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Cognito Forms

Builds online forms that validate submitted data, calculate totals, take payments and route approvals.

Free plan · From $24/moActively maintained

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Cognito Forms: data, price, alternatives
At a glancechecked Nov 1, 2026

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Use

For
Nonprofits, small businesses, healthcare and government teams that collect data, take payments and route approvals through online forms
Price
Free plan · From $24/mopricing page, read Nov 1, 2026Trial & discounts: free trial
Activity
Actively maintainedsite updated 2 months ago
Company
Cognito, LLC · Domain since 2013terms of service · domain registered
Used for
  • Calculate totals automatically inside an order form
  • Collect payments alongside form submissions
  • Route submissions to staff for approval
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Worth knowingcomputed from what we read · each with its source
  • On the web since 2013, older than 95% of its shelfINITE Atlas
  • Has an MCP server (1 in the registry)public registry →
Pricingpricing page, read Nov 1, 2026

Free plan · From $24/mo

Trial & discounts free trial

pricing page

Price Watch: every price change in the Atlas, weekly

The companyeach fact with its source · read Nov 1, 2026
  • Domain since2013domain registered
  • HeadquartersColumbia, SCper their About page
Your datawhat they publish, each line with its page · read Nov 1, 2026

“We do not retain email content for this analysis or use it for model training or general product improvement.”

privacy policy ↗

These are Cognito Forms's own statements, read from its pages. We did not audit them. A line that is missing was not found on the pages we read; it does not mean the practice is absent.

How a program reaches itfound, not claimed · read Nov 1, 2026
  • MCP serverhttps://mcp.cognitoforms.com/mcpnot in the official registry: answered when asked
  • Stateanswers, requires sign-inchecked 2026-11-01
  • Address to connectmcp.cognitoforms.com/mcp
  • Status pageall systems operationalcognitoforms.statuspage.io ↗

MCP server details →

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Each line is something a program found when it went looking: the registry entry, the server's own answer, a spec that parses. A missing line means we did not find it, not that it does not exist.

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  • What is Cognito Forms?

    Builds online forms that validate submitted data, calculate totals, take payments and route approvals. It is listed in the Atlas under Productivity and made by Cognito, LLC.

  • Who is Cognito Forms for?

    Nonprofits, small businesses, healthcare and government teams that collect data, take payments and route approvals through online forms

  • How much does Cognito Forms cost?

    Cognito Forms has a free plan; paid plans start at $24/mo, per its pricing page on 2026-11-01.

  • Is Cognito Forms free?

    Yes, Cognito Forms has a free plan, per its pricing page on 2026-11-01.

  • Is Cognito Forms still maintained?

    Actively maintained: site updated 2 months ago.

  • Who owns Cognito Forms?

    Cognito Forms is run by Cognito, LLC, per its terms of service (2026-11-01).

  • Does Cognito Forms train AI on your data?

    No, per its privacy policy (2026-11-01): “We do not retain email content for this analysis or use it for model training or general product improvement.”

  • Is Cognito Forms safe?

    We do not audit vendors. What Cognito Forms publishes, read 2026-11-01: HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA stated on its privacy policy; on training with your data, “We do not retain email content for this analysis or use it for model training or general product improvement.”.

  • Does Cognito Forms have a free trial?

    Yes, a free trial, per its pricing page (2026-11-01).

  • How do I cancel Cognito Forms?

    In its own words (terms of service, 2026-11-01): “You can cancel the trial at any time for any reason by going to organization settings and clicking “End Trial”, which will switch the organization to the free Individual plan.”

  • Does Cognito Forms give refunds?

    In its own words (terms of service, 2026-11-01): “Subscription fees are billed in advance and are non-refundable except as expressly stated in these Terms or as required by law.”

  • Is Cognito Forms HIPAA compliant?

    Cognito Forms states HIPAA compliance on its privacy policy (2026-11-01). We have not verified it.

  • What are alternatives to Cognito Forms?

    In Productivity, by use: Jotform, Typeform, Airtable, Assembly, Formester.

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