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Cognito Forms vs Microsoft Forms Comparison (2026)

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Microsoft Forms

Overview

Cognito Forms enables users to create responsive online forms that collect payments, gather information, and automate tasks. The features of this platform include data lookups, document merging, file downloading, repeating sections, save and resume, advanced calculations, conditional logic and more.

The Microsoft Forms platform helps companies improve their operations through data collection and reporting on surveys. The software can be used to build customized forms, with open-ended questions, multiple-choice questions, and ratings to collect customer feedback.

Platforms supported

Web-based
iPhone app
Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

Phone
Online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials

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Platforms supported

Web-based
iPhone app
Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

Phone
Online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials

view more detailsview details

Video & Screenshots

No videos yet

Pricing

Starting from

Per month

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

Starting from

No pricing info

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

User reviews

4.8

268

217

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

94%

would recommend this app

4.6

332

200

116

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

83%

would recommend this app

Pros

“The platform has made it easier to organize information, manage forms and submissions, and keep track of important tasks. While there are a few areas where navigation could be improved, especially when managing multiple forms, the overall convenience, functionality, and ease of use have made it a very valuable tool.”

Reginald B.

Program Director

“The platform also makes it easy to design, edit, and optimize workflows, helping automate business processes, streamline approvals, and adapt to changing requirements with minimal effort.”

Beverly T.

Accounting Manager

“Its user-friendly interface allows teams to quickly build customized forms, update existing ones, and manage submissions efficiently.”

Beverly T.

Accounting Manager

Pros

“The user-friendly interface and seamless integration with other Microsoft tools have made it a go-to solution for my team, with only occasional minor issues with formatting.”

Daniel C.

Business Analyst

“I like that I can create surveys, feedback forms, quizzes, and internal questionnaires without needing any technical knowledge.”

Beulah G.

Senior Business Analyst

“It is reliable, straightforward, and works particularly well for quick surveys, feedback collection, registrations, and internal business forms.”

Beulah G.

Senior Business Analyst

Cons

“Managing facilitator availability, complex scheduling, customized dashboards, document repositories, and highly specific workflows can be difficult.”

Felipe P.

Ceo

“After building dozens of forms and onboarding more than 5,000 people, the only issue I’ve encountered was a mismatch between UTC and a user-entered date and time fed from the API.”

Amir N.

Onboarding Architect

“Actually, connected flows in Microsoft Power Automate make things easier for users, but frequent flow failures in Microsoft Power Automate result in wasted time on resubmissions”

Githa M.

Engineer Supervisor

Cons

“One thing that's kind of annoying is the lack of customization options for our survey templates.”

Daniel C.

Business Analyst

“The biggest limitation is the lack of advanced customization and more sophisticated form logic.”

Beulah G.

Senior Business Analyst

“You can't control layout or advanced styling and while it provides graphs and charts, there’s a lack of deep analytical tools without exporting data to Excel.”

Monica E.

Learning and development coordination