Cognito Forms
freemium
Vendor does not publish a starting price.
Free trial
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Intake & Assessment · Comparison
PARiConnect
Cognito Forms
Cognito Forms vs PARiConnect for therapists
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At a glance
The differences that matter
Side-by-side facts. Rows where the two tools differ meaningfully are highlighted.
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| Pricing fromSame | Not listed | Not listed |
| Pricing model | freemium | paid |
| HIPAASame | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Not listed |
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Cognito Forms
- Pricing from
- Not listed
- Pricing model
- freemium
- HIPAA
- Yes
- Free trial
- Yes
- Target users
- Therapists wanting flexible custom forms
- Technically inclined practitioners
- Practices needing forms beyond EHR defaults
- Key features
- Drag-and-drop form builder
- Conditional logic and calculations
- Payments and e-signatures
- WordPress plugin
- Integrations
- WordPress
- Payment processors
- Zapier
- Webhooks
PARiConnect
- Pricing from
- Not listed
- Pricing model
- paid
- HIPAA
- Yes
- Free trial
- Not listed
- Target users
- Psychologists doing formal assessment
- Trauma and forensic evaluators
- Clinicians using PAR instruments
- Assessment-focused practices
- Key features
- Online administration of PAR instruments
- Remote link, on-screen, or paper-entry options
- Automated score and interpretive reports
- AI Report Writer
- Integrations
- PAR instrument catalog
- Manual export to records
Pricing
What you actually pay
Starting prices and what they include. The cheaper tool is not always the better value.
PARiConnect
paid
Vendor does not publish a starting price.
Contact the vendor for a quote. Hidden pricing is a yellow flag for smaller practices.
Honest assessment
Where each tool wins and loses
Based on hands-on testing. Both tools have real weaknesses worth knowing before you commit.
Cognito Forms
What works well
- Flexible and powerful for the price
- HIPAA available with BAA
- WordPress integration
- Calculations and conditional logic
Where it falls short
- HIPAA only on Enterprise tier
- Not therapy-specific
- Free/lower tiers are NOT HIPAA
- Confirm BAA before clinical use
PARiConnect
What works well
- Gold-standard PAR instruments
- Fast, reliable platform
- AI-assisted report writing
- Flexible administration modes
Where it falls short
- Per-use pricing (i-Admins + reports add up)
- Built for assessment specialists, not general therapy
- Requires owning PAR instruments
- Not a full intake/forms tool
Take it for a spin
Try them
Both tools offer free trials. The fastest way to confirm a fit is to run one real session through each.
Flexible form builder with a HIPAA-compliant Enterprise tier.
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Free trialHIPAA-compliant
Visit Cognito FormsPAR's premier online platform for gold-standard psychological assessments.
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HIPAA-compliant
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