Looking for the best WordPress form plugin in 2026 and beyond?

Every WordPress website needs forms, which is why there are so many form plugins out there.

To help you discover the top options for your website, we’ve curated the ten best WordPress form plugins in 2026.

For each plugin, we’ve highlighted key details, the features that make it unique, a hands-on look at how it lets you build forms, and how much you’ll need to pay to use it.

We’ll start with a quick list of tips to help you choose the right plugin and then we’ll get straight into the list…

How to choose the right form plugin for your situation

Before we get to the list, let’s quickly run through some of the most important factors to consider when choosing a form plugin for your site:

• The types of forms that you’re building – if you’re building basic contact forms, any plugin on this list can handle that. However, if you’re creating more advanced forms such as payment forms, event or user registration forms, content submission forms, calculators, etc., you should make sure the plugin can actually do a good job for those form types.
• Direct integrations with third-party services – if you absolutely know that there are some specific services that you need to integrate your forms with, try to look for direct integrations for those services when possible. While most form plugins now support integrations with automation platforms like Zapier, finding a direct integration can simplify your tech stack and save you money (if the alternative is paying for a premium Zapier plan).
• Third-party add-on availability – having a large number of third-party add-ons can give you a lot more flexibility for more custom implementations. Some plugins will basically limit you to functionality that comes from the developer, while others will offer hundreds of third-party add-ons to add more features and integrations.
• Full cost of ownership – if you’re going beyond free plugins, consider the full price that you’ll pay for a plugin over multiple years. Some form plugins will offer heavily discounted prices for the first year, but then double the price if you want to renew your license after the first year.
• Ease of use – while most plugins now offer drag-and-drop form builders, these builders are not all created equal. Don’t just look at creating the form, either. Also consider other details such as how you style your forms, how you manage form entries, etc.
• Developer track record – look for a plugin that’s built an established track record of success. You want to see continuous maintenance and improvement so that you can be confident the plugin will be around not just today, but also in the future.
• Customer support – if you use a free form plugin, you’ll usually get forum support at WordPress.org (if you even get support in the first place). For paid plugins, look into who is providing the support and what the support channels are. Ideally, you’ll get one-on-one expert support with a paid license.

Best WordPress form plugins 2026: Ten top options

Because we’re covering ten different plugins, we’re not going to try to list every single feature in every single plugin. These plugins have a lot of depth of functionality and most people don’t want to read a 20,000+ word post.

Instead, we’ll just summarize some key basics for each plugin, such as the types of forms that it can build, its integrations, and other key details.

We’ll also try to highlight some of the details that differentiate each form plugin from the others. All of these plugins handle the core functionality of building basic forms, so it’s more interesting to focus on what makes them unique rather than re-listing the same set of features for each plugin.

Finally, we’ll include a hands-on look at the form builder interface for each plugin to give you an idea of what it’s like to use the plugin.

1. Gravity Forms

Gravity Forms is a flexible WordPress form plugin that can build pretty much any type of web form, from basic contact forms to lead generation forms, payment forms, and more.

Launched back in 2009, Gravity Forms is one of the most well-established form plugins, with well over 15 years of active development.

It’s also one of the most extensible form plugins, with a robust library of third-party add-ons from both Gravity Forms Certified Developers and community developers.

Thanks to its core functionality, official add-ons and integrations, and third-party add-ons, you have a lot of flexibility for handling both simple and complex use cases.

While Gravity Forms only comes in a premium version, you can try all of the functionality for free by creating a free demo site.

Key details

• Types of forms – you can use Gravity Forms to build pretty much any type of form. This includes basic contact forms, lead generation forms, payment forms, calculators, registration forms, user-generated content submission forms, and more.
• Integrations with other services – Gravity Forms offers its own direct integrations for many popular services, including email marketing services, CRMs, payment processors, and more. It also supports Zapier and webhooks, which let you set up custom integrations with pretty much any service. Third-party add-ons can also add additional direct integrations.
• Third-party add-ons – Gravity Forms has one of the largest libraries of add-ons of any form plugin. This includes official add-ons that come from the Gravity Forms team, third-party add-ons from Certified Developers, and third-party community add-ons.

Form builder interface

Gravity Forms offers a visual, drag-and-drop form builder interface that makes it easy for any type of user to build forms.

Pricing

Gravity Forms is a premium form plugin with three general license tiers and a special nonprofit license for registered nonprofits:

• Basic – $59
• Pro – $159
• Elite – $259
• Nonprofit – $129 (which includes access to all add-ons)

There are no surprises with Gravity Forms’s pricing. While some other plugins can double in price if you want to renew your license after the first year, you can be confident that the price you see on the pricing page is what you’ll pay both now and at renewal.

Notable differentiators (positive and negative)

• Huge add-on library for features and integrations – because of the large add-on library, you have a level of flexibility for adding features and integrations that you won’t get with most other form plugins.
• Workflow automations with Gravity Flow – Gravity Flow (from the same developer) lets you build entire workflow automations triggered by your forms. This is a feature that’s typically only available in SaaS tools, as most native WordPress plugins don’t offer it.
• Improved email reliability with Gravity SMTP – the Elite and Nonprofit licenses include free access to the Gravity SMTP plugin, which can help you reliably send all of your site’s emails (including those all-important form notification emails).
• Expert support – because Gravity Forms is a paid plugin, every license gets you access to direct, expert support from the Gravity Forms team.
• No free version – whereas most of the other plugins on this list offer free versions, Gravity Forms only comes in a premium version. Here is more information about the Gravity Forms Basic license vs free form plugins.

2. WPForms

WPForms is a freemium WordPress form plugin owned by Awesome Motive. It’s been around for about a decade, having been originally launched back in 2016.

It’s one of the most popular form plugins, thanks in part to its quality as well as very efficient marketing from Awesome Motive. Many web hosts will also pre-install the WPForms plugin as part of their WordPress installer tools.

We have a post comparing WPForms vs Gravity Forms if you want to see more details.

Key details

• Types of forms – if you go with the premium version, WPForms can build pretty much any kind of WordPress form.
• Integrations with other services – WPForms offers around 20-30* built-in integrations for a number of popular services, including email marketing, CRMs, payment processors, and others. It also supports webhooks and automation platforms like Zapier for additional integrations.
• Third-party add-ons – there’s a small marketplace for third-party WPForms add-ons, but you’re largely limited to functionality that comes directly from the developer.

*While the WPForms integrations page lists “400+ integrations”, the vast majority of those integrations assume that you’re using an automation platform like Zapier.

Form builder interface

WPForms offers a visual, drag-and-drop form builder interface that’s easy for anyone to use.

Pricing

WPForms has a free version at WordPress.org that works for basic contact forms or other very simple forms.

For most other form types, you’ll need the premium version, which starts at $99 per year.

For WPForms, it’s important to pay attention to the difference between promotional vs regular pricing. The main prices that you see on the pricing page only apply to your first year of using the plugin.

If you want to renew your license after the first year, the price essentially doubles.

Here are the current regular and discounted prices:

• Basic – $99 ($49.50 first year only)
• Plus – $199 ($99.50 first year only)
• Pro – $399 ($149.50 first year only)
• Elite – $599 ($299.50 first year only)

While its first-year prices are competitive with other plugins, WPForms’s regular prices make it one of the most expensive form plugins.

Notable differentiators (positive and negative)

• Large template library – WPForms offers the largest template library of any form plugin, with over 2,100 pre-built templates.
• WPForms AI – you can use an AI chatbot to create forms. While some form plugins have started offering this feature, most don’t.
• Offline forms – users can enter data when offline and submit the form later when an internet connection is available.

3. Fluent Forms

Fluent Forms is a WordPress form plugin from WPManageNinja, the developer behind a number of Fluent-branded plugins, along with some others.

