Everest Forms vs Fluent Forms
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| Feature | Everest Forms v3.6.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Fluent Forms v6.2.16 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 90,000+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | October 15, 2026 | October 16, 2026 |
| Editions | Everest Forms · Everest Forms Premium ($) | Fluent Forms · Fluent Forms Pro ($) |
| Pros | Drag-and-drop form builder with entries stored in WordPress; hCaptcha and reCAPTCHA support in the free version; Builder modules for Divi and Beaver Builder | Conditional fields in the free version; reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha and Turnstile spam protection; Entries and reports kept in wp-admin |
| Cons | Premium form options are sold separately; Telemetry and AI features call the vendor's servers when enabled | Payments need the Pro add-on; Calculation fields are shown as Pro features; Tracking is an opt-in notice on first use |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| Features (Form plugins checklist) | ||
| Conditional logic | — | Yes |
| Payments | — | Paid |
| Calculations | — | Paid |
| Entries in admin | — | Yes |
| Spam protection | — | Yes |
| Free version | — | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Form post type for building forms, Form entries stored in a custom table, Form selector block, hCaptcha and reCAPTCHA verification on submit, CleanTalk spam check add-on, Premium-only form selector options ($) | Conditional field logic, Entries list in wp-admin, Form reports page, reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha and Turnstile modules, Payment module (Pro) ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | Stripe ($) |
| — | Mailchimp | |
| Analytics | ThemeGrill tracking API (opt-in) | — |
| Plugins | Divi, Beaver Builder | — |
| Other | hCaptcha, Google reCAPTCHA, CleanTalk, ThemeGrill AI service | Google reCAPTCHA, Cloudflare Turnstile, hCaptcha |
| Requires WordPress | 5.5 | 6.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.3 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
| External services | raw.githubusercontent.com, api.cleantalk.org, hcaptcha.com, www.google.com, moderate.cleantalk.org, ai.themegrill.com, api.themegrill.com | hooks.slack.com, challenges.cloudflare.com, www.google.com, js.hcaptcha.com, ipinfo.io, apip.cc, api.cleantalk.org, moderate.cleantalk.org, fluentform.com |
| Blocks | 3 | 1 |
| Shortcodes | — | 2 |
| Custom tables | 3 | — |