Fluent Forms vs Formidable Forms
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| Feature | Fluent Forms v6.2.16 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | Formidable Forms v7.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 800,000+ | 300,000+ |
| Last updated | October 16, 2026 | October 16, 2026 |
| Editions | Fluent Forms · Fluent Forms Pro ($) | Formidable Forms · Formidable Pro ($) |
| Pros | Conditional fields in the free version; reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha and Turnstile spam protection; Entries and reports kept in wp-admin | Free drag-and-drop builder with unlimited forms; Stripe and PayPal payment forms in the free version; Spam protection options such as honeypot and reCAPTCHA |
| Cons | Payments need the Pro add-on; Calculation fields are shown as Pro features; Tracking is an opt-in notice on first use | Multi-page forms, file uploads and conditional logic need Pro; Admin shows Pro upgrade screens and prompts; Calculated fields are unclear in the free version docs |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 2 |
| Features (Form plugins checklist) | ||
| Drag-and-drop builder | — | Yes |
| Conditional logic | Yes | No |
| Multi-step forms | — | No |
| Payments | Paid | Yes |
| File upload | — | No |
| Calculations | Paid | — |
| Entries in admin | Yes | Yes |
| Spam protection | Yes | Yes |
| Free version | Yes | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Conditional field logic, Entries list in wp-admin, Form reports page, reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha and Turnstile modules, Payment module (Pro) ($) | Built-in MCP server for AI clients, Visual form styler, Form actions such as notifications after submit |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | Stripe ($) | Stripe, PayPal, Square |
| Mailchimp | — | |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA, Cloudflare Turnstile, hCaptcha | Google reCAPTCHA, StopForumSpam |
| Requires WordPress | 6.4 | 6.3 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
| External services | hooks.slack.com, challenges.cloudflare.com, www.google.com, js.hcaptcha.com, ipinfo.io, apip.cc, api.cleantalk.org, moderate.cleantalk.org, fluentform.com | app.squareup.com, sandbox.formidableforms.com, api.stopforumspam.org, feedback.strategy11.com |
| Blocks | 1 | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 2 | 3 |
| Custom tables | — | 2 |