Jetpack vs MailerLite - Signup forms (official)
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| Feature | Jetpack v16.3.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.7/5 Visit Details | MailerLite - Signup forms (official) v1.7.26 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 3M+ | 100,000+ |
| Last updated | October 12, 2026 | June 26, 2026 |
| Editions | Jetpack · Jetpack paid plans ($) | MailerLite - Signup forms |
| Pros | Many modules in one plugin, each switched on separately; Brute-force protection and an image CDN without extra services; Contact form with Akismet spam checks and entries kept in admin | Embed MailerLite forms with a shortcode, block or widget; Popups and form styling set up in the MailerLite account; Free plugin for existing MailerLite users |
| Cons | Needs a WordPress.com connection to work fully; Usage tracking runs once the site is connected, with no separate toggle found; Paid plans gate some features, such as multi-step forms | Needs a MailerLite account and API key; Popups and tracking load MailerLite's universal script on the front end; Forms and subscriber data live outside WordPress |
| Mentioned in our posts | 7 | — |
| Features (Form plugins checklist) | ||
| Drag-and-drop builder | Yes | — |
| Conditional logic | Yes | — |
| Multi-step forms | Paid | — |
| Payments | No | — |
| File upload | Yes | — |
| Calculations | No | — |
| Entries in admin | Yes | — |
| Spam protection | Yes | — |
| Free version | Yes | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Site stats dashboard, Brute force login protection, Photon image CDN, Social sharing buttons, Related posts, Newsletter and blog subscriptions, XML sitemaps, VideoPress video hosting ($), Secure sign-on through WordPress.com | Sign-up form shortcode, Gutenberg sign-up form block, Sign-up form widget, Embedded webform editor linked to MailerLite forms, Popups and visitor tracking through MailerLite universal script |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal ($) | — |
| MailPoet | MailerLite | |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Other | Akismet, WordPress.com | — |
| Requires WordPress | 7.0 | 3.0.1 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.2.5 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.8.2 |
| Phones home | Yes | No |
| External services | 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 | api.mailerlite.com, connect.mailerlite.com, static.mailerlite.com |
| Blocks | 60 | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 60 | 1 |
| Custom tables | 1 | — |