Jetpack vs WP User Frontend
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| Feature | Jetpack v16.3.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.7/5 Visit Details | WP User Frontend v4.3.13 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.1/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 3M+ | 20,000+ |
| Last updated | October 12, 2026 | October 1, 2026 |
| Editions | Jetpack · Jetpack paid plans ($) | WP User Frontend · WP User Frontend Pro ($) |
| 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 | Front-end post, registration and profile forms; Form builder and file or image upload in the free version; Spam protection with reCAPTCHA or Turnstile |
| 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 | Conditional logic and multi-step forms are Pro only; AI form generator needs your own provider API key; Pro upgrade prompts appear in the free admin |
| Mentioned in our posts | 7 | 1 |
| Features (Form plugins checklist) | ||
| Drag-and-drop builder | Yes | Yes |
| Conditional logic | Yes | Paid |
| Multi-step forms | Paid | Paid |
| Payments | No | — |
| File upload | Yes | Yes |
| Calculations | No | No |
| Entries in admin | Yes | — |
| Spam protection | Yes | Yes |
| Free version | Yes | 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 ($), Secure sign-on through WordPress.com | Front-end post and page submission form shortcode, Front-end registration form, Front-end profile editing, Front-end user dashboard, User directory listing, AI form generator using your own provider key |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal ($) | — |
| MailPoet | — | |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | — | Elementor, Advanced Custom Fields |
| Other | Akismet, WordPress.com | Google reCAPTCHA, Cloudflare Turnstile, OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini |
| Requires WordPress | 7.0 | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Yes | Only if you agree |
| 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 | www.google.com, icanhazip.com, api-m.sandbox.paypal.com, api-m.paypal.com, wedevs.com, challenges.cloudflare.com, api.openai.com, api.anthropic.com, raw.githubusercontent.com |
| Blocks | 60 | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 60 | 13 |
| Custom tables | 1 | 2 |