Formidable Forms vs RSForm!Pro (2026): which should you pick?

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

Pick RSForm!Pro if

• Fits if your site runs on Joomla and you want form logic
• Works for people who accept a yearly subscription for updates

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you do not use Joomla, as there is no other version
• Watch out: after a subscription ends it keeps working, but updates, downloads and support stop
• Watch out: a single-site subscription covers one domain, changeable up to 3 times
• Watch out: prices are in euros, and the product page shows only a 'from' figure

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.

RSForm!Pro

• It runs only inside Joomla (listed for Joomla 3 to 6); there is no hosted or standalone version.
• Prices are shown in euros. The site shows only a 'from' price on the product page.
• After a subscription expires the component keeps working, but updates, downloads and support stop.
• Support covers one domain per single-site subscription, and the domain can be changed up to 3 times.

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.

RSForm!Pro

Drag-and-drop grid

Arrange fields on a grid, with layouts for Responsive, Pico CSS, Bootstrap 2 to 5, UIkit 2 and 3 and Zurb Foundation.

Conditional fields and multi-page forms

Show or hide fields based on input, and split long forms into several pages with dynamic content.

Calculation forms

A calculation component works out totals and other values from the fields in a form.

Emails and submissions

Unlimited emails can be configured per form, and submissions can be mapped to another database.

Multi-language support

Forms can be translated for multilingual Joomla sites.

CAPTCHA and calendar

Supports CAPTCHA and reCAPTCHA, and a pop-up calendar with time selection.

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.

RSForm!Pro

• RSForm!Pro€29.99

  entry price in euros; billing period and sites not shown

  The product page shows only a 'from' price. Its FAQ describes 12-month single-site and multi-site subscriptions.

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.

RSForm!Pro

No public discounts listed.