Cognito Forms
Forms & Surveys · www.cognitoforms.com
Cognito Forms is a powerful online form builder with calculations, workflows, and payments — including a generous free plan with unlimited forms.
Switching to Typeform, which covers 100% of the compared capabilities.
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Top Cognito Forms alternatives
We compared 17 products and found 11 cheaper alternatives · vs Cognito Forms Pro at $24/mo · scenario: 1,000 responses/month, 1 seat, monthly billing, USD.
Cognito Forms costs $24/mo on the Pro plan at 1,000 responses/month, 1 seat, monthly billing. We found 11 assessed alternatives that are cheaper in this scenario; 6 of them cover at least 75% of the 6 compared capabilities. The cheapest option that covers everything we compared is Typeform at $0/mo (Free plan), 100% less.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Microsoft Forms Microsoft 365 Business Basic plan · missing: Unlimited forms, Payment collection, File uploads, Signature collection, Webhooks survey platform — adjacent | 17% | $7/mo how? ⓘ | $204 / year 71% cheaper | |
TOP PICK Zoho Forms Basic plan · missing: Unlimited forms | 83% | $10/mo how? ⓘ | $168 / year 58% cheaper | |
Fillout Starter plan | 100% | $15/mo how? ⓘ | $108 / year 38% cheaper | |
Wufoo Starter plan · missing: Conditional logic, Webhooks | 67% | $16.25/mo how? ⓘ | $93 / year 32% cheaper |
Which Cognito Forms alternative for which situation
Picked by the numbers in this scenario — same subtype unless stated, assessed products only.
- Best full coverage
- Typeform — $0/mo (Free plan) · covers 100%
- Best free plan
- Typeform — $0/mo (Free plan) · covers 100%
- Best paid drop-in
- Zoho Forms — $10/mo (Basic plan) · covers 83%
- Need unlimited forms, payment collection, conditional logic, file uploads, signature collection or webhooks?
- Typeform — from $0/mo (Free plan)
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
Feature comparison
Cognito Forms vs the top alternatives, on the 6 compared capabilities.
| Capability | Cognito Forms | Typeform | Tally | Fillout | forms.app |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited forms from Individual | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Payment collection from Individual | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Conditional logic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| File uploads | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Signature collection | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Webhooks | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | $24/mo Pro | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free |
✓ means the product offers the capability — possibly only on a higher tier than the plan priced below it. The price row shows the cheapest plan that qualifies for our comparison scenario, with its plan name; a $0 free plan may not include every checked capability.
What Cognito Forms covers
The capability set used for comparison. Grey entries are not available on self-serve plans.
- ✓ Unlimited forms — from Individual
- ✓ Payment collection — from Individual
- ✓ Conditional logic
- ✓ File uploads
- ✓ Signature collection
- ✓ Webhooks
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
Sources
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://www.cognitoforms.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-08-31)
- https://www.cognitoforms.com/features (feature_page, checked 2026-08-31)
Frequently asked
How much does Cognito Forms cost?
Cognito Forms's Pro plan costs $24/mo in our scenario (1,000 responses/month, 1 seat, monthly billing). A free plan exists.
Is there a free Cognito Forms alternative?
Yes. Typeform has a free plan that covers 100% of the 6 capabilities we compared against Cognito Forms.
What is the cheapest Cognito Forms alternative?
In our scenario (1,000 responses/month, 1 seat, monthly billing), Typeform is the cheapest assessed alternative at $0/mo (Free plan).
Does Cognito Forms have a free plan?
Yes. Cognito Forms's free plan is limited to 100 responses/month, 1 seat.
When were these prices checked?
Between 2026-08-25 and 2026-09-12, on the vendors' official pricing pages.