Comparison

Cognito Forms vs Gravity Forms

No leader: the top candidate Gravity Forms has only 0.26 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Cognito Forms36
Gravity Forms52
Score
vioscaleAI score
Cognito Forms36 / 100medium · 55%
Gravity Forms52 / 100low · 26%
Pricing
Free tier
Cognito Forms✓
Gravity Forms–
Model
Cognito Formsfree
Gravity Formscommercial
Price level
Cognito Formsfree
Gravity Formsunknown
Transparent
Cognito Forms–
Gravity Forms✓
Integrations
Count
Cognito Forms1
Gravity Forms12
Security
Gdpr
Cognito Forms–
Gravity Forms✓
Hipaa
Cognito Forms✓
Gravity Forms–
Content
Faq
Cognito Forms5 items
Gravity Forms–

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for form builders. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Deployment model
Cognito FormsCloud managed saas
Gravity FormsWordpress plugin
Conditional branching logic
Cognito Forms-
Gravity Forms✓
Multi page step form pagination
Cognito Forms-
Gravity Forms✓
Stripe paypal payment collection
Cognito Forms-
Gravity Forms✓
Electronic signature capture
Cognito Forms✓
Gravity Forms-
File upload and attachment storage
Cognito Forms-
Gravity Forms✓
Conversational one question at a time UI
Cognito Forms-
Gravity Forms-
Salesforce hubspot CRM sync
Cognito Forms-
Gravity Forms-
Mailchimp activecampaign email sync
Cognito Forms-
Gravity Forms-
Zapier make webhook routing
Cognito Forms-
Gravity Forms✓
SOC2 type ii
Cognito Forms-
Gravity Forms-
ISO 27001
Cognito Forms-
Gravity Forms-
Pricing model
Cognito Forms-
Gravity Forms-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Cognito Forms

A cloud-based form builder that enables users to collect data with electronic signatures, workflow automation, payment processing, and client portals for managing submissions.

Independently observed

Gravity Forms

A WordPress plugin that enables businesses to create custom forms for lead generation, payment collection, and workflow automation with conditional logic, file uploads, and extensive integration options.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Cognito Forms

FreeFree tier
as of verify ↗

Gravity Forms

Subscription
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Cognito Forms✓
Gravity Forms✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Cognito Forms✓
Gravity Forms–

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)
  • Zapier

Cognito Forms

1 total - 0 not shared
  • Zapier
Independently observed

Gravity Forms

12 total - 11 not shared
  • Slack
  • Monday.com
  • Stripe
  • PayPal
  • SendGrid
  • Mailgun
  • Postmark
  • Brevo
  • Microsoft 365
  • Gmail
  • Amazon SES
Independently observed
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Cognito Forms or Gravity Forms: which one depends on you

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