Gravity Forms vs MetForm (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, MetForm 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
MetForm grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features, 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
MetForm
Elementor form builder plugin with a free edition
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 MetForm if
- Fits if your site is built in Elementor
- Works for agencies that want one price over unlimited sites at $199 a year
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you do not use Elementor, as it needs Elementor and WordPress
- Tight if you stay free, since logic, multi-step forms and payments are paid
- Watch out: payments, calculations and analytics need Professional, $101 a year
- Watch out: prices carry an 'Ends Soon' banner with no end date
- Watch out: Wpmet also sells an all-in-one bundle at $549 a year or $799 lifetime
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAGravity FormsFair | 2.6GPAMetFormGood | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | APersonal is $44 a year for one site, about $3.70 a month, under 60% of the forms category's cheaper quarter ($8.25). The page shows it as a discount. |
| 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. | CFree edition with templates and the Elementor form builder. Conditional logic, multi-step forms and payments are listed under paid plans. |
| 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. | CTemplates, multi-step forms, logic, calculations, payments, analytics and integrations. It needs Elementor, and the CRM and webhook integrations need Agency. |
| 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 in Elementor, 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 and Elementor only, with eight listed integrations. |
| Best for | forms on your own WordPress site | Elementor sites that need forms |
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 MetForm. 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. MetForm starts at $3.67 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and MetForm starts $1.25 a month lower. Of the other form and survey tools on the chart, 3 score higher than Gravity Forms for less, and 1 scores higher than MetForm 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
At a glance
| Gravity Forms | MetForm | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free plan |
| Starts at | $59 per year | $44 per year for 1 site, at the displayed discounted price |
| Free plan | None | Free edition on WordPress.org with form templates and the Elementor drag-and-drop form builder; conditional logic, multi-step forms and payments are listed under the paid plans. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Rocketgenius Inc. | Wpmet |
| Price read from | gravityforms.com | wpmet.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.
MetForm
- It needs Elementor and runs only inside WordPress; there is no hosted or standalone version.
- Prices on the pricing page are shown as discounts from a higher price with an 'Ends Soon' banner and no end date.
- Payments, calculation forms and analytics need Professional or above; CRM and webhook integrations need Agency.
- Wpmet also sells an all-in-one bundle of its plugins, priced at $549 a year or $799 lifetime.
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.
MetForm
- Elementor form builder
- Arrange form fields as Elementor widgets with drag and drop, and reuse custom field groups across forms.
- Form templates
- Ships with 40+ ready forms, including contact, booking, quiz, job application and order forms.
- Multi-step forms and conditional logic
- Split long forms into steps and show or hide fields from user input. The pricing page places both in the paid plans.
- Calculation forms and payments
- Professional adds calculated fields, PayPal and Stripe payments and digital signatures.
- Form analytics
- Professional adds form analytics to show how forms perform, labeled new on the pricing page.
- Integrations
- Sends submissions to Google Sheets, Mailchimp, Zapier, Slack, Zoho and other services depending on the plan.
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.
MetForm
Personal$44
per year for 1 site
Conditional logic, multi-step forms, confirmation email, Google Sheets and Mailchimp, with 1 year of support. Shown as a discount from $49.
Professional$101
per year for 5 sites
Personal plus form analytics, calculation forms, PayPal and Stripe payments and digital signatures. Shown as a discount from $119.
Agency$199
per year for unlimited sites
Professional plus Zoho and ActiveCampaign integrations and a REST webhook. Shown as a discount from $249.
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.
MetForm
- Lifetime license
Lifetime bundle
A lifetime all-in-one bundle of Wpmet plugins is listed at $799, shown as a discount from $4,901.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Gravity Forms or MetForm?
As of Nov 13, 2026, MetForm is cheaper to start with: $3.67 a month when paid by the year, against $4.92 a month when paid by the year for Gravity Forms. Gravity Forms starts at $59 per year, and MetForm starts at $44 per year for 1 site, at the displayed discounted price.
Which has a free plan, Gravity Forms or MetForm?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only MetForm 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.