Calculated Fields Form vs Essential Addons for Elementor
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| Feature | Calculated Fields Form v5.5.2.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Essential Addons for Elementor v6.8.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 40,000+ | 1M+ |
| Last updated | October 22, 2026 | October 19, 2026 |
| Editions | Calculated Fields Form | Essential Addons for Elementor · Essential Addons for Elementor - Pro ($) |
| Pros | Live calculated fields with formulas, dates and currency; Drag-and-drop builder with conditional fields and multi-page forms; Entries stored and viewable in the WordPress admin | Large set of widgets added to Elementor; Form widgets for Gravity Forms, WPForms, Contact Form 7, Fluent Forms and Ninja Forms; WooCommerce product widgets such as product compare |
| Cons | Online payments (PayPal, Stripe, Square) need paid add-ons; Free version shows upgrade prompts in several settings screens; Large plugin with many options; a learning curve for complex formulas | Premium widgets and extensions need the Pro version; Some widgets call third-party services such as OpenSea and Facebook |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| Features (Form plugins checklist) | ||
| Drag-and-drop builder | Yes | — |
| Conditional logic | Yes | — |
| Multi-step forms | Yes | — |
| Payments | Paid | — |
| File upload | Yes | — |
| Calculations | Yes | — |
| Entries in admin | Yes | — |
| Spam protection | Yes | — |
| Free version | Yes | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Calculated fields with formulas, Repeater field groups, Time slot selection for bookings, Importable form templates, AI form generator and assistant (user API key), Map widget, Opt-in feedback form to the vendor | Filterable gallery widget, Data table widget, Event calendar widget with Google Calendar source, WooCommerce product compare widget, NFT gallery widget, Twitter and Facebook feed widgets, TypeForm embed widget, Essential Addons admin menu page |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | Stripe ($) | — |
| Analytics | — | WP Insights usage tracker (opt-in) |
| Social | — | X (Twitter) API, Facebook Graph API |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | — | Elementor, Gravity Forms, WPForms, Contact Form 7, Fluent Forms, Ninja Forms |
| Other | Akismet, Google Gemini, OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, OpenStreetMap | Formstack, Google Calendar, TypeForm API, OpenSea |
| Requires WordPress | 3.0.5 | 5.3 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
| External services | cff.dwbooster.com, raw.githubusercontent.com, rest.akismet.com, api.stripe.com, api.openai.com, generativelanguage.googleapis.com, api.anthropic.com, wordpress.dwbooster.com, tile.openstreetmap.org | api.twitter.com, graph.facebook.com, send.wpinsight.com, www.googleapis.com, opensea.io, magiceden.io, api.typeform.com |
| Shortcodes | 2 | — |