Gravity Forms vs weForms (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, weForms grades higher than Gravity Forms: 2.2 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
Gravity Forms grades higher on value for money and platforms. weForms grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on 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
From $59/yr
weForms
WordPress contact form plugin with a free edition and Pro plans
Free plan
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 weForms if
- Fits if you already run WordPress and want a basic contact form at no cost
- Works for event sign-ups that cap the number of entries
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if your site is not on WordPress, because it has no other home
- Watch out: the Pro plan prices aren't on any page we could read, so you can't budget for upgrades
- Tight if you need conditional logic, multi-step forms or webhooks, all of which are Pro
- Watch out: the plugin now sits under the BoldGrid account and the old weDevs page no longer lists it, so check who maintains it
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAGravity FormsFair | 2.2GPAweFormsFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | CThe free edition costs nothing, but it needs a WordPress site to run on, and the four Pro plans (Personal, Business, Professional, Developer) show no price on any page we could read. |
| 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. | BUnlimited forms, the builder, templates, entry management, email notifications, reCAPTCHA and CSV export are all in the free edition. You hit the wall at conditional logic, multi-step forms and webhooks. |
| 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. | CForms, templates, entries and email alerts are covered. The listing shows gaps: conditional logic, multi-step forms and webhooks are Pro, and the old weDevs page no longer lists the product. |
| 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 store rating on record. You install a plugin, then build each form and set up its emails and spam checks yourself. |
| 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. | CRuns only inside WordPress. Mailchimp, Stripe, PayPal, Zapier, Google Sheets and Slack connect, but there is no app and no use outside a WordPress site. |
| Best for | forms on your own WordPress site | contact forms on a WordPress 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 weForms. How we grade
Where they differ
- Gravity Forms also covers surveys.
- weForms also covers workflow automation and no-code.
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At a glance
| Gravity Forms | weForms | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free plan |
| Starts at | $59 per year | Not published |
| Free plan | None | Free edition on WordPress.org: unlimited forms, drag-and-drop builder, live preview, templates, entry management, email notifications, reCAPTCHA and CSV export. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Rocketgenius Inc. | BoldGrid |
| Price read from | gravityforms.com | Not confirmed |
| 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.
weForms
- It runs only inside WordPress.
- Pro plan names are Personal, Business, Professional and Developer, but their prices were not on a page we could read.
- The old weDevs product page now redirects to a products list that no longer includes weForms.
- Conditional logic, multi-step forms and webhooks are listed under the paid Pro plans.
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.
weForms
- Drag-and-drop builder
- Build forms with more than 20 field types, columns, custom CSS and a live preview.
- Templates
- Predefined templates for registration, application, payment, reservation, poll and feedback forms.
- Entry management
- View entries in the WordPress dashboard, limit entries per form, set start and expiry times, and export submissions.
- Email and spam handling
- Multiple email notifications per form, plus reCAPTCHA and Human Presence anti-spam.
- Pro features
- Pro plans list advanced fields, conditional logic, multi-step forms, webhooks and a country list field.
- Integrations
- Modules and integrations for Mailchimp, AWeber, Stripe, PayPal, Zapier, Google Sheets, Slack, Salesforce and HubSpot.
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.
weForms
Pricing could not be confirmed. See wordpress.org.
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.
weForms
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Gravity Forms or weForms?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Gravity Forms starts at $59 per year, and weForms has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Gravity Forms or weForms?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only weForms 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.