Jotform vs Cognito Forms

Jotform9.4Visit Cognito Forms8.6Visit

Higher score Jotform #1 in Online Form Builders 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Jotform

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Cognito Forms #8 in Online Form Builders 8.6/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Cognito Forms

• Jotform fits best

  Template-rich forms with mobile and offline support

• Cognito Forms fits best

  Teams needing calculations, signatures, and payments

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Side by side

Feature	Jotform 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Cognito Forms 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.6
Ranking	#1 in Online Form Builders	#8 in Online Form Builders
Best for	Template-rich forms with mobile and offline support	Teams needing calculations, signatures, and payments
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$39/mo	—
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud, Browser extension
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web
Support	Tickets, Docs · 24/7	Tickets, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, 2FA	SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, 2FA
Integrations	200+ integrations	6 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Jotform 3/3 · Cognito Forms 3/3
Quiz support	✓	✓
Payment collection	✓	✓
File uploads	✓	✓
Specs
Form limit	5 forms	Not checked yet
Embed options	Multiple	Multiple
Native integrations	200 integrations (best)	6 integrations
Our review
Pros	Templates, conditional logic, quizzes, uploads, and payments Offline data collection through iOS and Android mobile forms Embeds, PDF conversion, notifications, and broad integrations	Calculations, scored quizzes, conditional logic, and workflow automation Collects payments through Cognito Pay, Stripe, PayPal, and Square Generates documents and supports electronic signatures
Cons	Starter is limited to 5 forms and 100 monthly submissions Starter forms include Jotform branding Bronze starts at $34 per month with annual billing	Individual limits entries to 100 per month and one user Listed integrations are limited to six Annual billing is required for the $19/month starting price
Our verdict	Jotform is a web-based, no-code form builder for businesses, educators, nonprofits, and other organizations. Its drag-and-drop builder supports templates, conditional logic, file uploads, quizzes, payment collection, reports, workflow… Read the review →	Cognito Forms lets organizations build web forms and collect, manage, and act on submitted data. Its tools include calculations, scored quizzes, conditional logic, workflow automation, file uploads, document generation, electronic… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Jotform — where it wins

  • Templates, conditional logic, quizzes, uploads, and payments
  • Offline data collection through iOS and Android mobile forms
  • Embeds, PDF conversion, notifications, and broad integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Starter is limited to 5 forms and 100 monthly submissions
  • Starter forms include Jotform branding
  • Bronze starts at $34 per month with annual billing

• Cognito Forms — where it wins

  • Calculations, scored quizzes, conditional logic, and workflow automation
  • Collects payments through Cognito Pay, Stripe, PayPal, and Square
  • Generates documents and supports electronic signatures

  Where it doesn't

  • Individual limits entries to 100 per month and one user
  • Listed integrations are limited to six
  • Annual billing is required for the $19/month starting price

• Jotform9.4/10 · Free plan

  A template-rich form builder with payments, offline mobile collection, and broad integrations.

  Visit JotformFull verdict →
• Cognito Forms8.6/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  A form builder for teams that need calculations, signatures, workflows, and payments.

  Visit Cognito FormsFull verdict →