Formidable Forms vs Forminator
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| Feature | Formidable Forms v7.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | Forminator v1.58.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 300,000+ | 600,000+ |
| Last updated | October 16, 2026 | October 14, 2026 |
| Editions | Formidable Forms · Formidable Pro ($) | Forminator · Forminator Pro ($) |
| Pros | 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 | Many form types, including polls and quizzes, in the free version; Stripe and PayPal payments included without Pro; Conditional logic, multi-step pages and uploads in the free version |
| Cons | 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 | E-signatures and Stripe subscriptions need Pro; Premium integrations need a WPMU DEV membership; Pro upgrade prompts appear in the admin |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | — |
| Features (Form plugins checklist) | ||
| Drag-and-drop builder | Yes | Yes |
| Conditional logic | No | Yes |
| Multi-step forms | No | Yes |
| Payments | Yes | Yes |
| File upload | No | Yes |
| Calculations | — | Yes |
| Entries in admin | Yes | Yes |
| Spam protection | Yes | Yes |
| Free version | Yes | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Built-in MCP server for AI clients, Visual form styler, Form actions such as notifications after submit | Polls with live results, Scored quizzes, Export of form entries, Abandoned form tracking, Form reports |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | Stripe, PayPal, Square | Stripe, PayPal |
| CRM | — | HubSpot ($) |
| Marketing | — | Mailchimp ($) |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA, StopForumSpam | Google reCAPTCHA, Akismet |
| Requires WordPress | 6.3 | 6.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
| External services | app.squareup.com, sandbox.formidableforms.com, api.stopforumspam.org, feedback.strategy11.com | wpmudev.com, slack.com, mandrillapp.com, api.telegram.org, maker.ifttt.com, api.sendgrid.com, www.googleapis.com, www.gstatic.com, cloud.google.com, iamcredentials.googleapis.com, iamcredentials.universe, cloudresourcemanager.universe, app.hubspot.com, fonts.bunny.net, api.stripe.com |
| Blocks | 1 | — |
| Shortcodes | 3 | — |
| Custom tables | 2 | — |