WPManageNinja launched the plugin back in 2018. While it is a bit “younger” than some other form plugins, it still has a pretty long track record of continuous development.

We have a post comparing Fluent Forms vs Gravity Forms if you want to see more details.

Key details

• Types of forms – with the premium version, Fluent Forms can build most types of WordPress forms, including payment and registration forms.
• Integrations with other services – Fluent Forms integrates with a decent number of third-party email marketing services, CRMs, and payment processors. It also supports webhooks and multiple automation platforms including Zapier.
• Third-party add-ons – there are a small number of third-party Fluent Forms add-ons, but you’re largely limited to features that come directly from the developer.

Form builder interface

Fluent Forms offers a visual, drag-and-drop interface.

Pricing

The core Fluent Forms plugin is available for free at WordPress.org, and then you can purchase the premium version to unlock additional functionality.

As with WPForms, Fluent Forms runs perpetual discounts that reduce the price for the first year, but you’ll need to pay the regular price to continue using the plugin after the first year. However, the price increase is not as steep.

Here are the typical prices:

• Single Site – $79 (~$63 first year only)
• Agency – $159 (~$127 first year only)
• Unlimited sites – $299 (~$239 first year only)

Fluent Forms also offers lifetime license options.

Notable differentiators (positive and negative)

• Full-featured premium versions – Fluent Forms gives you access to all of the premium functionality on each pricing tier – the only difference is how many active websites each license supports.
• Lifetime license – most form plugins only offer yearly licenses. The breakeven point is about 3.5 years.
• Inventory management for payment forms – you can specify stock quantity for items in payment forms, which most other form plugins don’t support.

4. Formidable Forms

Formidable Forms is a freemium form plugin that’s received investment from Awesome Motive, the same company behind WPForms. For this reason, you’ll see some similarities in how Formidable Forms is marketed and its pricing approach.

While it is easy enough for non-technical people to use, its differentiating features are mostly focused on more complex use cases.

We have a post comparing Formidable Forms vs Gravity Forms if you want to see more details.

Key details

• Types of forms – Formidable Forms can build pretty much any type of form and generally excels at more complex use cases.
• Integrations with other services – Formidable Forms offers direct integrations for email marketing services, CRMs, payment processors, and some others, along with supporting webhooks and Zapier.
• Third-party add-ons – you can find a few third-party add-ons for Formidable Forms, but you’ll mostly need to rely on features that come directly from the developer.

Form builder interface

Formidable Forms offers a visual, drag-and-drop form builder interface.

Pricing

Formidable Forms has a basic free version at WordPress.org, but most of its functionality requires the premium version.

For its premium version, Formidable Forms essentially uses the same pricing structure as WPForms. You can get a big discount on the first year price, but the price will basically double if you want to continue using the plugin after the first year.

• Basic – $79 ($39.50 first year only)
• Plus – $199 ($99.50 first year only)
• Business – $399 ($199.50 first year only)
• Elite – $599 ($299.50 first year only)

Notable differentiators (positive and negative)

• Built-in AI forms – you can get AI responses based on form fields as a built-in feature (though the AI models are powered by external services). Note – you only get a certain number of credits included with the plan. You’ll need to pay more if you need to exceed that usage.
• Built-in frontend “views” – Formidable includes a built-in tool to display form entries on the frontend. With something like Gravity Forms, you could accomplish this with a third-party add-on like GravityView. Many other plugins don’t even offer this functionality.
• Large template library – the plugin includes over 400 pre-built templates, which can save you time when setting up forms.

5. Ninja Forms

Launched in 2011, Ninja Forms is another well-established WordPress form plugin that has a free core version and then a number of premium extensions.

Unlike most other form plugins, Ninja Forms lets you pick and choose individual premium extensions to purchase (though you can also get bundles of multiple extensions).

The core plugin works fine for contact forms and other simple forms, while the premium extensions unlock additional use cases.

We have a post comparing Ninja Forms vs Gravity Forms if you want to see more details.

