Forminator vs Pipe Video Recorder
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| Feature | Forminator v1.58.2 · 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 | 600,000+ | — |
| Last updated | October 14, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Forminator · Forminator Pro ($) | Pipe Video Recorder |
| Pros | Many form types, including polls and quizzes, in the free version; Stripe and PayPal payments included without Pro; Conditional logic, multi-step pages and uploads in the free version | Visitors record video from the browser with a shortcode; Playback shortcode for recorded videos; Recorded videos listed in the admin |
| Cons | E-signatures and Stripe subscriptions need Pro; Premium integrations need a WPMU DEV membership; Pro upgrade prompts appear in the admin | Needs an AddPipe account, which is a paid service; Readme last tested to WordPress 4.9; Video files are hosted outside the site |
| Features (Form plugins checklist) | ||
| Drag-and-drop builder | Yes | — |
| Conditional logic | Yes | — |
| Multi-step forms | Yes | — |
| Payments | Yes | — |
| File upload | Yes | — |
| Calculations | Yes | — |
| Entries in admin | Yes | — |
| Spam protection | Yes | — |
| Free version | Yes | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Polls with live results, Scored quizzes, Export of form entries, Abandoned form tracking, Form reports | Video recorder shortcode, Video playback shortcode, Recorded videos list in the admin, Webhook that receives finished videos, Shortcode generator in the admin, Video length and quality settings, Own tables for video records and shortcodes |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | Stripe, PayPal | — |
| CRM | HubSpot ($) | — |
| Marketing | Mailchimp ($) | — |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA, Akismet | AddPipe ($) |
| 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 | 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 | s1.addpipe.com |
| Shortcodes | — | 2 |
| Custom tables | — | 2 |