Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types vs WPForms
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| Feature | Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types v3.1.33 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.4/5 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 | 10,000+ | 5M+ |
| Last updated | September 17, 2026 | October 22, 2026 |
| Editions | Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types | WPForms Lite · WPForms Pro ($) |
| Pros | Maps form submissions to a chosen custom post type; Saves taxonomy terms from form fields; Shows term names in entry views and exports | 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 | Requires Gravity Forms and a minimum Gravity Forms version; Only maps to custom post types and taxonomies, not to other data; Shows an admin warning when Gravity Forms is missing or too old | 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 | Map form submissions to a custom post type, Save taxonomy terms from form fields after the post is created, Form setup hook for the chosen post type and taxonomies, Show term names in entry detail, list and export, Checks for Gravity Forms and a minimum version | 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 | Gravity Forms | — |
| Other | — | Google reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, Cloudflare Turnstile |
| Requires WordPress | 3.0.1 | 5.5 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.2 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | 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 | — | 1 |