Forminator vs Thrive Leads
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| Feature | Forminator v1.58.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | Thrive Leads v10.8.9.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 600,000+ | — |
| Last updated | October 14, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Forminator · Forminator Pro ($) | Thrive Leads ($) |
| 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 | Opt-in forms, popups and lightbox templates for lead capture; Connects to many email marketing and automation services; Stores captured leads in the plugin's own database |
| Cons | E-signatures and Stripe subscriptions need Pro; Premium integrations need a WPMU DEV membership; Pro upgrade prompts appear in the admin | Commercial product that needs a paid Thrive licence; Licence check depends on the vendor server being reachable; Large plugin with many dashboards and connections to configure |
| 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 | Lead form block ($), Lead storage in the plugin database ($), Email marketing auto-responder connections ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | Stripe, PayPal | — |
| — | AWeber ($), ConvertKit ($), GetResponse ($), Constant Contact ($), Brevo (Sendinblue) ($) | |
| CRM | HubSpot ($) | — |
| Marketing | Mailchimp ($) | — |
| E-commerce | — | SendOwl ($) |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA, Akismet | Thrive licence server ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 6.4 | — |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 8.1 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | — |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
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| Shortcodes | — | 7 |