Avada Core vs WPForms
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| Feature | Avada Core v5.11.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details | WPForms v2.0.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 5M+ |
| Last updated | — | October 22, 2026 |
| Editions | Avada Core ($) | WPForms Lite · WPForms Pro ($) |
| Pros | Portfolio, FAQ and slider content types; Contact form element with reCAPTCHA; Slider export and import tool | Free drag-and-drop builder with ready-made templates; Stripe and PayPal payment forms in the free version; Entries stored and viewable in the admin |
| Cons | Paid product from ThemeFusion; Built to work next to Avada Builder; Pulls language files from a GitHub repository | Conditional logic, multi-page forms and file uploads need Pro; Calculations need the paid Calculations add-on; Some fields and export options show upgrade prompts |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 2 |
| Features (Form plugins checklist) | ||
| Drag-and-drop builder | — | Yes |
| Conditional logic | — | Paid |
| Multi-step forms | — | Paid |
| Payments | — | Yes |
| File upload | — | Paid |
| Calculations | — | Paid |
| Entries in admin | — | Yes |
| Spam protection | — | Yes |
| Free version | — | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Portfolio content type and element ($), FAQ content type and element ($), Avada slider with export and import ($), Contact form with reCAPTCHA settings ($), Privacy policy element ($) | Ready-made form templates, Stripe payment forms, PayPal payment forms, hCaptcha, reCAPTCHA and Turnstile spam challenges, Gutenberg block to insert a form, Entries page in the admin, AI form creation from a conversation |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | Stripe, PayPal Commerce |
| Plugins | Polylang ($) | — |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA ($) | Google reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, Cloudflare Turnstile |
| Requires WordPress | 4.5 | 5.5 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.2 |
| Tested up to | — | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | raw.githubusercontent.com | wpformsapi.com, downloads.wordpress.org, wpformsliteconnect.com, staging.wpformsliteconnect.com, wpformsusage.com, api.wordpress.org, api.cc.email, connect.squareup.com, nominatim.openstreetmap.org, api.stripe.com, www.google.com, hcaptcha.com, challenges.cloudflare.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 5 | 1 |