Gravity Forms vs RSForm!Pro (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Gravity Forms grades higher than RSForm!Pro: 2.0 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Gravity Forms grades higher on platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, features and ease of use.
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
RSForm!Pro
Joomla form builder with calculations and conditional fields
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 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
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAGravity FormsFair | 1.8GPARSForm!ProWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | BThe page shows EUR 29.99 'from', and its FAQ describes 12-month subscriptions. The billing period is not shown on the price, so we hold it at B. |
| 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. | FNo free version or trial is listed, only a demo. |
| 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. | CGrid builder, conditional fields, multi-page forms, calculations, multi-language and CAPTCHA. Nothing here is a bigger gap than being Joomla only. |
| 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 Joomla. |
| 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. | CJoomla only (3 to 6), with two listed integrations. |
| Best for | forms on your own WordPress site | Joomla sites that need a form builder |
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 RSForm!Pro. How we grade
Where they differ
- RSForm!Pro is open source, according to its own site.
- Gravity Forms also covers templates and surveys.
At a glance
| Gravity Forms | RSForm!Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | $59 per year | €29.99, the entry price shown; billing period and site count not shown |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Rocketgenius Inc. | RSJoomla! |
| Price read from | gravityforms.com | rsjoomla.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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
RSForm!Pro
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Gravity Forms or RSForm!Pro?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Gravity Forms starts at $59 per year, and RSForm!Pro starts at €29.99, the entry price shown; billing period and site count not shown.
Which has a free plan, Gravity Forms or RSForm!Pro?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Gravity Forms nor RSForm!Pro has a free plan.
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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.