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Cognito Forms

4.6/5
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7shifts

4.7/5
ROI categoryops efficiencyops efficiency
Time-to-ValueSame day; forms in minutes (~1d)Under 30 days (~30d)
Typical annual TCO$1,188/yr$0/yr
Starting price$0/yr$0/yr
Implementation feeNoneNone
Seat tiersIndividual 1 user only; Pro 2+ users; Team 5 users; Enterprise 20 users; extra users $5/user/monthFree plan for basic scheduling; paid plans priced per user, monthly or annual (no public price list).
Implementation friction2/52/5
Friction meter
Best forOperations, HR and finance teams that need forms with calculations, e-signatures, payments and approval workflows without developers; Healthcare providers building HIPAA-oriented intake, consent and medical release forms; Education and government teams collecting enrollment, applications, permits and payments; Nonprofits and small businesses replacing paper and spreadsheet intake; Platform teams that want a hosted form front end plus API and webhooksRestaurant operators who want scheduling, tips, payroll and training connected in one platform instead of four tools; Multi-location restaurant groups and franchisees standardizing labor compliance and labor cost control; Independent restaurants that need free scheduling and team communication to start; Full-service, fast-casual and quick-service teams with hourly staff on smartphones
Not forEnterprises replacing a full low-code application platform or ERP-grade process engine; Teams needing deep native SAP or Salesforce data models out of the box; Bulk, high-volume data processing where entry and storage limits add cost; Organizations that must buy only from vendors with published SOC 2 or ISO 27001 attestationsNon-restaurant businesses such as retail, healthcare or professional services; Companies that need a full corporate HRIS for salaried knowledge workers; Buyers needing a published public price list before evaluation, since plan pricing is not shown on the site

Stack fit matrix

SalesforceNot supportedNot supported
AWSIntegrationNot supported
SnowflakeNot supportedNot supported
HubSpotNot supportedNot supported
Google WorkspaceNot supportedNot supported
Microsoft 365Not supportedNot supported
SAPNot supportedNot supported
SlackIntegrationNot supported
MCP (Model Context Protocol)Not supportedNot supported

Compliance

SOC 2 Not listed Not listed
ISO 27001 Not listed Not listed
GDPR Not listed Not listed
HIPAA Not listed Not listed
FedRAMP Not listed Not listed
CMMC Not listed Not listed
ISO 42001 Not listed Not listed
IAPP AIGPnamed staff Not listed Not listed
AI app-builder checkwhat this checksNo cautionNot checked yet

Company & support

Who is behind each solution, and how you reach support. “Not listed” means the vendor’s public pages don’t mention a channel, not that it is unavailable.

FoundedNot recorded2014 (12 yrs)
HeadquartersColumbia, USSaskatoon, Canada
PhoneNot listedNot yet recorded
EmailNot listedNot yet recorded
Live chatNot listedNot yet recorded
Support portal / ticketsAll plansNot yet recorded
Community forumNot listedNot yet recorded
Help centre / docsAll plansNot yet recorded
Dedicated account managerNot listedNot yet recorded
In person / on-siteNot listedNot yet recorded
Support hoursNot recordedNot yet recorded
Response timeNot statedNot yet recorded

AI & MCP readiness

Whether each solution can join your AI stack, and what it asks of you to do so.

MCP connectionreaches AI clientsNot supportedNot supported
AI featuresCopilot / assistantNot yet recorded
Built around AI?AI added to an existing productNot recorded
Trains on your dataNot recorded — ask the vendorNot recorded — ask the vendor
Runs onNot recordedNot recorded
AI pricingNot recordedNot recorded
Model keyNot recordedNot recorded
AI usage auditNot recordedNot recorded

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Typical annual cost × Time-to-value

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