Advanced Custom Fields: Gravity Forms Add-on vs WPForms
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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 | WPForms v2.0.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 30,000+ | 5M+ |
| Last updated | December 2, 2025 | October 22, 2026 |
| Editions | Advanced Custom Fields: Gravity Forms Add-on | WPForms Lite · WPForms Pro ($) |
| 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 | Free drag-and-drop builder with ready-made templates; Stripe and PayPal payment forms in the free version; Entries stored and viewable in the 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 | Conditional logic, multi-page forms and file uploads need Pro; Calculations need the paid Calculations add-on; Some fields and export options show upgrade prompts |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 2 |
| Features (Form plugins checklist) | ||
| Drag-and-drop builder | — | Yes |
| Conditional logic | — | Paid |
| Multi-step forms | — | Paid |
| Payments | — | Yes |
| File upload | — | Paid |
| Calculations | — | Paid |
| 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 | Ready-made form templates, Stripe payment forms, PayPal payment forms, hCaptcha, reCAPTCHA and Turnstile spam challenges, Gutenberg block to insert a form, Entries page in the admin, AI form creation from a conversation |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | Stripe, PayPal Commerce |
| Plugins | Advanced Custom Fields, Gravity Forms | — |
| Other | — | Google reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, Cloudflare Turnstile |
| Requires WordPress | 4.6 | 5.5 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.2 |
| Tested up to | 6.9.0 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | wpformsapi.com, downloads.wordpress.org, wpformsliteconnect.com, staging.wpformsliteconnect.com, wpformsusage.com, api.wordpress.org, api.cc.email, connect.squareup.com, nominatim.openstreetmap.org, api.stripe.com, www.google.com, hcaptcha.com, challenges.cloudflare.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |