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Paid plans start at $19/mo. There's also a free plan.
Cognito Forms has a free Individual plan, and paid plans start at $19/month for Pro when billed annually; Pro costs $24/month with monthly billing, according to the pricing page. Enterprise tops the published plan grid at $149/month annually or $199 monthly. The headline price is only part of the cost: entry limits, included seats and guest counts vary, and extra users cost $5/month each. The pricing page also lists a 14-day free trial.
01Every plan, line by line
| Plan | Billed annually | Billed monthly | Built for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | $0 | $0 | Solo users testing basic forms |
| Pro | $19 | $24 | Freelancers needing signatures and no branding |
| Team | $49 | $62 | Small teams running workflows and approvals |
| Business | $99 | $129 | Growing orgs needing API access and audit logs |
| Enterprise | $149 | $199 | Larger orgs needing HIPAA and SSO |
Add-ons and overages
- Extra users: $5/user/month on Pro, Team, Business, Enterprise
- Guest tiers: $25/mo up to 50 guests, $50/mo up to 100, $100/mo up to 250, $150/mo up to 500, $200/mo up to 1,000, $250/mo up to 2,500; +$100 per additional 1,000 guests after 2,500
- Extra storage on Enterprise: +50 GB for $25/month when over the 100 GB limit
02What the plan grid doesn't tell you
Extra user seats
Additional users cost $5 per user/month on Pro, Team, Business and Enterprise.
Guest capacity
Paid guest tiers start at $25/month for up to 50 guests, rising to $250/month for 2,500; each extra 1,000 costs $100/month.
Monthly billing premium
Pro is $24/month billed monthly versus $19/month annually. The pricing page lists the same monthly-versus-annual pattern across the plans.
Entry limits
Pro includes 2,000 entries/month, Team 10,000 and Business 25,000. Enterprise lists unlimited entries; Individual includes 100.
03Which plan should you buy?
| If you are… | Get | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Solo users testing basic forms | Individual | It costs $0 and includes 100 entries/month and payments, but adds Cognito Forms branding and has 100 MB of storage. |
| Freelancers needing signatures | Pro | It includes electronic signatures, removes branding and allows 2,000 entries/month. Extra users cost $5/month each. |
| Teams needing HIPAA and SSO | Enterprise | It lists HIPAA compliance, SSO and unlimited entries, with 20 users included. The annual price is $149/month. |
04Is Cognito Forms worth the money?
Cognito Forms makes sense when forms need to do more than collect answers: the listed features include calculations, payments, signatures, document generation and approval workflows. The price gets harder to judge once a team needs extra seats or guest capacity, and the lower plans have monthly entry caps. We would compare the full seat and guest bill—not just the starting price—against alternatives. The published pricing details do not include competitor prices, so they do not establish that Cognito is cheaper than the category.
Cognito Forms pricing FAQ
What are the key differences between Google Forms and Cognito Forms?
The published Cognito Forms details list calculations, payments, electronic signatures, document generation, workflows and a client portal. They do not include Google Forms features or pricing, so we cannot make a complete feature or cost comparison from this information alone.
How much does Amazon Cognito cost?
The pricing information here is for Cognito Forms, an online form builder, not Amazon Cognito. Amazon Cognito pricing is not published on the vendor's site, so we can’t give a supported price for that product.
How much does Google Forms cost?
Google Forms pricing is not included on the vendor's site. For comparison, Cognito Forms lists a free Individual plan and paid plans starting at $19/month for Pro with annual billing, or $24/month with monthly billing.
What is a cognito form?
Cognito Forms is an online form builder for collecting data, processing payments and automating approval workflows. Its listed features include calculations, electronic signatures, document generation and a client portal. The plan grid ranges from a free Individual plan to Enterprise.