Form builder with payments and calculations, from Cognito, LLC in Columbia, South Carolina (US).
Cognito Forms is a form builder from Cognito, LLC, according to its terms a company from Columbia, South Carolina. According to the privacy policy, its servers and data are in Microsoft Azure data centres in the United States; for data from the EU, Cognito relies on the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. You sign a data processing agreement in the app, and according to the privacy policy you need one if you process personal data from the EEA. We found nothing on a Dutch interface or Dutch-language support.
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On the Enquete.com website
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On the Fillout website · partner link
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On the Tally website
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Forms, surveys and quizzes from Microsoft, with a Microsoft account or in Microsoft 365.
On the Microsoft Forms website
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Forms and surveys with one question per screen, from Typeform in Barcelona, with a limited free plan.
On the Typeform website
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Simple forms and surveys from Google, usable with a Google account or in Google Workspace.
On the Google Formulieren website
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Quiz builder for lead generation, where visitors leave their email address for your mailing list through a quiz.
On the Interact website
Forms and surveys · for freelancers and SMEs
Dutch form builder for registrations, orders and requests, with iDEAL and data that does not leave the EU.
On the Formdesk website
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Amsterdam research software for surveys, panels and communities, on self-managed servers in Amsterdam.
On the Crowdtech website
| Cognito Forms | Jotform | MoreApp | Enquete.com | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free plan | Free plan | from €174/month excl. VAT | Free plan |
| Support in Dutch | Unknown | Unknown | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| App in Dutch | Unknown | Unknown | ✓ Yes | Unknown |
| Data in the EU | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Data processing agreement | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| iDEAL | Unknown | ✓ Yes | Unknown | Unknown |
| Company in the Netherlands | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Integrations | None known | Mollie, Stripe, PayPal, Square, Authorize.Net | Zapier, Make, Power Automate, Google Sheets, OneDrive, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, monday.com | Zapier, Make |
Facts checked on the vendors' websites.
Of the alternatives to Cognito Forms we checked, Jotform has the lowest starting price, at €0 per month. Free Starter: 5 forms, 100 submissions per month and 10 payments per month, with a Jotform logo. Bronze costs €34, Silver €39 and Gold €99 per month with annual billing. Jotform says taxes are added according to local rules. Also check what the cheapest plan includes.
Jotform, Enquete.com, Fillout, Tally, Microsoft Forms, Typeform, Google Formulieren and Interact have a free plan. Do check what it includes; it is often limited.
Of the alternatives to Cognito Forms we checked: Jotform and Formdesk.
Of the alternatives to Cognito Forms we checked: MoreApp, Enquete.com, Formdesk and Crowdtech.
Of the alternatives to Cognito Forms we checked: Jotform, MoreApp, Enquete.com, Tally, Microsoft Forms, Formdesk and Crowdtech.
Jotform, Enquete.com, Fillout, Tally, Microsoft Forms, Typeform, Google Formulieren, Interact and Formdesk are aimed at freelancers.
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