Everest Forms vs WPForms
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| Feature | Everest Forms v3.6.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 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 | 90,000+ | 5M+ |
| Last updated | October 15, 2026 | October 22, 2026 |
| Editions | Everest Forms · Everest Forms Premium ($) | WPForms Lite · WPForms Pro ($) |
| 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 | 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 | Premium form options are sold separately; Telemetry and AI features call the vendor's servers when enabled | 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 | 1 | 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 | 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 ($) | 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 |
| Analytics | ThemeGrill tracking API (opt-in) | — |
| Plugins | Divi, Beaver Builder | — |
| Other | hCaptcha, Google reCAPTCHA, CleanTalk, ThemeGrill AI service | Google reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, Cloudflare Turnstile |
| Requires WordPress | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| 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 | 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 | 3 | 1 |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |
| Custom tables | 3 | — |