Forminator vs GiveWP
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| Feature | Forminator v1.58.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | GiveWP v4.19.0.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 600,000+ | 100,000+ |
| Last updated | October 14, 2026 | October 22, 2026 |
| Editions | Forminator · Forminator Pro ($) | Give - Donation Plugin · Give - Recurring Donations ($) |
| Pros | 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 | Donation forms and campaigns in the free core; Stripe and PayPal payment gateways included; Donor records, receipts and a donor export |
| Cons | E-signatures and Stripe subscriptions need Pro; Premium integrations need a WPMU DEV membership; Pro upgrade prompts appear in the admin | Recurring donations need a paid add-on; Many advanced features are split into separate paid add-ons; Large plugin with many admin screens to learn |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| Features (Form plugins checklist) | ||
| Drag-and-drop builder | Yes | — |
| Conditional logic | Yes | — |
| Multi-step forms | Yes | — |
| Payments | Yes | — |
| File upload | Yes | — |
| Calculations | Yes | — |
| Entries in admin | Yes | — |
| Spam protection | Yes | — |
| Free version | Yes | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Polls with live results, Scored quizzes, Export of form entries, Abandoned form tracking, Form reports | Donation forms, Visual form builder, Fundraising campaigns, Donor records and statistics, Donor dashboard for logged-in donors, Donor export, Donation spam filtering, Donation receipts, Recurring donations via the Give - Recurring Donations add-on ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | Stripe, PayPal | Stripe, PayPal |
| CRM | HubSpot ($) | — |
| Marketing | Mailchimp ($) | — |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA, Akismet | GiveWP add-on license server |
| Requires WordPress | 6.4 | 6.9 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
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| Blocks | — | 19 |
| Shortcodes | — | 19 |