Forminator vs Quick PayPal Payments
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| Feature | Forminator v1.58.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | Quick PayPal Payments v6.0.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 600,000+ | 1,000+ |
| Last updated | October 14, 2026 | October 14, 2026 |
| Editions | Forminator · Forminator Pro ($) | Quick PayPal Payments · Quick PayPal Payments Pro (silver, gold or platinum plan) ($) |
| 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 | No developer or API keys needed; Unlimited forms in any PayPal currency; Shortcode, block and widget placement |
| Cons | E-signatures and Stripe subscriptions need Pro; Premium integrations need a WPMU DEV membership; Pro upgrade prompts appear in the admin | Postage, coupons and recurring payments need a paid plan; Tracks usage only if the admin opts in; Depends on PayPal's classic checkout endpoints |
| 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 | PayPal payment forms by shortcode, Payment report shortcode, Gutenberg block, Payment form widget, Redirect to PayPal checkout, Postage charges on forms ($), Coupon codes on forms ($), Donation forms with a set of amounts ($), Plan gating of form options ($), Premium licence detection ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | Stripe, PayPal | PayPal |
| CRM | HubSpot ($) | — |
| Marketing | Mailchimp ($) | — |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA, Akismet | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.4 | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
| 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.freemius.com, www.paypal.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | — | 3 |