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Cognito Forms

Online forms with calculations and payments; free for up to 100 entries a month.

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Solid optionSolid forms with payments and calculations, but not the first pick for most.

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Price

Free plan · paid from US$19/month (Pro, billed annually; US$24 monthly)

Nonprofit offer

Yes

Available in

🌍Anywhere

Suits

Volunteer-run · Small · Medium

Discounted rates on any plan for non-government, non-educational organisations tax-exempt under US section 501(c)(3); amount not published.

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Great for

US 501(c)(3) organisations wanting forms with payments and calculations
Event or program registrations with pricing logic
Genuinely useful free plan
Great for forms with pricing logic
Nonprofit discount offered

Watch out for

Charities outside the US who need a confirmed nonprofit discount
Teams with strict EU data-residency requirements
Nonprofit discount wording is US-only
Free plan limited to 100 entries a month
Discount amount not published

Problems it solves

“We need a registration form that adds up prices automatically”“Our event sign-up needs to take payment and a deposit”“We need a form that routes applications to different staff for approval”“We collect orders for a fundraiser and track them in a spreadsheet”“Does Cognito Forms discount nonprofits?”

About Cognito Forms+

Cognito Forms builds forms for registrations, orders and applications, with strong calculations, payment collection and workflow features. A free plan covers 100 entries a month. A nonprofit discount exists, but the wording on its support page is limited to US 501(c)(3) organisations.

Pricing: Individual plan is free (100 entries/month, 1 user); Pro US$19/month billed annually (US$24 monthly, 2,000 entries); Team US$39 annually (10,000 entries); Enterprise US$129 annually.

Key features+

Calculations and conditional logicPayment collectionWorkflow approvalsE-signatures on higher plansUnlimited forms

Works with (6)+

Zapier

Google Workspace for Nonprofits

Mailchimp

StripePayPalSquare

Data & privacy+

Data-hosting region and GDPR details were not verified in this research. HIPAA features are on higher plans.

How sure are we?+

Partly confirmed on the vendor's pages; some details from reputable secondary sources. Prices and nonprofit programs change often, so check with Cognito Forms before you commit. Rankings on Nonprofit Tools are never for sale.

Sources · last checked 2026-10-05