Form & Survey Builders · reliability comparison
Cognito Forms vs Fillout: which is more reliable? (2026)
Cognito Forms is more reliable than Fillout, scoring 100.0 vs 95.1 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Cognito Forms reported 0 incidents and Fillout reported 4, with effective uptime of 100% and 99.98% respectively.
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Cognito Forms | Fillout |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 100.0 | 95.1 |
| Rank (form & survey builders) | #1 | #7 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 100% | 99.98% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 0 | 4 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 1 |
| Avg time to resolve | — | 20m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Cognito Forms and Fillout differ
- Cognito Forms reported no incidents in the last 90 days, while Fillout reported 4.
- Fillout had 1 partial or major outage, compared with 0 for Cognito Forms.
- Cognito Forms's longest outage on record lasted 7h 58m (Apr 24, 2026); Fillout's lasted 1h 14m (May 7, 2026).
90-day uptime
Cognito Forms
Fillout
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Cognito Forms incidents
No incidents reported by Cognito Forms in the last 90 days.
Recent Fillout incidents
- Degraded performanceSep 30, 2026 · resolved in 17m
Issue with custom domains for certain Fillout forms
Affected: Forms (respondent experience)
- Partial outageAug 29, 2026 · resolved in 18m
Investigating issue opening the Zite editor and dashboard
Affected: Forms (respondent experience), Zite App Editor
- Degraded performanceAug 26, 2026 · resolved in 11m
Investigating intermittent outage loading the editor and dashboard
Affected: Form editor, Workspaces, Settings & Admin, Zite App Editor
- Degraded performanceAug 19, 2026 · resolved in 33m
Investigating slowness in the Zite dashboard and login
Affected: Form editor, Workspaces, Settings & Admin, Zite App Editor
Other form & survey builders to consider
- Google Forms · #2 · 100% uptime
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- Paperform · #4 · 100% uptime
- Tally · #5 · 100% uptime