Advanced Custom Fields: Gravity Forms Add-on vs MailChimp for WordPress
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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 | MailChimp for WordPress v4.14.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 30,000+ | 1M+ |
| Last updated | December 2, 2025 | September 16, 2026 |
| Editions | Advanced Custom Fields: Gravity Forms Add-on | MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress · Mailchimp for WordPress Premium ($) |
| 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 | Native HTML sign-up forms with full field control; Sign-up hooks for Contact Form 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms and WooCommerce; Form widget and block for placing forms; Lists refreshed daily from the Mailchimp account |
| 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 | Form designer, logging and user sync are Premium only; Needs a Mailchimp API key connected to the site; Procaptcha bot protection loads a third-party script when enabled |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 2 |
| 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 | Sign-up forms built from native HTML, Sign-up form widget, AMP-compatible sign-up forms, Campaigns archive block, Daily Mailchimp list refresh, Background subscribe through Action Scheduler or WP-Cron |
| Integrations | ||
| — | Mailchimp | |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads |
| Plugins | Advanced Custom Fields, Gravity Forms | Contact Form 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms |
| Other | — | Procaptcha (Prosopo) |
| Requires WordPress | 4.6 | 5.3 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.9.0 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | js.prosopo.io, api.prosopo.io, api.mailchimp.com |
| Blocks | — | 2 |