WPForms vs WPForms MailerLite
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| Feature | WPForms v2.0.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | WPForms MailerLite v1.3.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 5M+ | — |
| Last updated | October 22, 2026 | — |
| Editions | WPForms Lite · WPForms Pro ($) | WPForms MailerLite ($) |
| Pros | 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 | Subscribe, unsubscribe and delete actions per form; Map form fields to MailerLite fields; Choose MailerLite groups from the form builder |
| Cons | 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 | Needs a MailerLite account and an API connection; Updates need a WPForms licence key; Only covers MailerLite, not other email services |
| 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 | 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 | Subscribe a form submitter to MailerLite ($), Unsubscribe a contact from MailerLite on submit ($), Delete a MailerLite subscriber on submit ($), Map form fields to MailerLite fields ($), Connect a MailerLite account from WPForms settings ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | Stripe, PayPal Commerce | — |
| — | MailerLite ($) | |
| Plugins | — | WPForms ($) |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, Cloudflare Turnstile | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | — |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | 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 | connect.mailerlite.com, api.mailerlite.com |
| Blocks | 1 | — |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |