Forminator vs Zigaform
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| Feature | Forminator v1.58.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | Zigaform v7.7.18 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 3.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 600,000+ | 80+ |
| Last updated | October 14, 2026 | August 25, 2026 |
| Editions | Forminator · Forminator Pro ($) | ZigaForm Form Builder Lite · ZigaForm Pro ($) |
| 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 | Drag-and-drop builder with a live skin customiser; Wizard forms and stored entries in the admin; Free reCAPTCHA spam protection |
| Cons | E-signatures and Stripe subscriptions need Pro; Premium integrations need a WPMU DEV membership; Pro upgrade prompts appear in the admin | Conditional logic, entry export and form duplication are Pro-only; No payment gateway in the Lite code; Remote reCAPTCHA check needs an external Google service |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 2 |
| Features (Form plugins checklist) | ||
| Drag-and-drop builder | Yes | Yes |
| Conditional logic | Yes | Paid |
| Multi-step forms | Yes | Yes |
| Payments | Yes | No |
| File upload | Yes | Yes |
| Calculations | Yes | No |
| Entries in admin | Yes | Yes |
| Spam protection | Yes | Yes |
| Free version | Yes | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Polls with live results, Scored quizzes, Export of form entries, Abandoned form tracking, Form reports | Skin customiser with live preview, Wizard forms, Entries stored in the database and managed in the admin, Export of records marked Pro-only ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | Stripe, PayPal | — |
| CRM | HubSpot ($) | — |
| Marketing | Mailchimp ($) | — |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA, Akismet | Google reCAPTCHA, Google Fonts |
| Requires WordPress | 6.4 | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.9 |
| 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 | www.google.com, www.googleapis.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | — | 7 |