Kadence Blocks Pro vs WPForms
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| Feature | Kadence Blocks Pro v2.8.8 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid 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 | — | 5M+ |
| Last updated | — | October 22, 2026 |
| Editions | Kadence Blocks Pro ($) | WPForms Lite · WPForms Pro ($) |
| Pros | Query loop and filter blocks for WooCommerce and posts; Advanced forms store entries and show analytics; Dynamic content works with ACF and WooCommerce fields | 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 | Needs the free Kadence Blocks plugin and a licence key; Sends the licence key in the query string for custom SVG lookups; Form actions call Brevo, ConvertKit and other services when configured | 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 | Query loop and filter blocks for posts and products ($), Stores advanced form submissions and lists them in admin ($), Advanced form analytics ($), Conditional form logic ($), Form actions that send submissions to email services and webhooks ($), Dynamic content from ACF, WooCommerce and other sources ($), Slider, modal, post grid and product carousel blocks ($), Custom SVG library fetched with the licence key ($), Licence activation through the StellarWP Uplink client ($) | Ready-made form templates, Stripe payment forms, PayPal payment forms, hCaptcha, reCAPTCHA and Turnstile spam challenges, Gutenberg block to insert a form, Entries page in the admin, AI form creation from a conversation |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | Stripe, PayPal Commerce |
| Brevo (Sendinblue) ($), ConvertKit ($) | — | |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce ($) | — |
| Plugins | Advanced Custom Fields ($) | — |
| Other | — | Google reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, Cloudflare Turnstile |
| Requires WordPress | 6.6 | 5.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.2 |
| Tested up to | 6.9 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | api.sendinblue.com, api.convertkit.com, api.brevo.com, patterns.startertemplatecloud.com | 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 | 29 | 1 |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |