Comparison

Cognito Forms vs WPForms

On the evidence we track, WPForms leads this comparison with a composite score of 70/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Cognito Forms36
★WPForms70
Score
vioscaleAI score
Cognito Forms36 / 100medium · 55%
WPForms70 / 100medium · 55%
Pricing
Free tier
Cognito Forms✓
WPForms✓
Model
Cognito Formsfree
WPFormsfreemium
Price level
Cognito Formsfree
WPFormslow
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–
Content
Faq
Cognito Forms5 items
WPForms6 items

Capabilities

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

Capabilities
Deployment model
Cognito FormsCloud managed saas
WPFormsWordpress plugin
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

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

WPForms

Leader

A WordPress plugin that enables visual form creation and automatically syncs form submissions with hundreds of business applications including CRM platforms, email marketing tools, and payment processors.

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
34 total - 33 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
  • ActiveCampaign
  • Google Drive
  • Klaviyo
  • Mailchimp
  • AWeber
  • +9 more
Independently observed
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