Fluent Forms vs Pipe Video Recorder
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| Feature | Fluent Forms v6.2.16 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | Pipe Video Recorder v1.5.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 800,000+ | — |
| Last updated | October 16, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Fluent Forms · Fluent Forms Pro ($) | Pipe Video Recorder |
| Pros | Conditional fields in the free version; reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha and Turnstile spam protection; Entries and reports kept in wp-admin | Visitors record video from the browser with a shortcode; Playback shortcode for recorded videos; Recorded videos listed in the admin |
| Cons | Payments need the Pro add-on; Calculation fields are shown as Pro features; Tracking is an opt-in notice on first use | Needs an AddPipe account, which is a paid service; Readme last tested to WordPress 4.9; Video files are hosted outside the site |
| Features (Form plugins checklist) | ||
| Conditional logic | Yes | — |
| Payments | Paid | — |
| Calculations | Paid | — |
| Entries in admin | Yes | — |
| Spam protection | Yes | — |
| Free version | Yes | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Conditional field logic, Entries list in wp-admin, Form reports page, reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha and Turnstile modules, Payment module (Pro) ($) | Video recorder shortcode, Video playback shortcode, Recorded videos list in the admin, Webhook that receives finished videos, Shortcode generator in the admin, Video length and quality settings, Own tables for video records and shortcodes |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | Stripe ($) | — |
| Mailchimp | — | |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA, Cloudflare Turnstile, hCaptcha | AddPipe ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 6.4 | 3.1 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 4.9 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| 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 | s1.addpipe.com |
| Blocks | 1 | — |
| Shortcodes | 2 | 2 |
| Custom tables | — | 2 |