Contact Form 7 – PayPal & Stripe Add-on vs Forminator
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| Feature | Contact Form 7 – PayPal & Stripe Add-on v2.5.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.2/5 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 | 7,000+ | 600,000+ |
| Last updated | October 7, 2026 | October 14, 2026 |
| Editions | Contact Form 7 - PayPal & Stripe Add-on · Contact Form 7 - PayPal & Stripe Add-on Pro ($) | Forminator · Forminator Pro ($) |
| Pros | Per-form PayPal and Stripe settings inside the Contact Form 7 editor; Payments history stored as a post type; PayPal sandbox mode, currency and language options; Works with PayPal only, Stripe only or both | 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 | Free version adds a 2% per-transaction fee; Form email is sent before payment; payment-gated email is Pro; Stripe Connect and PayPal onboarding run through the vendor's server | 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 | PayPal and Stripe tab in each Contact Form 7 form, Payments list stored as a custom post type, Cron job that checks pending payment status, Redirect to Stripe Checkout after submission, PayPal Commerce Platform and standard PayPal checkout, Sandbox mode, currency and PayPal language settings, Custom cancel and success return URLs, Dashboard widget with payment summary, No 2% per-transaction fee ($) | Polls with live results, Scored quizzes, Export of form entries, Abandoned form tracking, Form reports |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal, Stripe | Stripe, PayPal |
| CRM | — | HubSpot ($) |
| Marketing | — | Mailchimp ($) |
| Plugins | Contact Form 7 | — |
| Other | — | Google reCAPTCHA, Akismet |
| Requires WordPress | 4.7 | 6.4 |
| Requires PHP | 5.5 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
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