Key details

• Types of forms – with the premium extensions, Ninja Forms can handle most types of WordPress forms, including payment forms, lead gen forms, calculators, and more.
• Integrations with other services – Ninja Forms integrates with around 18 popular CRMs and email marketing services, as well as payment processors and some other services like Trello and Slack. It also supports webhooks and Zapier for additional integrations.
• Third-party add-ons – you can find a decent number of third-party add-ons for Ninja Forms. Not as many as Gravity Forms and Contact Form 7, but more than most other WordPress form plugins.

Form builder interface

Ninja Forms offers a full-screen drag-and-drop form builder interface.

Pricing

The core Ninja Forms plugin is available for free at WordPress.org.

To add more features and integrations, you can use premium extensions.

You can purchase these extensions individually or get a bundle that gives you access to multiple extensions for one price.

Purchasing individual add-ons can save you money in situations where you only need 1-2 premium features, but the bundles generally offer cheaper pricing if you need more than that.

For the bundles, Ninja Forms has recently started offering first-year discounted pricing like some other form plugins.

Here are the bundle prices:

• Plus – $99 ($59.40 first year only)
• Pro – $199 ($119.40 first year only)
• Elite – $499 ($299.40 first year only)

Notable differentiators (positive and negative)

• Individual extension pricing model – while Ninja Forms’s bundles offer the best price if you need multiple add-ons, being able to purchase individual extensions could save you money in certain situations.
• Strong free functionality – the core Ninja Forms plugin is more functional than many other free plugins, offering features like calculations and repeater fields for free.

6. SureForms

SureForms is a newer WordPress form plugin from Brainstorm Force, the same company behind the massively popular Astra theme.

Though it was only launched in 2024, it has quickly grown to be active on over 400,000 sites, thanks in part to the fact that it’s now the default form builder in Astra starter sites.

While it is the “youngest” form plugin on this list by a good margin, it is backed by a very established company in Brainstorm Force.

Key details

• Types of forms – SureForms works for pretty much any type of form, including payments, calculators, registration, content submission, and more.
• Integrations with other services – SureForms offers built-in integrations for 20+ services, along with support for Zapier, webhooks, and the developer’s OttoKit automation plugin.
• Third-party add-ons – there’s not really a marketplace for third-party SureForms extensions yet, so you’re largely limited to functionality that comes directly from the developer.

Form builder interface

The SureForms builder is based on the WordPress block editor, so it doesn’t feel quite as form-specific as some other form builders.

Pricing

The core SureForms plugin is available for free at WordPress.org.

To access additional functionality, SureForms offers multiple premium licenses, with the only differences between the licenses being the number of sites on which you can use the plugin.

Like some of the other plugins, SureForms runs perpetual discounts that can save you money on the first year, but will renew at full price. However, the price jump after the first year is quite minimal.

• Solo – $69 ($59 first year only)
• Team – $179 ($149 first year only)
• Agency – $249 ($229 first year only)

The plugin also offers a lifetime license for $999 (usually discounted to $649).

Notable differentiators (positive and negative)

• Full-featured premium versions – every license gives you access to all functionality. The only difference is how many WordPress sites the license supports.
• AI form creation – you can use AI to generate unique form designs.
• Form landing pages – SureForms can automatically publish forms as their own landing pages, which can save you time if you need to create a lot of unique forms that you share on social media or other locations.

7. Contact Form 7

Launched all the way back in 2007, Contact Form 7 is one of the oldest form plugins, which has also made it one of the most popular.

However, it also shows its age with an interface that feels quite dated in a world where it’s now common for form builders to offer visual, drag-and-drop interfaces.

The core plugin is intentionally quite simple. If you want to go beyond basic contact forms, you’ll almost certainly need to rely on Contact Form 7 extensions from third-party developers, which can have both pros and cons.

