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QuestionPunk vs Cognito Forms

Cognito Forms’ free plan takes 100 entries a month, and Pro is $24 a month, or $19 billed annually, for 2,000. QuestionPunk’s free plan has unlimited surveys and responses, with AI follow-up questions on open answers.

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Free forever with unlimited surveys and responses. Pro is $50/mo, or $41.67/mo billed annually, with unlimited surveys and responses too.

Voice interviews

Respondents answer out loud. An AI interviewer asks the follow-up.

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How a voice interview goes (example)
  1. AI interviewerWhat made you start looking for a new survey tool?
  2. Respondent, speakingHonestly, the answers we got back were too short to act on.
  3. AI follow-upToo short how? Tell me about one answer you couldn’t use.

Speak an answer and the AI asks what you meant. A three-minute interview, with you as the participant.

  • Runs in the browser, no app to install
  • Voice interviews in 25 languages
  • Included on the free plan
  • Unlimited surveys and responses on every plan, not priced per seat
  • Surveys in 130+ languages, voice in 25
  • No sales call, no annual contract

The short answer

Cognito Forms is built for forms that calculate and route: repeating sections, calculations, electronic signatures, and workflow and approvals, with unlimited forms and payments on every plan. For applications, orders and internal processes, it covers more than QuestionPunk does. QuestionPunk is built for feedback and research: AI follow-ups on open answers, voice interviews, ranking, MaxDiff and price sensitivity questions, and a written report, with no response cap.

Already have a Cognito Forms survey? Bring it with you.

You do not have to start over. Three ways to move a study you already run.

Rebuild it in the builder

Sign up free, then copy your questions out of Cognito Forms and paste them in when the builder asks what you want to study. It rebuilds them as a study here, ready for AI follow-ups.

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Get a free review first

No account needed. Paste your questions or upload a PDF or Word file, and an AI methodology review lands in your inbox with a rebuilt version you can launch here.

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Start from a template instead

Browse the Operations & Data templates for one close to what you run in Cognito Forms today. Templates open in the app with no sign-up.

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What you get here that you don’t get there

  • AI voice interviews

    Respondents answer out loud and an AI interviewer asks follow-up questions in real time

    Cognito Forms: not listed

  • Intelligent follow-up questions

    Asks a follow-up question based on the answer the respondent just gave

    Cognito Forms: not listed

  • Full prompt transparency

    Read the full prompt behind each AI interview, edit parts of it and add your own sections

    Cognito Forms: not listed

  • Custom AI interviewer personalities

    Choose from prebuilt personalities (researcher, detective, comedian, etc.) or define your own

    Cognito Forms: not listed

  • Multi-language support

    Create and distribute surveys in multiple languages with automatic translation

    Cognito Forms: not listed

  • Panel integration

    Recruit respondents from a panel without leaving the tool

    Cognito Forms: not listed

  • Video & audio responses

    Respondents record video or audio answers

    Cognito Forms: file upload only

  • Advanced question types

    Question types beyond choice, text and rating, such as ranking and matrix questions

    Cognito Forms: limited

Feature by feature

AI Interview

AI voice interviewsVoice
QuestionPunkYes
Cognito FormsNot listed
Intelligent follow-up questions
QuestionPunkYes
Cognito FormsNot listed
Full prompt transparency
QuestionPunkYes
Cognito FormsNot listed
Custom AI interviewer personalities
QuestionPunkYes
Cognito FormsNot listed
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Core Features

AI-powered survey creation
QuestionPunkYes
Cognito FormsYes
Multi-language support
QuestionPunkYes
Cognito FormsNot listed
Panel integration
QuestionPunkYes
Cognito FormsNot listed
Video & audio responses
QuestionPunkYes
Cognito FormsFile upload only
Advanced question types
QuestionPunkYes
Cognito FormsLimited
Skip logic
QuestionPunkYes
Cognito FormsYes
Randomization for experiments
QuestionPunkYes
Cognito FormsNot listed

