be very helpful. Also, they were timely in responding to my issues
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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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Zoho
I chose this software because it is very well integrated with other Zoho products which I am using. Apart from this it has mobile applications also which allows me to use this software from my mobile devices when I am traveling for work. Its mail merge feature is also one of the important reason to choose this software.
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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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Zoho
  • Positive. Initially, we thought that customers would not answer the forms, but most do.
  • Positive. If you really want to improve your service, this is an excellent way to start.
  • Positive. Whenever we have new ideas, we consult with clients.
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