Forminator vs MailerLite - Signup forms (official)
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| Feature | Forminator v1.58.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | MailerLite - Signup forms (official) v1.7.26 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 600,000+ | 100,000+ |
| Last updated | October 14, 2026 | June 26, 2026 |
| Editions | Forminator · Forminator Pro ($) | MailerLite - Signup forms |
| Pros | Many form types, including polls and quizzes, in the free version; Stripe and PayPal payments included without Pro; Conditional logic, multi-step pages and uploads in the free version | Embed MailerLite forms with a shortcode, block or widget; Popups and form styling set up in the MailerLite account; Free plugin for existing MailerLite users |
| Cons | E-signatures and Stripe subscriptions need Pro; Premium integrations need a WPMU DEV membership; Pro upgrade prompts appear in the admin | Needs a MailerLite account and API key; Popups and tracking load MailerLite's universal script on the front end; Forms and subscriber data live outside WordPress |
| Features (Form plugins checklist) | ||
| Drag-and-drop builder | Yes | — |
| Conditional logic | Yes | — |
| Multi-step forms | Yes | — |
| Payments | Yes | — |
| File upload | Yes | — |
| Calculations | Yes | — |
| Entries in admin | Yes | — |
| Spam protection | Yes | — |
| Free version | Yes | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Polls with live results, Scored quizzes, Export of form entries, Abandoned form tracking, Form reports | Sign-up form shortcode, Gutenberg sign-up form block, Sign-up form widget, Embedded webform editor linked to MailerLite forms, Popups and visitor tracking through MailerLite universal script |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | Stripe, PayPal | — |
| — | MailerLite | |
| CRM | HubSpot ($) | — |
| Marketing | Mailchimp ($) | — |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA, Akismet | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.4 | 3.0.1 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.2.5 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.8.2 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | 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 | api.mailerlite.com, connect.mailerlite.com, static.mailerlite.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |