Everest Forms vs MailChimp for WordPress
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| Feature | Everest Forms v3.6.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 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 | 90,000+ | 1M+ |
| Last updated | October 15, 2026 | September 16, 2026 |
| Editions | Everest Forms · Everest Forms Premium ($) | MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress · Mailchimp for WordPress Premium ($) |
| 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 | 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 | Premium form options are sold separately; Telemetry and AI features call the vendor's servers when enabled | 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 | 1 | 2 |
| 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 ($) | 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 | |
| Analytics | ThemeGrill tracking API (opt-in) | — |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads |
| Plugins | Divi, Beaver Builder | Contact Form 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms |
| Other | hCaptcha, Google reCAPTCHA, CleanTalk, ThemeGrill AI service | Procaptcha (Prosopo) |
| Requires WordPress | 5.5 | 5.3 |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.3 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | raw.githubusercontent.com, api.cleantalk.org, hcaptcha.com, www.google.com, moderate.cleantalk.org, ai.themegrill.com, api.themegrill.com | js.prosopo.io, api.prosopo.io, api.mailchimp.com |
| Blocks | 3 | 2 |
| Custom tables | 3 | — |