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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Altova SurveyMaker

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AAltova SurveyMaker aims to make it fast and easy to design professional surveys on many devices: iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Windows computer, or any web browser.N/A

    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
    Altova SurveyMakerCognito Forms
    Editions & Modules
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    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
    Altova SurveyMakerCognito Forms
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Altova SurveyMakerCognito Forms
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    Altova
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Features
    Altova SurveyMakerCognito Forms
    Survey Format & Appearance
    Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of Altova SurveyMaker and Cognito Forms
    Feature
    Altova SurveyMaker
    9.7
    1 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Cognito Forms
    8.3
    4 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Survey templates10.01 Ratings8.54 Ratings
    Themes9.01 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Custom logo/branding10.01 Ratings9.54 Ratings
    Survey Content
    Comparison of Survey Content features of Altova SurveyMaker and Cognito Forms
    Feature
    Altova SurveyMaker
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Cognito Forms
    8.7
    4 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Changes to live survey10.01 Ratings8.53 Ratings
    Question design help10.01 Ratings8.54 Ratings
    Multiple question types10.01 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Survey Logic
    Comparison of Survey Logic features of Altova SurveyMaker and Cognito Forms
    Feature
    Altova SurveyMaker
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Cognito Forms
    9.5
    4 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Survey logic flexibility9.01 Ratings9.54 Ratings
    Survey Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of Altova SurveyMaker and Cognito Forms
    Feature
    Altova SurveyMaker
    9.6
    1 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Cognito Forms
    9.5
    4 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Response tracking10.01 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Data export10.01 Ratings9.54 Ratings
    Standard reports9.01 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Custom reports10.01 Ratings9.54 Ratings
    Analytics9.01 Ratings9.54 Ratings
    Survey Administration & Security
    Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of Altova SurveyMaker and Cognito Forms
    Feature
    Altova SurveyMaker
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Cognito Forms
    9.8
    4 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Access controls9.01 Ratings9.54 Ratings
    Compliance9.01 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Survey Distribution
    Comparison of Survey Distribution features of Altova SurveyMaker and Cognito Forms
    Feature
    Altova SurveyMaker
    9.5
    1 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Cognito Forms
    9.3
    3 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Vendor-offered crowdsourcing9.01 Ratings9.53 Ratings
    Respondent restrictions10.01 Ratings9.03 Ratings
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    User Ratings
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    Likelihood to Recommend
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    Support Rating
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    8.5
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Altova SurveyMakerCognito Forms
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Altova
    For employee engagement, where you want to learn their complaints or business demands, Altova SurveyMaker will help you. Further, for a comprehensive market research, where clients are many and in different locations, Altova SurveyMaker will act as a suitable data collection tool. The analytical part is also well developed, as there are APIs, working in hand with the tool for reliable reporting.
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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
    Altova
    • Altova SurveyMaker coordinates with APIs, and this integration is fruitful.
    • The program issues real-time feedback, as it's web based.
    • The tool has more than 200 templates, and they are editable.
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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.
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    Cons
    Altova
    • The pricing plan is not favorable to the business starters; expensive.
    • The lack of a super speedy backup plan discourages us from using Altova SurveyMaker.
    • The response team, like customer help, is not speedy enough.
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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
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    Usability
    Altova
    Altova SurveyMaker is an active application, giving reliable survey results, and the coordination the program has with different apps makes it stable and reliable. The templates with the application make usage possible, as they have a guide and classes are also online. Altova SurveyMaker has advanced analytical options for statistical inferences and reporting.
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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.
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    Support Rating
    Altova
    Altova SurveyMaker support is not the best, but sometimes the customer help is ready to help. I would suggest that the developer establish better means of communication between the software users and the customer help or the technical department, so that when a challenge comes, an immediate solution is found.
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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
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    Alternatives Considered
    Altova
    Altova SurveyMaker has an incredible way of designing questionnaires, giving us the chance of collecting the exact information we want. Altova SurveyMaker has almost 200 templates, and, luckily enough, there are editable, allowing us to learn as we do business. The convenience of Altova SurveyMaker is amazing, as it supports even live surveys.
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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.
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    Return on Investment
    Altova
    • Altova SurveyMaker acts as a major determinant of the decisions we make.
    • Altova SurveyMaker effectively communicates with our customers, creating a lead or a relationship.
    • Altova SurveyMaker, coordinating with different apps, ensures results we get from surveys are accurate.
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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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