Brevo vs Formidable Forms
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| Feature | Brevo v3.3.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.1/5 Visit Details | Formidable Forms v7.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | 300,000+ |
| Last updated | June 24, 2026 | October 16, 2026 |
| Editions | Brevo | Formidable Forms · Formidable Pro ($) |
| Pros | Sign-up forms with double opt-in; Transactional email sent through Brevo; Web push notifications; WooCommerce contact sync | Free drag-and-drop builder with unlimited forms; Stripe and PayPal payment forms in the free version; Spam protection options such as honeypot and reCAPTCHA |
| Cons | Needs a Brevo account and API key; Marketing tracker script loads on every page once connected; reCAPTCHA or Turnstile calls go to Google or Cloudflare when enabled | Multi-page forms, file uploads and conditional logic need Pro; Admin shows Pro upgrade screens and prompts; Calculated fields are unclear in the free version docs |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | 2 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Sign-up forms with double opt-in, Subscribe widget and shortcode, Transactional email sent through Brevo, Web push subscription, Optional reCAPTCHA or Turnstile on forms, Marketing automation tracker in the site header | Built-in MCP server for AI clients, Visual form styler, Form actions such as notifications after submit |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | Stripe, PayPal, Square |
| Brevo API | — | |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Other | WonderPush (Brevo web push), Google reCAPTCHA, Cloudflare Turnstile | Google reCAPTCHA, StopForumSpam |
| Requires WordPress | 4.4 | 6.3 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 6.9.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | www.google.com, cdn.brevo.com, management-api.wonderpush.com, api.brevo.com, challenges.cloudflare.com | app.squareup.com, sandbox.formidableforms.com, api.stopforumspam.org, feedback.strategy11.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | 3 |
| Custom tables | — | 2 |