Online Forms — Customizable Payment, Contact, Quiz, Survey Form Builder - Jotform vs MailChimp for WordPress
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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 | MailChimp for WordPress v4.14.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 20,000+ | 1M+ |
| Last updated | August 14, 2026 | September 16, 2026 |
| Editions | Online Forms — Customizable Payment, Contact, Quiz, Survey Form Builder - Jotform | MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress · Mailchimp for WordPress Premium ($) |
| 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 | Native HTML sign-up forms with full field control; Sign-up hooks for Contact Form 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms and WooCommerce; Form widget and block for placing forms; Lists refreshed daily from the Mailchimp account |
| 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 | Form designer, logging and user sync are Premium only; Needs a Mailchimp API key connected to the site; Procaptcha bot protection loads a third-party script when enabled |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 2 |
| 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 | Sign-up forms built from native HTML, Sign-up form widget, AMP-compatible sign-up forms, Campaigns archive block, Daily Mailchimp list refresh, Background subscribe through Action Scheduler or WP-Cron |
| Integrations | ||
| — | Mailchimp | |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads |
| Plugins | — | Contact Form 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms |
| Other | Jotform | Procaptcha (Prosopo) |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | www.jotform.com | js.prosopo.io, api.prosopo.io, api.mailchimp.com |
| Blocks | — | 2 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |