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Cognito Forms vs Google Forms: which is more reliable? (2026)
Cognito Forms and Google Forms are effectively tied on reliability (100.0 vs 100.0). Over the last 90 days Cognito Forms reported 0 incidents and Google Forms reported 0, with effective uptime of 100% and 100% respectively.
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
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| Metric | Cognito Forms | Google Forms |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Rank (form & survey builders) | #1 | #2 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 100% | 100% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 0 | 0 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | — | — |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Cognito Forms and Google Forms differ
- Cognito Forms's longest outage on record lasted 7h 58m (Apr 24, 2026); Google Forms's lasted 4h 45m (Nov 12, 2025).
90-day uptime
Cognito Forms
Google Forms
- 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 Google Forms incidents
No incidents reported by Google Forms in the last 90 days.
Other form & survey builders to consider
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- Tally · #5 · 100% uptime
- 123FormBuilder · #6 · 100% uptime