Advanced Custom Fields: Gravity Forms Add-on vs Jetpack
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| Feature | Advanced Custom Fields: Gravity Forms Add-on v1.3.10 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.2/5 Visit Details | Jetpack v16.3.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 30,000+ | 3M+ |
| Last updated | December 2, 2025 | October 12, 2026 |
| Editions | Advanced Custom Fields: Gravity Forms Add-on | Jetpack · Jetpack paid plans ($) |
| Pros | Lightweight, with no settings page or front-end output; Returns either the full form object or just the form ID; Supports single or multiple form selection and an optional empty value | Many modules in one plugin, each switched on separately; Brute-force protection and an image CDN without extra services; Contact form with Akismet spam checks and entries kept in admin |
| Cons | Needs both ACF and Gravity Forms active; Does not render the form; template code is required; Only active forms are offered in the select list | Needs a WordPress.com connection to work fully; Usage tracking runs once the site is connected, with no separate toggle found; Paid plans gate some features, such as multi-step forms |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 7 |
| Features (Form plugins checklist) | ||
| Drag-and-drop builder | — | Yes |
| Conditional logic | — | Yes |
| Multi-step forms | — | Paid |
| Payments | — | No |
| File upload | — | Yes |
| Calculations | — | No |
| Entries in admin | — | Yes |
| Spam protection | — | Yes |
| Free version | — | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Gravity Forms field type registered in ACF, Return value as form object or form ID, Select multiple forms in one field, Optional empty selection, Field type for legacy ACF version 4, Admin notices when ACF, Gravity Forms or active forms are missing | Site stats dashboard, Brute force login protection, Photon image CDN, Social sharing buttons, Related posts, Newsletter and blog subscriptions, XML sitemaps, VideoPress video hosting ($), Secure sign-on through WordPress.com |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | PayPal ($) |
| — | MailPoet | |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Advanced Custom Fields, Gravity Forms | — |
| Other | — | Akismet, WordPress.com |
| Requires WordPress | 4.6 | 7.0 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.9.0 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Yes |
| External services | — | jetpack.wordpress.com, api.bruteprotect.com, public-api.wordpress.com, www.sandbox.paypal.com, www.paypal.com, api-m.sandbox.paypal.com, api.paypal.com, v0.wordpress.com, videopress.com, widgets.wp.com, pixel.wp.com, subscribe.wordpress.com |
| Blocks | — | 60 |
| Shortcodes | — | 60 |
| Custom tables | — | 1 |