Gravity Forms vs Kali Forms (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Kali Forms grades higher than Gravity Forms: 2.6 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Kali Forms grades higher on the free plan and features. They get the same grade on value for money, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Gravity Forms
WordPress form builder plugin sold as a yearly license
Kali Forms
WordPress form plugin with a free edition and tiered yearly licenses
Which one is for you
Pick Gravity Forms if
- Fits if you run WordPress and want form entries kept on your own site
- Works for agencies building forms across many client sites on the $259 Elite license
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you don't have a self-hosted WordPress site or a WordPress.com Business plan, since it's only a plugin
- Skip it if you want to try before paying, as there's no free version or trial, only an online demo
- Pricey if you need Stripe, PayPal or Zapier ($159 Pro) or surveys, quizzes, signatures and webhooks ($259 Elite)
- Tight if you have more than one site, as Basic covers 1 site and Pro 3
- Watch out: asking for a refund within the 30 days switches the license off at once
Pick Kali Forms if
- Fits if you run one or a few WordPress sites and want a yearly license
- Works for agencies, as Agency covers unlimited sites for $198 a year
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you do not use WordPress, as there is no hosted version
- Tight if you stay free, since logic, multi-page forms and payments are paid
- Pricey if you renew, because discounted first-year prices go back to full price
- Watch out: Stripe, user registration and signatures need the Business tier, $158 a year
- Watch out: a lifetime license is sold separately from $273 for one site
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAGravity FormsFair | 2.6GPAKali FormsGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BGraded against its alternatives. Basic is $59 a year for one site with unlimited forms and entries, a fraction of what hosted builders like Jotform or Typeform charge. Stripe and PayPal need Pro at $159 a year, and you need a WordPress site and hosting to run it on. | BStarter is $78 a year, about $6.50 a month, inside the forms category's cheaper quarter ($8.25). |
| Free plan and trial | FNothing free and no trial, just an online demo. There are refunds within 30 days, but asking for one switches the license off at once, and a refund isn't a trial anyway. | CA free edition on WordPress.org. The pricing page lists conditional logic, multi-page forms and payments as paid. |
| Features | C30+ field types, conditional logic, multi-page forms, calculations, payments and, on Elite, surveys, quizzes, polls and signatures. The gap is the listing's own: it only runs as a WordPress plugin, so without a WordPress site it does nothing. | BBuilder with templates, multi-page forms, conditional logic, calculator, payments and email marketing links. Nothing in the listing shows a gap. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. Fields are dragged into place inside WordPress, but first you need a self-hosted WordPress site or a WordPress.com Business plan, then the plugin and its add-ons installed, then each form built. | CNo rating on record. You build forms inside WordPress. |
| Platforms and integrations | BIt runs in the browser inside WordPress and connects to Stripe, PayPal, Square, Mailchimp, HubSpot, Salesforce, Zapier and Slack, with a REST API and 500+ hooks for developers. No desktop or phone app of its own. | BWordPress only, with eight listed integrations and add-ons. |
| Best for | forms on your own WordPress site | WordPress forms with a yearly license per site |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Gravity Forms and Kali Forms. How we grade
Price against what you get
Gravity Forms starts at $4.92 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Kali Forms starts at $6.50 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.7.
Kali Forms scores higher, and starts $1.58 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other form and survey tools on the chart, 3 score higher than Gravity Forms for less, and none scores higher than Kali Forms for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Kali Forms can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- Gravity Forms also covers surveys.
At a glance
| Gravity Forms | Kali Forms | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free plan |
| Starts at | $59 per year | $78 per year for 1 site, at the regular price |
| Free plan | None | A free edition is available on WordPress.org; the pricing page lists conditional logic, multi-page forms and payments in the paid licenses. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Rocketgenius Inc. | WPChill (Chill Media Labs S.R.L.) |
| Price read from | gravityforms.com | kaliforms.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Gravity Forms
- It runs only as a WordPress plugin, so you need a self-hosted WordPress site, or a WordPress.com Business plan with a custom domain.
- There is no free version and no trial; the vendor offers an online demo instead.
- Stripe, PayPal and Zapier need Pro, and surveys, quizzes, signatures, user registration and webhooks need the $259 Elite license.