Key details

• Types of forms – while the core plugin only works for basic forms, you can create most other types of forms if you’re willing to use third-party extensions.
• Integrations with other services – the core plugin is quite limited, only integrating with Brevo and Constant Contact for emails, along with Stripe for very simple payments. However, you can add more integrations if you use third-party extensions (along with connecting to Zapier).
• Third-party add-ons – there’s a large library of free and paid third-party extensions. Like Gravity Forms, it has a notably larger extension marketplace than most other form plugins.

Form builder interface

Contact Form 7 is one of the few form plugins to not offer a visual, drag-and-drop form builder interface. This is one of the biggest drawbacks of the plugin, especially for non-technical users.

Instead, you’ll need to set up your forms using shortcodes and a basic text editor.

Pricing

The core Contact Form 7 is 100% free. However, you might need to pay for some third-party extensions, depending on your use case.

Notable differentiators (positive and negative)

• Relies on third-party extensions – the extent to which Contact Form 7 relies on third-party extensions for even basic functionality is unique. This has positives and negatives and is one of the most unique things about the plugin.
• Can do a lot for free (but more complex to achieve) – if you’re willing to put together a system with lots of third-party extensions, Contact Form 7 can be a cost-effective solution for more advanced use cases. However, there are trade-offs because you’ll be relying on a lot of different extensions from third-party developers.

8. Jetpack Forms

Jetpack Forms is a lightweight form builder that’s part of the Jetpack plugin. WordPress.com users get access to it by default, while self-hosted WordPress users can access it by installing the free Jetpack plugin.

Jetpack Forms is not quite as flexible as many of the other standalone form plugins on this list. However, if you’re primarily looking for a form builder plugin for contact and lead gen forms, it can be a good option if you’re also interested in the other functionality that Jetpack offers.

Key details

• Types of forms – Jetpack Forms can work for most types of forms that involve accepting data, such as contact forms, lead generation forms, event registration forms, etc. However, it’s not as flexible as other form plugins, lacking the ability to create advanced form types such as payments, complex calculators, frontend content submission, etc.
• Integrations with other services – Jetpack Forms has a small number of notable integrations for Google Sheets and Salesforce, but direct integrations are not the plugin’s strong point. If you need to integrate with a lot of third-party services, there are probably better options.
• Third-party add-ons – beyond a few anti-spam plugins, there isn’t really any third-party add-on library. You’re primarily limited to the built-in features in Jetpack Forms.

Form builder interface

Rather than offering a separate form builder interface, Jetpack Forms is built into the native WordPress block editor.

You can set up your forms using the parent Form block and child blocks for the different fields that you want to include in the form. As a result, it might not feel quite as intuitive as a dedicated form builder.

Pricing

While there are paid plans for the Jetpack plugin in general, the Jetpack Forms feature is free to use.

Notable differentiators (positive and negative)

• AI form creation – you can use the Jetpack AI Assistant to generate unique forms.
• Native block approach – you can build your forms from the default block editor, rather than working from a separate form builder interface.
• Not a standalone form plugin – Jetpack Forms is part of the broader Jetpack plugin. This could be a positive thing if you want to use the other features in Jetpack, or a negative thing if you don’t want to use any other Jetpack features.

9. Typeform

Typeform is not a native WordPress form plugin like the previous options on this list. Instead, it’s a hosted SaaS form builder tool.

However, it is easy to embed forms from Typeform on WordPress by using a simple JavaScript embed code, which you can add to the Custom HTML block in the WordPress editor.

Typeform is best known for its conversational form interface, which it was the originator of. However, many native WordPress form plugins now offer this interface, including Gravity Forms with its conversational forms feature.

Key details

• Types of forms – Typeform can create most types of web forms. However, it will not work for forms that need to directly integrate with WordPress, such as user registration forms.
• Integrations with other services – Typeform offers more direct integrations than most native WordPress form plugins, along with support for webhooks and automation platforms like Zapier.
• Third-party add-ons – because Typeform is a SaaS tool, it doesn’t really have a third-party app marketplace. However, if you have development knowledge, you can build custom integrations using Typeform’s API.

