Conditional Fields for Contact Form 7 vs Forminator
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| Feature | Conditional Fields for Contact Form 7 v2.8.3 · 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 | 100,000+ | 600,000+ |
| Last updated | October 21, 2026 | October 14, 2026 |
| Editions | Conditional Fields for Contact Form 7 · Conditional Fields PRO ($) | Forminator · Forminator Pro ($) |
| Pros | Show or hide field groups based on other field values; Hidden fields skip validation and are left out of emails; Configured from the existing CF7 form editor | 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 | Requires Contact Form 7; Advanced features sit in the paid PRO version | E-signatures and Stripe subscriptions need Pro; Premium integrations need a WPMU DEV membership; Pro upgrade prompts appear in the admin |
| Features (Form plugins checklist) | ||
| Drag-and-drop builder | No | Yes |
| Conditional logic | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-step forms | — | Yes |
| Payments | No | Yes |
| File upload | — | Yes |
| Calculations | No | Yes |
| Entries in admin | No | Yes |
| Spam protection | No | Yes |
| Free version | Yes | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Conditional fields group tag in CF7, Skip validation for hidden fields, Remove hidden fields from notification emails, Conditions editor screen | Polls with live results, Scored quizzes, Export of form entries, Abandoned form tracking, Form reports |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | Stripe, PayPal |
| CRM | — | HubSpot ($) |
| Marketing | — | Mailchimp ($) |
| Plugins | Contact Form 7 | — |
| Other | — | Google reCAPTCHA, Akismet |
| Requires WordPress | 5.9 | 6.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
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