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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    123FormBuilder

    Score8 out of 10
    N/A123ContactForm is an online form and survey builder. Its drag and drop interface doesn't require coding skills, thus it can be used by both technical and non-technical people. The web forms can be integrated with various 3rd party apps and can be fully customized to match business or individual needs.

    $37

    per month per user

    Cognito Forms

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/ACognito Forms, from the company of the same name in South Carolina, is presented by the vendor as an easy-to-use online form builder, allowing anyone to create, publish, and manage forms, with free and paid plans. With it, users can create unlimited forms including registration forms, payment forms, and surveys without coding. Forms can be embedded directly into a website, and form submissions can be viewed from any device, any time.

    $19

    per month 2 users

    Pricing
    123FormBuilderCognito Forms
    Editions & Modules
    Gold
    $37.00
    per month per user
    Platinum
    $49.00
    per month per user
    Diamond
    $99.00
    per month per user
    Enterpise
    $225
    per month per user
    Basic
    Free
    Free
    $0
    1 user
    Pro
    $19
    per month 2 users
    Team
    $39
    per month 5 users
    Enterprise
    $129
    per month 20 users
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    123FormBuilderCognito Forms
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscount of up to 50% available for annual pricing.—
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    123FormBuilderCognito Forms
    Considered Both Products
    Kiteworks
    No answer on this topic
    Cognito Forms
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    123FormBuilderCognito Forms
    Survey Format & Appearance
    Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of 123FormBuilder and Cognito Forms
    Feature
    123FormBuilder
    -
    Ratings
    Cognito Forms
    8.3
    4 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Survey templates00 Ratings8.54 Ratings
    Themes00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Custom logo/branding00 Ratings9.54 Ratings
    Survey Content
    Comparison of Survey Content features of 123FormBuilder and Cognito Forms
    Feature
    123FormBuilder
    -
    Ratings
    Cognito Forms
    8.7
    4 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Changes to live survey00 Ratings8.53 Ratings
    Question design help00 Ratings8.54 Ratings
    Multiple question types00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Survey Logic
    Comparison of Survey Logic features of 123FormBuilder and Cognito Forms
    Feature
    123FormBuilder
    -
    Ratings
    Cognito Forms
    9.5
    4 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Survey logic flexibility00 Ratings9.54 Ratings
    Survey Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of 123FormBuilder and Cognito Forms
    Feature
    123FormBuilder
    -
    Ratings
    Cognito Forms
    9.5
    4 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Response tracking00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Data export00 Ratings9.54 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings9.54 Ratings
    Analytics00 Ratings9.54 Ratings
    Survey Administration & Security
    Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of 123FormBuilder and Cognito Forms
    Feature
    123FormBuilder
    -
    Ratings
    Cognito Forms
    9.8
    4 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Access controls00 Ratings9.54 Ratings
    Compliance00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Survey Distribution
    Comparison of Survey Distribution features of 123FormBuilder and Cognito Forms
    Feature
    123FormBuilder
    -
    Ratings
    Cognito Forms
    9.3
    3 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Vendor-offered crowdsourcing00 Ratings9.53 Ratings
    Respondent restrictions00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    123FormBuilderCognito Forms
    Small Businesses
    Jotform
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Jotform
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Qualaroo
    Score6.1 out of 10
    Qualaroo
    Score6.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    QuestionPro
    Score10 out of 10
    QuestionPro
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    123FormBuilderCognito Forms
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.0
    (8 ratings)
    9.5
    (6 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    6.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.5
    (5 ratings)
    Availability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.5
    (3 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    123FormBuilderCognito Forms
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Kiteworks
    If you have a lot of customer interaction with your site, where you need to collected specific, targeted, situational data, 123FormBuilder is an absolute winner. If your site is more information and perhaps leads to a software platform or other product or service, 123FormBuilder might prove unnecessarily robust for you. Something simpler and cheaper might make more sense for you. But in most cases where you're seeking to collect information from customers, I'd happily recommend 123FormBuilder.
    Incentivized
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    Cognito Forms
    It's excellent for small sets of forms, from simple to highly complex It's not good at scale. With over 170 forms now, we desperately need some way to manage and maintain shared content once Cognito does not help. Their approach is that you can copy a working form (great) and modify it to create the next one. That's how we've got so many forms...
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    Pros
    Kiteworks
    • Ease of constructing a form with requisite inputs
    • Customizable look and feel options based on varying requirements in our case
    • Logic based branching & validation
    Incentivized
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    Cognito Forms
    • New Hire Form - It announces the new hire and provides direction to several departments on their needs, computer, phone, security level, etc.
    • Terminations - We use it to shut off security, badges, computers, track phone, electronics, etc.
    • Temp Form - It provides an avenue to enter them into our payroll system for tracking hours, also, for the start and end dates.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Kiteworks
    • Some employees are intimidated at first. After all, it is html.
    • There is so much functionality that it can be easy for novices to get lost.
    • Will there be more payment flexibility? parents use more of the bank to person payment options.
    Incentivized
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    Cognito Forms
    • It isnt the most user friendly if you have someone who isnt experienced
    • Learning curve is pretty high
    • Should be easier to customise the formatting
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Kiteworks
    I like the product, but I am no longer in control of the project where this product was being used. However, I would definitely use 123ContactForm on future products
    Incentivized
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    Cognito Forms
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Kiteworks
    Easy to install and quickly explain to others how to use
    Incentivized
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    Cognito Forms
    We have been using Cognito Forms for over 5 years. We find it very easy use and it is part of the programs we use on a daily basis.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Kiteworks
    I did not encounter any blackout issues
    Incentivized
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    Cognito Forms
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Kiteworks
    The interface was very good and easy to use. Everything loaded quickly and it was easy to integrate other products
    Incentivized
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    Cognito Forms
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Kiteworks
    Very neutral, did not have to use support a lot
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    Cognito Forms
    Very friendly and helpful, but typically takes at least one day to respond. However, when they do respond they dive right into the specific form I ask about and tell me exactly how to fix what I need help with
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    Kiteworks
    I installed 123ContactForm myself and while I had some issues installing it I was able to visit their website and the troubleshooting information they provided in their faq section. They did offer other support if a user needed additional support, but I found the information provided on their website to be more than sufficient
    Incentivized
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    Cognito Forms
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Kiteworks
    123ContactForm was very easy to implement and the content provided by them supported the product very well and answered all of my questions
    Incentivized
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    Cognito Forms
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Kiteworks
    Compared to JotForm or Woofoo, 123ContactForm offers a much better interface and better flexibility than the other tools. I have used JotForm only to get stumped by their inability to push the limits of the form. As for Woofoo, the level of ease of use in terms of their interface leaves much to be desired. Any updates made to their form was down using a WYSIWYG, where with 123ContactForm you can make the updates while building the form
    Incentivized
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    Cognito Forms
    I have not used any other programs like Cognito Forms. I have been with my company for almost two years. I very much like the ease of this system and its capabilities. I like knowing everyone is using the same thing. I do not foresee us making any changes to our current use of Cognito Forms.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Kiteworks
    It was easy to install and I believe that would make it easy to use across several websites
    Incentivized
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    Cognito Forms
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Kiteworks
    • 123ContactForm has been positive for my business. It has saved us money because we did not require any development I was able to do this myself.
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    Cognito Forms
    • We've been able to get away from Word and pdf forms and build a functionality that is conditional on form content
    • The speed of getting a good-enough version up and running to meet an immediate business need is outstanding
    • The cost of improving a set of almost good-enough forms or propagating a change in business rules is depressing
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    123FormBuilder Screenshots

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