Form builder interface

Because Typeform uses a conversational interface, it doesn’t offer a drag-and-drop form builder like other plugins. Instead, setting up a form feels more like designing a slideshow.

Pricing

Typeform has a very limited free version that lets you create basic forms with a maximum of ten questions and ten responses per month.

For its paid plans, Typeform uses recurring SaaS-style billing. You can pay monthly or annually.

Here are the starting monthly prices at the time of this writing:

• Basic – $39 per month
• Plus – $79 per month
• Business – $129 per month

Notable differentiators (positive and negative)

• Conversational form interface – while this feature is no longer unique, it’s still one of the most distinctive parts of Typeform.
• SaaS form builder – Typeform is a SaaS rather than a truly native, self-hosted WordPress form plugin, which has both pros and cons.
• Strong automations – Typeform offers more powerful automations than most native form plugins. Gravity Forms + Gravity Flow is one of the few self-hosted solutions that can come close.
• Stricter limits – because Typeform is a SaaS tool, you’ll face stricter limits for details like how many form submissions you can receive per month or the number of users who can access Typeform’s backend.

10. Jotform

Like Typeform, Jotform is also a hosted SaaS form builder tool, rather than a native WordPress form plugin. However, it does offer a dedicated WordPress integration plugin to help you embed Jotform forms in WordPress.

Jotform can excel when it comes to more advanced use cases, such as automation-heavy workflows, HIPAA-compliant forms, etc.

For less complex forms, a native WordPress form plugin will probably end up being simpler and more affordable, though.

Key details

• Types of forms – Jotform can handle pretty much any type of web form, with the exception being WordPress-specific forms like user account registration forms.
• Integrations with other services – Jotform offers 100+ built-in integrations, along with support for webhooks and automation platforms like Zapier.
• Third-party add-ons – like Typeform, Jotform doesn’t have a third-party app marketplace. However, it does offer an API that lets developers build their own custom solutions.

Form builder interface

Jotform offers a visual form builder, however it can sometimes feel a bit dated and clunky (though this is a subjective conclusion).

Pricing

Jotform has a limited free plan that can be good for testing the interface. However, it only supports five forms and 100 total monthly form submissions, which might not be enough for many WordPress sites.

The premium plans use SaaS recurring billing, with options to pay monthly or annually.

Here are the prices with monthly billing at the time of this writing:

• Bronze – $39 per month
• Silver – $49 per month
• Gold – $129 per month

Notable differentiators (positive and negative)

• Workflow builders – Jotform excels when it comes to creating entire workflows that are triggered by form submissions. The only native WordPress plugin that can really come close is Gravity Forms with Gravity Flow.
• HIPAA forms – Jotform includes a built-in feature to create HIPAA-compliant forms, which can be helpful for medical history and medical consent forms.
• Stricter limits – because Jotform is a SaaS tool, you’ll face stricter limits when it comes to how many forms you can create, monthly submissions, storage, etc. Self-hosted form plugins are essentially unlimited.

Choose the best form plugin for your site

In the end, there’s no single “best WordPress form plugin” for every single website and every single use case.

For example, if you’re just creating a basic contact form and you don’t need to integrate with any other services, any plugin on this list can do that job. You might as well pick a free plugin to save money – just make sure it lets you store form submissions in your dashboard.

For more than basic contact forms, or if you want to keep and control your form submission data, you’ll probably want a premium form plugin. Here, we think that Gravity Forms makes a good starting point for a lot of webmasters. Gravity Forms…

• Is easy for anyone to use
• Includes essential core functionality
• Can build any type of form
• Offers tons of official and third-party add-ons, including unique functionality such as workflow automations with Gravity Flow

You can get started with the Basic license for just $59, or try all of the functionality by creating a free demo site.

When looking at other premium plugins, make sure to consider the full cost of ownership for the plugin.

A lot of form plugins have started offering discounted first-year pricing – sometimes 50%+ off the regular prices. However, whenever you see these prices, make sure to consider the fact that the license will usually renew at full price after the first year.