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Cognito Forms

Advanced form builder with calculations, payments, and logic

FreemiumFree TierAdded Jan 1, 2014

About

Cognito Forms is a powerful form builder that stands out with its advanced calculation engine, conditional logic, payment integration, and repeating sections. Build order forms that calculate totals dynamically, registration forms with quantity-based pricing, and multi-page forms with complex branching — all without code. It supports Stripe, PayPal, and Square for payments, electronic signatures, file uploads, and entry management. Cognito Forms offers one of the most generous free tiers in the form builder category.

Tags

form-buildercalculationspayment-formsconditional-logicfree-forms

Origin Story

By Dana Pugh

The Problem

Most form builders can collect data but can't calculate totals, handle payments, or build truly dynamic forms.

Building It

Launched 2014, growing steadily among businesses needing advanced form logic and payment collection.

What It Means

Shows that forms need to be smart — with calculations, payments, and logic — not just data collection fields.

The Dream

Make building powerful, dynamic forms as easy as filling one out.

Pricing

ModelFreemium
Starting at$15/mo
Free tierAvailable

Free with unlimited forms, 500 entries/mo, and basic features. Pro at $15/mo. Team at $35/mo. Enterprise at $99/mo.

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Category

Forms Surveys

Problems Solved

  • Forms With Dynamic Calculations And Pricing
  • Payment Collection On Forms
  • Complex Multi Step Form Logic

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