AcyMailing vs Forminator
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| Feature | AcyMailing v11.1.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | Forminator v1.58.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 5,000+ | 600,000+ |
| Last updated | October 6, 2026 | October 14, 2026 |
| Editions | AcyMailing Starter · AcyMailing Essential ($) · AcyMailing Enterprise ($) | Forminator · Forminator Pro ($) |
| Pros | Campaigns, lists and sign-up forms in the admin; Sign-up form shortcode, block and widget; Works with several email sending services | Many form types, including polls and quizzes, in the free version; Stripe and PayPal payments included without Pro; Conditional logic, multi-step pages and uploads in the free version |
| Cons | Queue, captcha, automations and bounce handling need a paid licence; Automations and bounce handling need the Enterprise level; Sending depends on cron and the chosen mail service | E-signatures and Stripe subscriptions need Pro; Premium integrations need a WPMU DEV membership; Pro upgrade prompts appear in the admin |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| Features (Form plugins checklist) | ||
| Drag-and-drop builder | — | Yes |
| Conditional logic | — | Yes |
| Multi-step forms | — | Yes |
| Payments | — | Yes |
| File upload | — | Yes |
| Calculations | — | Yes |
| Entries in admin | — | Yes |
| Spam protection | — | Yes |
| Free version | — | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Newsletter campaigns, Contact lists, Sign-up form shortcode, Sign-up form Gutenberg block, Newsletter archive block and widget, Elementor widgets, Sending queue configuration ($), reCAPTCHA and hCaptcha on forms ($), Automations with triggers ($), Custom subscriber fields ($), Bounce handling mailbox ($) | Polls with live results, Scored quizzes, Export of form entries, Abandoned form tracking, Form reports |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | Stripe, PayPal |
| Brevo, Postmark, SendGrid, Mailgun, AcyMailer sending service ($) | — | |
| CRM | — | HubSpot ($) |
| Marketing | — | Mailchimp ($) |
| Plugins | Elementor | — |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA ($) | Google reCAPTCHA, Akismet |
| Requires WordPress | 5.8 | 6.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | api.brevo.com, api.postmarkapp.com, api.elasticemail.com, api.mailgun.net, api.eu.mailgun.net, api.sendgrid.com, api.acymailer.com, api.acymailing.com | wpmudev.com, slack.com, mandrillapp.com, api.telegram.org, maker.ifttt.com, api.sendgrid.com, www.googleapis.com, www.gstatic.com, cloud.google.com, iamcredentials.googleapis.com, iamcredentials.universe, cloudresourcemanager.universe, app.hubspot.com, fonts.bunny.net, api.stripe.com |
| Blocks | 3 | — |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |