Cost Calculator Builder vs Zigaform Calculator
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| Feature | Cost Calculator Builder v4.0.19 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details | Zigaform Calculator v7.7.20 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 20,000+ | 100+ |
| Last updated | October 6, 2026 | August 25, 2026 |
| Editions | Cost Calculator Builder · Cost Calculator Builder Pro ($) | ZigaForm Calculator and Cost Estimation Form Builder Lite · ZigaForm Pro ($) |
| Pros | Visual builder with formulas for variable prices; Starter templates and a shortcode to place calculators anywhere; Thank-you page shortcode for completed estimates | Drag-and-drop builder with formula-based cost totals; Admin entry records for submitted estimates; Offline payment and PayPal settings in the free code |
| Cons | Payments, analytics, conditional logic and repeaters need Pro; Sends weekly usage data to Mixpanel with no opt-out found | Conditional logic is marked as a Pro feature; Style customiser pulls font list from the Google Fonts API; Many options and shortcodes, so setup takes time |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 2 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Visual calculator builder, stm-calc shortcode, Thank-you page shortcode, Starter calculator templates, Pro elements, payments, analytics and orders (Pro) ($) | Formula-based cost totals and summary shortcodes, Offline payment gateway, Google Fonts list for the style customiser, Translation management addon, WooCommerce addon |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | PayPal |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Elementor, Polylang | — |
| Other | — | Google reCAPTCHA, Google Fonts |
| Requires WordPress | 6.2 | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.0 | 6.9 |
| Phones home | Yes | No |
| External services | stylemixthemes.com, api.wordpress.org, api.mixpanel.com, promo-dashboard.stylemixthemes.com | www.google.com, www.googleapis.com |
| Blocks | 1 | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 3 | 16 |