Formidable Forms vs Leadfox
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| Feature | Formidable Forms v7.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | Leadfox v2.2.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 300,000+ | 200+ |
| Last updated | October 16, 2026 | January 20, 2026 |
| Editions | Formidable Forms · Formidable Pro ($) | Leadfox for WordPress |
| 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 | Adds the Leadfox tracking script without editing theme files; Pushes new subscribers and customers into a chosen list; Admin button to sync existing subscribers and customers |
| 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 | Requires a Leadfox account with an API key and secret; Loads the external tracking script on every front-end page; Sends contact details to a third-party service |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Built-in MCP server for AI clients, Visual form styler, Form actions such as notifications after submit | Leadfox tracking script added to every page, New subscriber and customer accounts sent to a Leadfox list, Manual sync of existing subscribers and customers, Choose the Leadfox list to receive contacts, Lifecycle event fired on the order-received page |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | Stripe, PayPal, Square | — |
| Marketing | — | Leadfox |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA, StopForumSpam | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.3 | 3.7 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.8.3 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | app.squareup.com, sandbox.formidableforms.com, api.stopforumspam.org, feedback.strategy11.com | — |
| Blocks | 1 | — |
| Shortcodes | 3 | — |
| Custom tables | 2 | — |