TazForm vs Cognito Forms
Cognito is a stronger calculation engine today. TazForm is the stronger registration system, with capacity, divisions, waivers, and a roster. Its paid plans keep a form open when a busy month goes over the response cap.
Complex logic and calculated fields
Strong conditional logic, calculations, and repeating sections. When you need it to be, it's closer to a spreadsheet than a form builder.
Choose Cognito Forms when: The form itself is the hard part: multi-branch logic, calculated pricing, or intricate validation.
Registration you run, not just forms you collect
TazForm is for organizations where the form is the start of the work: divisions that fill, families paying for several children, waivers that have to be accepted, and a roster somebody works from on event day.
- No per-registration fee
- No limit on stored submissions
- No limit on form views
- CSV export at no cost
What Cognito Forms publishes
Checked against Cognito Forms's pricing page on October 9, 2026. Prices change, so confirm on their site.
- There's a free tier with 100 entries a month. Paid tiers raise the entry limit, and only Enterprise has unlimited entries.
- Multiple users are included from the Team tier up.
Capability comparison
| Capability | TazForm | JotForm | Typeform | Google Forms | Cognito Forms | RegFox |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paid plans stay open in a busy monthWhether a paid form stops accepting answers when a monthly submission cap runs out. | Included | Not offered | Not yet verified | Included | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Registration built in, not bolted onCapacity, divisions, and a roster as part of the product, rather than fields you invent. | Included | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not yet verified | Included |
| Waivers on every planVersioned waiver text accepted per registrant, without upgrading first. | Included | Partial or add-on | Not yet verified | Not offered | Not yet verified | Partial or add-on |
| Payments to your own merchant accountWhether card payments settle into your account at your processor's rate. | Included | Included | Partial or add-on | Not offered | Not yet verified | Partial or add-on |
| Multiple staff logins on every planWhether a team can each sign in, or has to share one account. | Included | Not offered | Partial or add-on | Included | Partial or add-on | Not yet verified |
| One record across ticketing, fundraising, and CRMWhether a registrant is already a contact, or a CSV you re-import somewhere else. | Included | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
Competitor marks were checked against each vendor's published pricing page on 2026-10-09. A partial mark means the capability exists only on some tiers or with a limit. means we haven't verified it. Each comparison page links to the source we checked. Capabilities and pricing change, so verify before relying on this table.
What to ask Cognito Forms on a demo
Ask us the same questions. If any answer on this page turns out to be wrong, tell us and we'll correct it.
- What happens to a live registration form when we hit the monthly submission limit?
- Is there a separate cap on paid submissions, and what is it on each tier?
- How many of our staff can sign in, and does each extra seat cost more?
- Can a division stop accepting registrations on its own when it's full?
- Can one parent register three children in one checkout with sibling pricing?
- Are waivers included on our tier, and do signatures stay tied to the version signed?
- Who holds the money, and on what schedule does it reach our account?
- What does a full export of every submission cost, and in what format?