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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Pega Platform

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/APega Platform is a combined business process management and robotic process automation (RPA) platform with advanced workforce analytics from Pegasystems.

    $0.45

    one-time fee per case**

    Pricing
    Formstack FormsPega Platform
    Editions & Modules
    Enterprise
    Contact sales team
    Low-code Factory Edition
    $0.45
    one-time fee per case**
    Standard Edition
    $0.80
    one-time fee per case**
    Enterprise Edition
    Custom Quote
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Formstack FormsPega Platform
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPlans 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**350,000 cases / year minimum. Additional cases available in blocks of 150,000.
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    Community Pulse
    Formstack FormsPega Platform
    Considered Both Products
    Formstack
    No answer on this topic
    Pegasystems
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    83%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    90%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    78%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    Features
    Formstack FormsPega Platform
    Survey Format & Appearance
    Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of Formstack Forms and Pega Platform
    Feature
    Formstack Forms
    8.5
    64 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Pega Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Survey templates8.856 Ratings00 Ratings
    Themes8.057 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom logo/branding8.761 Ratings00 Ratings
    Survey Content
    Comparison of Survey Content features of Formstack Forms and Pega Platform
    Feature
    Formstack Forms
    7.6
    61 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Pega Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Changes to live survey6.856 Ratings00 Ratings
    Question design help8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple question types8.061 Ratings00 Ratings
    Survey Logic
    Comparison of Survey Logic features of Formstack Forms and Pega Platform
    Feature
    Formstack Forms
    7.9
    61 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Pega Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Survey logic flexibility7.961 Ratings00 Ratings
    Survey Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of Formstack Forms and Pega Platform
    Feature
    Formstack Forms
    8.8
    62 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Pega Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Response tracking10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data export10.062 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports7.959 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports5.851 Ratings00 Ratings
    Analytics10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Survey Administration & Security
    Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of Formstack Forms and Pega Platform
    Feature
    Formstack Forms
    10.0
    60 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Pega Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Access controls10.058 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance10.052 Ratings00 Ratings
    Survey Distribution
    Comparison of Survey Distribution features of Formstack Forms and Pega Platform
    Feature
    Formstack Forms
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Pega Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Vendor-offered crowdsourcing8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Respondent restrictions8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Formstack Forms and Pega Platform
    Feature
    Formstack Forms
    -
    Ratings
    Pega Platform
    5.3
    63 Ratings
    37% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings4.062 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings6.062 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings6.061 Ratings
    Process Engine
    Comparison of Process Engine features of Formstack Forms and Pega Platform
    Feature
    Formstack Forms
    -
    Ratings
    Pega Platform
    8.0
    66 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Process designer00 Ratings9.065 Ratings
    Process simulation00 Ratings7.957 Ratings
    Business rules engine00 Ratings10.065 Ratings
    SOA support00 Ratings7.151 Ratings
    Process player00 Ratings7.048 Ratings
    Support for modeling languages00 Ratings5.46 Ratings
    Form builder00 Ratings9.059 Ratings
    Model execution00 Ratings8.956 Ratings
    Collaboration
    Comparison of Collaboration features of Formstack Forms and Pega Platform
    Feature
    Formstack Forms
    -
    Ratings
    Pega Platform
    9.0
    50 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Social collaboration tools00 Ratings9.050 Ratings
    Content Management Capabilties
    Comparison of Content Management Capabilties features of Formstack Forms and Pega Platform
    Feature
    Formstack Forms
    -
    Ratings
    Pega Platform
    4.4
    9 Ratings
    59% below category average
    Content management00 Ratings4.49 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Formstack FormsPega Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.7
    (77 ratings)
    7.9
    (74 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    2.0
    (13 ratings)
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    9.3
    (9 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.7
    (8 ratings)
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    1.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Formstack FormsPega Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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).
    Incentivized
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    Pegasystems
    Pega Platform has introduced the low code feature, using app studio seasonal and professional developer can develop application easily and quickly. The initial application can be build by Business analyst and product owner who has less knowledge of Pega Platform, further application can be enhanced/extended by professional developer. We can develop end to end application and promote to higher environment. Easily we can perform parallel development using branch.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    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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    Pegasystems
    • Quick development time. Much of the Pega "rules" are easy to configure and implement.
    • Visually friendly and modern. Much of the UI/UX elements in the system are continuously supported and updated, giving a nice feel to the apps.
    • Many of the configurations and rules Pega gives to the developers can also be delegated to business users. The organization and structure of the client's business can easily be adapted in the Pega platform.
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    Cons
    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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    Pegasystems
    • Need more learning materials. For Beginners who have previous programming experience with another language takes more time to learn.
    • If the developer is met with an issue in pega platform , they have to rely on Pega supporting team to fix it.
    • Customization is available but is not encouraged. Pega does not support faults that occur in customized solutions.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Pegasystems
    Pegasystems has continued to demonstrate a strong partnership with our organization and investment in their product that aligns with our overall vision and need. Pegasystems has engaged us at every level, with the assistance of minor defects to the overall roadmap planning and alignment of our goals
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    Usability
    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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    Pegasystems
    Pega Platform is enhancing its product and launching new features day by day which help to achieve customers needs. If I talk about the earlier version of Pega Platform (i.e. pega v5 and 6.3) there were many numbers of limitations in Pega Platform and if we need to do some customization then needed to write custom java and jave scripts to achieve the functionally. Now I can say Pega Platform is running with market trends and demand. Pega Platform is giving all the options which support the current technologies like decisioning capabilities, real time processing, mashup, process fabrics etc..
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    Support Rating
    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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    Pegasystems
    It’s very slow sometimes, but that may be our servers. Also the Knowledge Library needs some work - again, not sure if it’s our setup or what- but I’m unable to search the body of an article for content, so I have to be very intentional with tagging, but it’s not ideal.
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    Formstack
    No answers on this topic
    Pegasystems
    The online training is an excellent one, but still it is missing hands on development.
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    Implementation Rating
    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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    Pegasystems
    Implementation is totally depend up on the requirement
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Pegasystems
    We did evaluate multiple products offerings with Pega Platform capabilities and observed that Pega PRPC rules engine and case management capabilities are better over so many BPM Tools. We also conducted a detailed study with developers to identify the best products out of Suite of BPM products. It's observed that Rules engines integration is very streamlined with forms in Pega whereas other tools multiple have powerful data model capabilities but lacks the ease of creating business rules.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Pegasystems
    • For one of the applications we worked on, we were able to reduce the processing time on a case from 2 days to 20 minutes by utilizing Pega
    • We were able to resolve the issue of the routing of cases to users based on a specific algorithm by use of Pega
    • Pega case management feature was extensively used in one of the application to establish a parent-child relationship which was very helpful for all the business users
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