WP User Frontend vs WPForms
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| Feature | WP User Frontend v4.3.13 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.1/5 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 | 20,000+ | 5M+ |
| Last updated | October 1, 2026 | October 22, 2026 |
| Editions | WP User Frontend · WP User Frontend Pro ($) | WPForms Lite · WPForms Pro ($) |
| Pros | Front-end post, registration and profile forms; Form builder and file or image upload in the free version; Spam protection with reCAPTCHA or Turnstile | 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 | 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 | 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Features (Form plugins checklist) | ||
| Drag-and-drop builder | Yes | Yes |
| Conditional logic | Paid | Paid |
| Multi-step forms | Paid | Paid |
| Payments | — | Yes |
| File upload | Yes | Paid |
| Calculations | No | Paid |
| Entries in admin | — | Yes |
| Spam protection | Yes | Yes |
| Free version | Yes | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | 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 | 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 |
| Plugins | Elementor, Advanced Custom Fields | — |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA, Cloudflare Turnstile, OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini | Google reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, Cloudflare Turnstile |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 5.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.2 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
| External services | 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 | 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 13 | 1 |
| Custom tables | 2 | — |