Calculated Fields Form vs Fluent Forms
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| Feature | Calculated Fields Form v5.5.2.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Fluent Forms v6.2.16 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 40,000+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | October 22, 2026 | October 16, 2026 |
| Editions | Calculated Fields Form | Fluent Forms · Fluent Forms Pro ($) |
| Pros | Live calculated fields with formulas, dates and currency; Drag-and-drop builder with conditional fields and multi-page forms; Entries stored and viewable in the WordPress admin | Conditional fields in the free version; reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha and Turnstile spam protection; Entries and reports kept in wp-admin |
| Cons | Online payments (PayPal, Stripe, Square) need paid add-ons; Free version shows upgrade prompts in several settings screens; Large plugin with many options; a learning curve for complex formulas | Payments need the Pro add-on; Calculation fields are shown as Pro features; Tracking is an opt-in notice on first use |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| Features (Form plugins checklist) | ||
| Drag-and-drop builder | Yes | — |
| Conditional logic | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-step forms | Yes | — |
| Payments | Paid | Paid |
| File upload | Yes | — |
| Calculations | Yes | Paid |
| Entries in admin | Yes | Yes |
| Spam protection | Yes | Yes |
| Free version | Yes | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Calculated fields with formulas, Repeater field groups, Time slot selection for bookings, Importable form templates, AI form generator and assistant (user API key), Map widget, Opt-in feedback form to the vendor | Conditional field logic, Entries list in wp-admin, Form reports page, reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha and Turnstile modules, Payment module (Pro) ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | Stripe ($) | Stripe ($) |
| — | Mailchimp | |
| Other | Akismet, Google Gemini, OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, OpenStreetMap | Google reCAPTCHA, Cloudflare Turnstile, hCaptcha |
| Requires WordPress | 3.0.5 | 6.4 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| 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 | hooks.slack.com, challenges.cloudflare.com, www.google.com, js.hcaptcha.com, ipinfo.io, apip.cc, api.cleantalk.org, moderate.cleantalk.org, fluentform.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 2 | 2 |