Bit Form vs Formidable Forms (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Bit Form if

• Fits if you run WordPress and want a free form plugin with logic and multi-step
• Works for agencies, as Agency is $79 a year for unlimited sites

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you do not use WordPress, as there is no hosted version
• Watch out: the pricing page shows each plan as a discount from a crossed-out price with a countdown
• Watch out: annual plans cover 1 year of support and updates, then you renew
• Watch out: Bit Apps also sells a $1,249 lifetime bundle of six products

Pick Formidable Forms if

• Fits if you want to show form entries back on a WordPress page
• Works for WordPress sites that take payments through forms

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you don't run WordPress, as there is no hosted version
• Watch out: the first-year price is a discount and renewals are at full price
• Pricey if you need surveys, quizzes or signatures, since they start on Business at $399 a year
• Watch out: if your license lapses you lose support, updates and editing of premium fields already used

Bit Form

• It runs only inside WordPress; there is no hosted or standalone version.
• The pricing page shows each plan as a discount from a crossed-out price and carries a countdown, so the figures may change.
• Annual plans cover 1 year of support and updates; lifetime plans cover support and updates for life.
• Bit Apps also sells a separate lifetime bundle of six of its products for $1249.

Formidable Forms

• It runs only inside WordPress and has no hosted version.
• Introductory prices are for the first year; the vendor says renewals are at full price.
• Surveys, quizzes, signatures and PDFs need the Business plan at $399 a year.
• A license that lapses loses support, updates and the ability to edit premium fields already used in forms.

Bit Form

Drag-and-drop builder

Build responsive forms with 50+ field types, form templates and a custom style editor.

Multi-step and conversational forms

Multi-step forms and conditional logic are in the free edition; conversational forms and landing pages are in the paid plans.

Calculations and payments

Paid plans list advanced calculation, a currency field and payment integrations for order and booking forms.

PDF and email output

Sends email notifications and can attach PDFs or generate a PDF from a submission in the paid plans.

Entries and front-end CRUD

Paid plans list partial form submission, analytics and front-end create, read, update and delete of entries.

Integrations and webhooks

Connects to other services through integrations and webhooks, and offers an API plus action hooks for developers.

Formidable Forms

Views of entries

Views show stored entries on the site as grids, tables, calendars or timelines, so a form can feed a directory or listing page. They start at the Plus plan.

Payment forms

Stripe and PayPal one-time and recurring payments, with ACH, Klarna and others through Stripe. A 3% fee applies on Basic and Plus and is removed on Business.

Logic, calculations and multi-page forms

Conditional logic, calculations, repeaters, file uploads and multi-page forms are on the paid plans, starting with Basic.

Surveys, quizzes and signatures

The Business plan adds survey fields such as NPS and Likert, scored quizzes, digital signatures and PDF generation.

AI forms

An AI form builder creates forms from a description. Paid plans include a monthly AI request allowance, from 1,000 on Business to 3,000 on Elite.

Integrations

Email marketing starts at Plus, and CRM connections such as Salesforce and HubSpot are on Elite.

Bit Form

• Starter (Annual)$25

  per year for 1 site

  All features for 1 site with 1 year of support and updates. Shown as 35% off a crossed-out $39.

• Agency (Annual)$79

  per year for unlimited sites

  All features on unlimited sites with 1 year of support and updates. Shown as 40% off a crossed-out $132.

• Starter (Lifetime)$99

  one-time, for 1 site

  All features for 1 site with lifetime support and updates. Shown as 25% off a crossed-out $132.

• Agency (Lifetime)$169

  one-time, for unlimited sites

  All features on unlimited sites with lifetime support and updates. Shown as 74% off a crossed-out $665.

Formidable Forms

• Basic$79

  per year for 1 site, full price after first year

  100+ templates, file uploads, multi-page forms, repeaters, conditional logic and calculations. First year $39.50.

• Plus$199

  per year for 3 sites, full price after first year

  Adds Views (grid, table, calendar), Mailchimp, AWeber and ConvertKit connections and graphs. First year $99.50.

• Business$399

  per year for 7 sites, full price after first year

  Adds surveys, quizzes, digital signatures, forms to PDF, user registration and no payment fee. First year $199.50.

• Elite$599

  per year for unlimited sites, full price after first year

  Adds Salesforce, HubSpot, ActiveCampaign, WooCommerce, white labeling and multisite. First year $299.50.

Bit Form

• Lifetime license

  Lifetime licenses

  Lifetime Starter is $99 and Lifetime Agency is $169, paid once, as shown on the pricing page.

Formidable Forms

• Other savings

  50% off the first year of any paid plan

  Introductory pricing shown on the pricing page takes 50% off the first year: Basic $39.50, Plus $99.50, Business $199.50, Elite $299.50. Renewals are at full price.