Elementor Pro vs WPForms
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| Feature | Elementor Pro v4.3.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details | WPForms v2.0.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 5M+ |
| Last updated | — | October 22, 2026 |
| Editions | Elementor Pro ($) | WPForms Lite · WPForms Pro ($) |
| Pros | Forms with actions such as Mailchimp, ActiveCampaign and webhooks; Popups and WooCommerce widgets; Licence and updates handled through the vendor | Free drag-and-drop builder with ready-made templates; Stripe and PayPal payment forms in the free version; Entries stored and viewable in the admin |
| Cons | Needs a paid licence key to receive updates; Licence is tied to a site domain; a domain change triggers a licence error | Conditional logic, multi-page forms and file uploads need Pro; Calculations need the paid Calculations add-on; Some fields and export options show upgrade prompts |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 2 |
| Features (Form plugins checklist) | ||
| Drag-and-drop builder | — | Yes |
| Conditional logic | — | Paid |
| Multi-step forms | — | Paid |
| Payments | — | Yes |
| File upload | — | Paid |
| Calculations | — | Paid |
| Entries in admin | — | Yes |
| Spam protection | — | Yes |
| Free version | — | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Forms with submission actions ($), Popups with form actions ($), WooCommerce widgets module ($), Atomic form submissions and webhook action ($), Licence key stored and checked against the vendor ($) | Ready-made form templates, Stripe payment forms, PayPal payment forms, hCaptcha, reCAPTCHA and Turnstile spam challenges, Gutenberg block to insert a form, Entries page in the admin, AI form creation from a conversation |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | Stripe, PayPal Commerce |
| Mailchimp ($), MailerLite ($) | — | |
| CRM | ActiveCampaign ($) | — |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce ($) | — |
| Other | Discord ($) | Google reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, Cloudflare Turnstile |
| Requires WordPress | 6.8 | 5.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.2 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | go.elementor.com, my.elementor.com, www.google.com, vimeo.com, cdnjs.cloudflare.com, developers.facebook.com, graph.facebook.com, www.paypal.com, sandbox.paypal.com, api.stripe.com | wpformsapi.com, downloads.wordpress.org, wpformsliteconnect.com, staging.wpformsliteconnect.com, wpformsusage.com, api.wordpress.org, api.cc.email, connect.squareup.com, nominatim.openstreetmap.org, api.stripe.com, www.google.com, hcaptcha.com, challenges.cloudflare.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |