Fast and Frictionless
Turn browsers into buyers and supporters into donors by offering easy, secure online payment options. Allow your customers the freedom to pay anytime, anywhere.
Flexible payment options
Accept payments through credit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Venmo, Stripe, PayPal, Square, and more.
Easy setup
Connect your account in minutes and start accepting secure transactions directly on your form without redirecting users to another site.
Unlimited payments
Unlike other platforms, Cognito Forms allows you to collect unlimited payments on every plan level.
Security You Can Rely On
With Cognito Forms and our trusted payment gateways, every transaction is secure by design.
Protect your customers and your business finances with:
PCI DSS compliance
Meet the highest standards in payment security
End-to-end data encryption
Keep sensitive data safe from submission to processing
Fraud protection
Built-in provider safeguards detect suspicious activity
Custom Payment Forms
Design a payment form that fits your business like a glove with no coding required. Use our intuitive drag-and-drop builder to create payment forms that dynamically change based on customer input. Collect exactly what you need – nothing more, nothing less.
Flexible pricing controls
Add custom pricing, discounts, and taxes
Smart form routing
Use conditional logic to streamline form paths
Easy sharing options
Embed forms on your website or share a link
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Payment Gateway Comparison Chart
 PayPal
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 Square
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 Stripe
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|---|---|---|---|
| Credit Card | yes | yes | yes |
| Apple Pay | |||
| Google Pay | yes | ||
| Venmo | yes | ||
| PayPal | yes | ||
| Pay Later | yes | ||
| Card on File | yes | yes | |
| Transaction Fee* | 2.49% + $0.39* | 2.9% + $0.30* | 2.9% + $0.30* |
| Plan Level | |||
| Individual | yes + 2% fee | ||
| Pro | yes + 1% fee | ||
| Team + Enterprise | yes | yes | yes |
* Per successful transaction for US domestic cards; Available upon approval; fees vary by country and are subject to change.
Payment Gateway Comparison Chart
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PayPal
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Square
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Stripe
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|---|---|---|---|
| Credit Card | yes | yes | yes |
| Apple Pay | |||
| Google Pay | yes | ||
| Venmo | yes | ||
| PayPal | yes | ||
| Pay Later | yes | ||
| Card on File | yes | yes | |
| Transaction Fee* | 2.49% + $0.39* | 2.9% + $0.30* | 2.9% + $0.30* |
| Plan Level | |||
| Individual | yes + 2% fee | ||
| Pro | yes + 1% fee | ||
| Team + Enterprise | yes | yes | yes |
* Per successful transaction for US domestic cards; Available upon approval; fees vary by country and are subject to change.
FAQ
You can connect with Stripe, PayPal, and Square for secure, reliable online payments. Set up takes just a few minutes.
Yes, Cognito Forms utilizes end-to-end encryption and is fully PCI DSS compliant, ensuring that your customers’ data is protected at every step.
While we do not support recurring billing with Cognito Forms, you can use our Card on File feature to set up subscriptions within Stripe or Square.
Our intuitive drag-and-drop builder and conditional logic allow you to build dynamic personalized forms that suit your business needs.
Get started with a template or use the AI form generator. You can always customize the product offering, pricing, discounts, shipping options, and receipts.
Yes, with Cognito Forms, invoice documents can be generated to include form details and automatically emailed to the user.
For Teams and Enterprise users, you can send a Workflow link is sent with the invoice to allow a customer to pay their invoice.