Data Collection

Unlimited responses
QuestionPunkYes
Cognito FormsEnterprise

Pricing

Free tier
QuestionPunkUnlimited surveys and responses
Cognito Forms100 entries/month

Analytics

Synthetic respondent simulation
QuestionPunkYes
Cognito FormsNot listed
AI-powered survey review
QuestionPunkYes
Cognito FormsNot listed

Design

Custom branding removal
QuestionPunkPro plan
Cognito FormsPaid plans
Custom styling & themes
QuestionPunkYes
Cognito FormsYes

“Not listed” means we could not find the feature on the competitor’s own pricing or help pages when we checked in October 2026.

Pricing

Cognito Forms Pro costs less than QuestionPunk Pro, $24 a month against $50, for 2,000 entries a month. QuestionPunk has no response cap on Free or Pro.

Billed monthly
QuestionPunk: $50/moPro: unlimited surveys and responses, 25,000 AI credits a month
Cognito Forms: $24/moPro: 2,000 entries a month
Billed annually
QuestionPunk: $41.67/moPro, $500 a year: unlimited surveys and responses
Cognito Forms: $19/moPro: 2,000 entries a month
Free plan
QuestionPunk: $0Unlimited surveys and responses, no credit card
Cognito Forms: $0Individual: 100 entries a month

25,000 AI credits a month, not per seat. 7-day free trial, card required. Every plan has unlimited surveys and responses, under fair use. Free includes AI text follow-ups and 3,000 AI credits a month for voice interviews and analysis; Pro adds every AI model, 25,000 credits a month and no branding.

On cognitoforms.com/pricing in October 2026: the free Individual plan has 100 entries a month and Cognito Forms branding. Pro is $24 a month, or $19 a month billed annually, for 2,000 entries a month. Higher plans add entries, users and workflow features, up to unlimited entries on Enterprise.

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Where QuestionPunk wins

  • No response cap

    Unlimited surveys and responses on Free and Pro, under fair use. Cognito Forms caps entries on every plan below Enterprise.

  • AI follow-ups and voice

    The AI asks about vague answers, and respondents can answer out loud in 25 languages.

  • Research question types

    Ranking, matrix, MaxDiff and price sensitivity questions, quotas, and a report with themes and quotes.

Where Cognito Forms wins

  • Unlimited forms and payments

    Every plan, Free included, has unlimited forms and payments through Square, Stripe or PayPal.

  • Calculations and workflows

    Calculations and repeating sections, electronic signatures on Pro, and workflow and approvals on Team.

  • Low entry price

    Pro is $19 a month billed annually, with 2,000 entries a month and no Cognito Forms branding.

Looking for a Cognito Forms alternative?

If the answers you need are in people’s own words rather than structured fields, QuestionPunk asks a follow-up when an answer is vague, with unlimited surveys and responses on the free plan. Voice interviews and the written report use your monthly AI credits.

Frequently asked questions

Is Cognito Forms free?

Yes. Cognito Forms’ free Individual plan has unlimited forms, 100 entries a month, one user and Cognito Forms branding. QuestionPunk Free has unlimited surveys and responses under fair use, with AI text follow-ups included and no credit card.

How much does Cognito Forms cost?

On cognitoforms.com in October 2026, Pro is $24 a month or $19 a month billed annually, for 2,000 entries a month. Higher plans add entries, users and features, with unlimited entries on Enterprise. QuestionPunk Pro is $50 a month or $500 a year, with unlimited surveys and responses.

Does Cognito Forms have AI features?

It has an AI form generator that drafts a form from a prompt, and an MCP connector on paid plans. We did not find AI that asks respondents follow-up questions.

Can I move a Cognito form to QuestionPunk?

Copy the questions out of Cognito Forms and paste them into the AI builder chat after you sign up. It rebuilds them as a survey you can edit. There is no direct Cognito Forms import.

See the difference on your own study

Describe your research goal and the AI drafts the survey. Free to try, nothing to install.

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