Formidable Forms review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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Good · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for WordPress forms that show entries as Views
Formidable Forms is a WordPress form builder that can also display collected entries on the page as Views. Prices are a first-year discount on $79 a year, and surveys, quizzes and signatures wait on Business at $399 a year.
Who Formidable Forms is for
- Fits if you want to show form entries back on a WordPress page
- Works for WordPress sites that take payments through forms
Who Formidable Forms is not for
- 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
Why Formidable Forms gets a 2.8
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for moneyBasic is $79 a year for one site, about $6.60 a month, but surveys, quizzes, signatures and PDFs sit on Business at $399 a year, about $33 a month.
- BFree plan and trialThe free plugin on WordPress.org builds forms from templates and takes Stripe and PayPal payments, with a transaction fee until you hold a Pro license.
- BFeaturesViews, payments, logic, calculations, multi-page forms and AI forms. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core work.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. You build forms inside the WordPress admin.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, inside WordPress, with Stripe, PayPal, Mailchimp, ActiveCampaign, Salesforce, HubSpot, WooCommerce and Authorize.net.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Formidable Forms's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Formidable Forms's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 50 of the 60 other form and survey tools we grade, and level with 8.
It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 43 of 60) and worst on ease of use (C, above 3).
Its paid plans start at $6.58 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $19.50 for the category: 5 of the 51 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 61 form and survey tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Formidable Forms’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 42 of 60, level with 12
- BFree plan and trialAbove 43 of 60, level with 12
- BFeaturesAbove 32 of 60, level with 24
- CEase of useAbove 3 of 60, level with 51
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 12 of 60, level with 48
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 53 form and survey tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Formidable Forms, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of Formidable Forms you could make: forms, surveys and templates. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 50 of the 60 other form and survey tools we grade. It costs $79 a year.
What you could make
- Forms, surveys and templates: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Databases with views, filters and links between them.
- It plugs into other products, Stripe, PayPal and Mailchimp among them.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Formidable Forms’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Formidable Forms?
Formidable Forms is a WordPress plugin for building forms, calculators, surveys and quizzes, and for showing submitted entries back on the site through its Views feature. A free edition is on WordPress.org, and the paid yearly plans differ in templates, payment fees, integrations and the number of sites.
Worth knowing
- 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.
Key features
- 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.
Formidable Forms pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Formidable Forms has a free plan, and paid plans start at $79 per year for 1 site, after a first year at $39.50.
- Starts at
- $79 per year for 1 site, after a first year at $39.50
- Free plan
- Free plugin on WordPress.org with form building, templates and Stripe and PayPal payments (a transaction fee applies without a Pro license).
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $79per 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 | $199per 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 | $399per 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 | $599per year for unlimited sites, full price after first year | Adds Salesforce, HubSpot, ActiveCampaign, WooCommerce, white labeling and multisite. First year $299.50. |
Read from formidableforms.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Formidable Forms before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Other savings50% 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.
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Common questions
Does Formidable Forms have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Formidable Forms is listed for Web.
Does Formidable Forms have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Formidable Forms is listed for Web.
Is Formidable Forms open source?
Formidable Forms is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.