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

Pick Everest Forms if

• Fits if you already run a WordPress site
• Works for agencies that need unlimited sites on one licence

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you don't use WordPress, as it runs only inside it
• Watch out: paid plans renew yearly and lifetime licences cost more up front
• Watch out: priority and chat support start on Plus at $89 a year
• Watch out: the yearly prices are shown as discounts from higher list prices with no end date

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

Everest Forms

• It runs only inside WordPress.
• Paid plans renew yearly; lifetime licenses exist at a higher one-time price.
• Priority and chat support start on the Plus plan.
• The yearly prices are shown as discounts from higher list prices with no end date given.

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.

Everest Forms

AI form builder

Describe a form in plain words and it builds the fields, logic and layout.

Drag-and-drop builder

35+ field types, a style customizer, popup forms and Gutenberg block, shortcode or embed-button placement.

Multi-step and conversational forms

Break long forms into steps or show one question at a time.

Payments and quizzes

Stripe and PayPal payment forms, quizzes, surveys and polls.

Entries and exports

Entries are stored in your WordPress database, with search, filters, edits and CSV export.

Email marketing and spam protection

Connects to services such as Mailchimp and ActiveCampaign, and offers reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, Cloudflare Turnstile and Akismet.

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.

Everest Forms

• Free$0

  The WordPress.org edition, installed on your own site.

• Personal$49

  per year for 1 site

  All features and addons, plugin updates and standard support; the page shows it crossed out from $69.

• Plus$89

  per year for 5 sites

  All features and addons with priority and chat support; the page shows it crossed out from $149.

• Agency$199

  per year for unlimited sites

  All features and addons with priority and chat support; the page shows it crossed out from $299.

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.

Everest Forms

• Lifetime license

  Lifetime licenses

  The pricing page's Lifetime tab sells Personal for $199 (1 site), Plus for $399 (5 sites) and Agency for $799 (unlimited sites), each a one-time payment.

• Other savings

  14-day money-back guarantee

  The pricing page says all plans carry a 14-day money-back guarantee with a full refund.

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.