Online Forms — Customizable Payment, Contact, Quiz, Survey Form Builder - Jotform vs Essential Addons for Elementor
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| Feature | Online Forms — Customizable Payment, Contact, Quiz, Survey Form Builder - Jotform v1.4.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.2/5 Visit Details | Essential Addons for Elementor v6.8.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 20,000+ | 1M+ |
| Last updated | August 14, 2026 | October 19, 2026 |
| Editions | Online Forms — Customizable Payment, Contact, Quiz, Survey Form Builder - Jotform | Essential Addons for Elementor · Essential Addons for Elementor - Pro ($) |
| Pros | Simple shortcode embed using the numeric form ID; Form picker button in the classic editor inserts a chosen form; Forms are edited in Jotform's own builder, not in WordPress | Large set of widgets added to Elementor; Form widgets for Gravity Forms, WPForms, Contact Form 7, Fluent Forms and Ninja Forms; WooCommerce product widgets such as product compare |
| Cons | Form content and submissions live on Jotform, not in WordPress; Front end depends on Jotform scripts and a Jotform account; Admin notice promotes a separate Jotform AI Chatbot plugin | Premium widgets and extensions need the Pro version; Some widgets call third-party services such as OpenSea and Facebook |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Embed a Jotform form by numeric ID with a shortcode, Form picker button in the classic editor, Form rendered by a Jotform-hosted script tag | Filterable gallery widget, Data table widget, Event calendar widget with Google Calendar source, WooCommerce product compare widget, NFT gallery widget, Twitter and Facebook feed widgets, TypeForm embed widget, Essential Addons admin menu page |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | — | WP Insights usage tracker (opt-in) |
| Social | — | X (Twitter) API, Facebook Graph API |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | — | Elementor, Gravity Forms, WPForms, Contact Form 7, Fluent Forms, Ninja Forms |
| Other | Jotform | Formstack, Google Calendar, TypeForm API, OpenSea |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | www.jotform.com | api.twitter.com, graph.facebook.com, send.wpinsight.com, www.googleapis.com, opensea.io, magiceden.io, api.typeform.com |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |