GetSiteControl vs Jetpack
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| Feature | GetSiteControl v3.0.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.1/5 Visit Details | Jetpack v16.3.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1,000+ | 3M+ |
| Last updated | December 19, 2025 | October 12, 2026 |
| Editions | Getsitecontrol popups | Jetpack · Jetpack paid plans ($) |
| Pros | Connects the site to the vendor dashboard with a sign-in flow; Adds the vendor's popup and form script without editing theme files; Small plugin with few settings in WordPress | Many modules in one plugin, each switched on separately; Brute-force protection and an image CDN without extra services; Contact form with Akismet spam checks and entries kept in admin |
| Cons | Popup content and subscriber data live on the vendor's cloud service; Needs an account on the external dashboard to be useful; Front-end behaviour depends on the vendor's remote script | Needs a WordPress.com connection to work fully; Usage tracking runs once the site is connected, with no separate toggle found; Paid plans gate some features, such as multi-step forms |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 7 |
| Features (Form plugins checklist) | ||
| Drag-and-drop builder | — | Yes |
| Conditional logic | — | Yes |
| Multi-step forms | — | Paid |
| Payments | — | No |
| File upload | — | Yes |
| Calculations | — | No |
| Entries in admin | — | Yes |
| Spam protection | — | Yes |
| Free version | — | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Loads the vendor popup and form script on the front end, Sign in or sign up to the vendor dashboard from wp-admin, Choose which dashboard site this WordPress site is linked to, Disconnect the site by clearing the stored API key | Site stats dashboard, Brute force login protection, Photon image CDN, Social sharing buttons, Related posts, Newsletter and blog subscriptions, XML sitemaps, VideoPress video hosting ($), Secure sign-on through WordPress.com |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | PayPal ($) |
| — | MailPoet | |
| Marketing | Getsitecontrol dashboard | — |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Other | — | Akismet, WordPress.com |
| Requires WordPress | 3.0.1 | 7.0 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.8 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Yes |
| External services | dash.getsitecontrol.com | jetpack.wordpress.com, api.bruteprotect.com, public-api.wordpress.com, www.sandbox.paypal.com, www.paypal.com, api-m.sandbox.paypal.com, api.paypal.com, v0.wordpress.com, videopress.com, widgets.wp.com, pixel.wp.com, subscribe.wordpress.com |
| Blocks | — | 60 |
| Shortcodes | — | 60 |
| Custom tables | — | 1 |