- Refunds are given within 30 days of a payment, and requesting one deactivates the license immediately.
Kali Forms
- It runs only inside WordPress; there is no hosted or standalone version.
- Licenses cover one year of updates and support, and the page says discounted first-year prices renew at full price.
- Stripe, user registration and digital signature need the Business tier or above.
- A separate lifetime license is also sold, priced from $273 for 1 site.
Key features
Gravity Forms
- Drag-and-drop builder
- Build forms inside WordPress from 30+ field types, a template library and layouts of up to four columns per row, then embed them on any page.
- Conditional logic and multi-page forms
- Show or hide fields, sections and pages based on answers, split long forms into pages, and route notification emails by what was submitted.
- Calculations and payments
- Fields can be calculated from a formula. The Stripe, PayPal Checkout and Square add-ons, which handle subscriptions, need Pro; discount codes need Elite.
- Surveys, quizzes and polls
- Elite adds add-ons for surveys, graded quizzes, polls, signatures, partial entries from abandoned forms and conversational one-question-at-a-time forms.
- Entries stored on your own site
- Entries and uploaded files are saved to your WordPress database and server, with unlimited forms and entries, CSV export and tools for handling personal data and consent.
- REST API and hooks
- A REST API, 500+ actions and filters and an add-on framework let developers build their own integrations; the Webhooks add-on needs Elite.
Kali Forms
- Drag-and-drop builder with templates
- Build forms by dragging fields into place or start from a built-in form template.
- Multi-page forms and conditional logic
- Split forms across pages and show or hide fields based on earlier answers. Both are in the paid licenses.
- Form calculator
- Calculate totals from field values, useful for quotes and order forms.
- Payments
- PayPal is in every paid license. Stripe and extra e-commerce options start at the Business tier.
- Email marketing connections
- Send submissions to Mailchimp, MailerLite, ConvertKit, ActiveCampaign, GetResponse and several other newsletter services.
- Spam control and notifications
- Uses reCAPTCHA and Akismet against spam, and sends email notifications on submission.
Plans
Gravity Forms
Basic$59
per year
1 site, standard support, and the Basic add-ons for email marketing tools such as Mailchimp, HubSpot and ActiveCampaign, plus reCAPTCHA and Akismet.
Pro$159
per year
3 sites and standard support. Adds the Pro add-ons, including Stripe, PayPal Checkout, Square, Zapier, Slack, Dropbox and Trello.
Elite$259
per year
Unlimited sites, WordPress Multisite, priority support and every add-on, including surveys, quizzes, polls, signatures, user registration and webhooks.
Kali Forms
Starter$78
per year for 1 site, regular price
Advanced fields, conditional logic, multi-page forms, PayPal and email-marketing integrations, with 1 year of updates and regular support.
Freelancer$98
per year for 3 sites, regular price
Starter plus Google Analytics, webhooks and SMS notifications on 3 sites. Priority support is not listed for this tier.
Business$158
per year for 15 sites, regular price
Freelancer plus Stripe, extra e-commerce, user registration and digital signature, with 1 year of priority support.
Agency$198
per year for unlimited sites, regular price
Everything in Business plus the Google Sheets add-on, usable on up to 9,999 sites.
Ways to pay less
Gravity Forms
- Nonprofit
Nonprofit License at $129 a year
Registered nonprofits can apply for a $129-a-year license covering 3 sites with add-ons such as Stripe, PayPal, Survey and User Registration. It renews at the same price.
Kali Forms
- Other savings
Black Friday 2026 sale
The site advertises 65% off annual plans and 25% off lifetime licenses during its Black Friday 2026 sale, with a countdown to the end; renewals are at full price.
- Lifetime license
Lifetime licenses
One-time lifetime licenses are listed from $273 for 1 site up to $693 for unlimited sites, with unlimited updates and 3 years of support.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Gravity Forms or Kali Forms?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Gravity Forms is cheaper to start with: $4.92 a month when paid by the year, against $6.50 a month when paid by the year for Kali Forms. Gravity Forms starts at $59 per year, and Kali Forms starts at $78 per year for 1 site, at the regular price.
Which has a free plan, Gravity Forms or Kali Forms?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Kali Forms has a free plan. Gravity Forms does not.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.