Opinion Stage vs WPForms
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| Feature | Opinion Stage v19.12.8 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 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 | 6,000+ | 5M+ |
| Last updated | September 11, 2026 | October 22, 2026 |
| Editions | Quiz Maker, Poll Maker & Survey Maker by Opinion Stage | WPForms Lite · WPForms Pro ($) |
| Pros | Polls, surveys, quizzes and personality tests from one plugin; Shortcode, block and editor button placement; Optional fly-out widget across the site | 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 an Opinion Stage account and external service; Content and lead data live on the vendor service; Front-end scripts load from the vendor server | 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 | 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 | socialpoll shortcode to embed polls and quizzes, os-widget shortcode for surveys and widgets, Gutenberg blocks for poll, survey, trivia and personality, Site-wide fly-out widget (optional), Connect the site to an Opinion Stage account, Editor button that opens the content picker | 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 |
| Other | Opinion Stage service, Google Fonts | Google reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, Cloudflare Turnstile |
| Requires WordPress | 5.6 | 5.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.2 |
| Tested up to | 7.0 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | www.opinionstage.com, fonts.googleapis.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 | 4 | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 2 | 1 |