Comparison

Cognito Forms vs WPForms

On the evidence we track, WPForms leads this comparison with a composite score of 62/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Cognito Forms34
WPForms62
Score
Vioscale score
Cognito Forms34 / 100low · 43%updating
WPForms62 / 100low · 42%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Cognito Forms
WPForms
Model
Cognito Formsfree
WPFormsfreemium
Price level
Cognito Formsfree
WPFormsmid
Starting price
Cognito Forms
WPForms$49.50
Transparent
Cognito Forms
WPForms
Integrations
Count
Cognito Forms1
WPForms400
Security
Gdpr
Cognito Forms
WPForms
Hipaa
Cognito Forms
WPForms
Pci
Cognito Forms
WPForms
Market
Availability
Cognito Forms

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Cognito Forms

An online platform for creating customizable forms with built-in workflow automation, task management, and integrations to streamline business processes from data collection through approvals.

Independently observed

WPForms

Leader

WPForms is a WordPress plugin that lets users build forms without coding, with built-in support for collecting payments, syncing data to CRMs and spreadsheets, and automating workflows via integrations. It serves millions of users across 400+ third-party apps.

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 ↗

WPForms

Leader
from $49.50/yrSubscriptionFree tier

From $49.50/year with free tier. All paid plans include 14-day money-back guarantee.

  • Elite$299.50/year (normally $599)
    • Salesforce CRM integration
    • Airtable integration
    • HubSpot CRM integration
    • Pipedrive CRM integration
    • Webhooks API
    • +2 more
  • Premium$199.50/year (normally $399)
    • Stripe payment integration
    • Square payment integration
    • PayPal payment integration
    • Mercado Pago payment integration
    • Recurring subscription payments
    • +10 more
  • Priority Support$99.50/year (normally $199)
    • Distraction-free form landing pages
    • Lead forms to reduce abandonment
    • Partial entry capture and recovery
    • Automated user account creation
    • Priority support
  • Standard Support$49.50/year (normally $99)
    • Form submissions and entry management
    • Form analytics and field-level insights
    • Spam prevention and CAPTCHA
    • GDPR compliance tools
    • CCPA compliance tools
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
WPForms
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Cognito Forms
WPForms
Self-hosted
Cognito Forms
WPForms

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

WPForms

Leader
20 total - 19 not shared
  • Salesforce
  • Airtable
  • HubSpot
  • Pipedrive
  • Stripe
  • Square
  • PayPal
  • Mercado Pago
  • Authorize.net
  • Google Sheets
  • Google Calendar
  • Dropbox
  • SendGrid
  • Campaign Monitor
  • Slack
  • Notion
  • Twilio
  • Make
  • n8n
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.