Jetpack vs Thrive Leads
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| Feature | Jetpack v16.3.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.7/5 Visit Details | Thrive Leads v10.8.9.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 3M+ | — |
| Last updated | October 12, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Jetpack · Jetpack paid plans ($) | Thrive Leads ($) |
| 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 | Opt-in forms, popups and lightbox templates for lead capture; Connects to many email marketing and automation services; Stores captured leads in the plugin's own database |
| 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 | Commercial product that needs a paid Thrive licence; Licence check depends on the vendor server being reachable; Large plugin with many dashboards and connections to configure |
| Mentioned in our posts | 7 | 1 |
| 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 ($), Secure sign-on through WordPress.com | Lead form block ($), Lead storage in the plugin database ($), Email marketing auto-responder connections ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal ($) | — |
| MailPoet | AWeber ($), ConvertKit ($), GetResponse ($), Constant Contact ($), Brevo (Sendinblue) ($) | |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | SendOwl ($) |
| Other | Akismet, WordPress.com | Thrive licence server ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 7.0 | — |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 8.1 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | — |
| 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 | thrivethemes.com, api.pinterest.com, clients6.google.com, api.getresponse.com, api2.getresponse.com, api.constantcontact.com, api.hubapi.com, api.ontraport.com, api.sendfox.com, console.sendlayer.com, api.convertkit.com, api.getgo.com, api.madmimi.com, webinarjam.genndi.com, app.webinarjam.com, api.webinarjam.com, api.postmarkapp.com, api.mailerlite.com, connect.mailerlite.com, api.dropboxapi.com, content.dropboxapi.com, api.aweber.com, auth.aweber.com, www.sendowl.com, thrivethemesapi.com, service-api.thrivethemes.com, graph.facebook.com, www.googleapis.com, landingpages.thrivethemes.com |
| Blocks | 60 | — |
| Shortcodes | 60 | 7 |
| Custom tables | 1 | — |