Forminator vs WP Job Openings
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| Feature | Forminator v1.58.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | WP Job Openings v4.1.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 600,000+ | 30,000+ |
| Last updated | October 14, 2026 | October 14, 2026 |
| Editions | Forminator · Forminator Pro ($) | HireZoot · PRO Pack ($) · User Access Control ($) · Job Alerts ($) |
| 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 | Free core with job listings, careers page and application form; Shortcode, block and Elementor options for placing listings; Captcha choice for applications: reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha or Turnstile; Expiry handling and a daily email digest |
| Cons | E-signatures and Stripe subscriptions need Pro; Premium integrations need a WPMU DEV membership; Pro upgrade prompts appear in the admin | Form builder, job alerts and access control need paid add-ons; Applications are managed inside WordPress, with no separate applicant tracking system; Captcha and Akismet checks call third-party services |
| 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 | Job listings shortcode, Block editor job listings block, Elementor job listings widget, Built-in application form with captcha options, Job listing filters, Hourly expiry of old job listings, Daily email digest, Customizable notification emails, Recent jobs widget, Akismet spam check for applications |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | Stripe, PayPal | — |
| CRM | HubSpot ($) | — |
| Marketing | Mailchimp ($) | — |
| Plugins | — | Akismet, Polylang, WPML, Elementor |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA, Akismet | Google reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, Cloudflare Turnstile |
| Requires WordPress | 6.4 | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1.1 |
| 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 | www.google.com, challenges.cloudflare.com, hcaptcha.com, js.hcaptcha.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |