The Formidable Forms Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Formidable Forms in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Formidable Forms
The Insider’s Guide
WordPress form builder that also displays entries as Views
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among form and survey tools, read from Formidable Forms’s own pages.
Made by Strategy11, LLC · checked Nov 12, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Formidable Forms’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Formidable Forms’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.8
GPA, above 50 of the 60 other form and survey tools we grade
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.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Formidable Forms, taken from its own pages and our grades.
You build forms inside the WordPress admin.
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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.
- 2
Paid plans start at $6.58 a month when paid by the year
As its pricing page puts it: $79 per year for 1 site, after a first year at $39.50.
- 3
There is a free plan
Free plugin on WordPress.org with form building, templates and Stripe and PayPal payments (a transaction fee applies without a Pro license).
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
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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.
- 6
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.
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Logic, calculations and multi-page forms
Conditional logic, calculations, repeaters, file uploads and multi-page forms are on the paid plans, starting with Basic.
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A 2.8 GPA, above 50 of 60
That is against the other form and survey tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
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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.
Formidable Forms at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $79 per year for 1 site, after a first year at $39.50
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Strategy11, LLC
- Category
- Forms & Surveys
- Our grade
- 2.8 GPA, good
The report card
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.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B | Basic 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. |
| Free plan and trial | B | The 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. |
| Features | B | Views, payments, logic, calculations, multi-page forms and AI forms. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core work. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record. You build forms inside the WordPress admin. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web only, inside WordPress, with Stripe, PayPal, Mailchimp, ActiveCampaign, Salesforce, HubSpot, WooCommerce and Authorize.net. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
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 it 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
Good to know
Good for
- WordPress sites that need entries shown back as directories or listings
- Calculators and quote forms with conditional logic
- Agencies that want white labeling and unlimited sites on Elite
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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$6.58
A month to start, paid by the year. There is a free plan too
Formidable Forms has a free plan. Paid plans start at $79 per year for 1 site, after a first year at $39.50.
Basic
$79
per 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
$199
per 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
$399
per 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
$599
per year for unlimited sites, full price after first year
Adds Salesforce, HubSpot, ActiveCampaign, WooCommerce, white labeling and multisite. First year $299.50.
The free plan
Free plugin on WordPress.org with form building, templates and Stripe and PayPal payments (a transaction fee applies without a Pro license).
Read from formidableforms.com on Nov 12, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Other savings
50% 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.
Stated on formidableforms.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
WordPress form builder that also displays entries as Views. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, databases, templates, forms, surveys.
Views, payments, logic, calculations, multi-page forms and AI forms.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Stripe
- PayPal
- Mailchimp
- ActiveCampaign
- Salesforce
- HubSpot
- WooCommerce
- Authorize.net
Formidable Forms is made by Strategy11, LLC.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
50/60
Other form and survey tools it is graded above
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
- BFree plan and trialAbove 43 of 60
- BFeaturesAbove 32 of 60
- CEase of useAbove 3 of 60
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 12 of 60
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 53 form and survey tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Formidable Forms is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
WPForms, Gravity Forms, Ninja Forms, Fluent Forms and Jotform
The 5 tools Formidable Forms is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.6GPA
WPForms
Free plan · from $49.50/yr
Drag-and-drop form builder plugin for WordPress sites.
- Formidable Forms also covers databases.
- WPForms also covers workflow automation.
- 2.0GPA
Gravity Forms
From $59/yr
WordPress form builder plugin sold as a yearly license.
- Formidable Forms has a free plan. Gravity Forms does not.
- Formidable Forms also covers databases.
- 2.6GPA
Ninja Forms
Free plan · from $99/yr
WordPress form builder with a free core and paid add-ons.
- Ninja Forms is open source, according to its own site.
- Formidable Forms also covers databases and surveys.
- Ninja Forms also covers workflow automation.
- 2.8GPA
Fluent Forms
Free plan · from $79/yr
WordPress form plugin with annual and lifetime licenses.
- Formidable Forms also covers databases.
- Fluent Forms also covers workflow automation.
- 3.0GPA
Jotform
Free plan · from $34/mo
No-code form builder with payments, e-signatures and workflows.
- Only Jotform lists iOS and Android apps.
- Formidable Forms also covers databases and surveys.
- Jotform also covers workflow automation, AI agents and app builder.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Formidable Forms free?
Formidable Forms has a free plan. Free plugin on WordPress.org with form building, templates and Stripe and PayPal payments (a transaction fee applies without a Pro license).
How much does Formidable Forms cost?
Formidable Forms lists 4 plans. Basic: $79 per year for 1 site, full price after first year.
What platforms does Formidable Forms work on?
Formidable Forms is available on Web.
Does Formidable Forms offer any discounts?
Formidable Forms publicly lists the following: 50% off the first year of any paid plan.
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.
What does Formidable Forms integrate with?
Formidable Forms's listing names Stripe, PayPal, Mailchimp, ActiveCampaign, Salesforce, HubSpot, WooCommerce and Authorize.net.
Who makes Formidable Forms?
Formidable Forms is made by Strategy11, LLC.
What are the alternatives to Formidable Forms?
The closest alternatives to Formidable Forms in our directory are WPForms, Gravity Forms, Ninja Forms, Fluent Forms and Jotform.
How does Formidable Forms compare with other form and survey tools?
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.
Is Formidable Forms good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Formidable Forms B for value for money. 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.
Could I make my own version of Formidable Forms?
The plain part of Formidable Forms you could make: forms, surveys and templates.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Formidable Forms’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 12, 2026. 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.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Strategy11, LLC. Prices change, so check formidableforms.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
5,038
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
5,038
tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Formidable Forms, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/formidable-forms
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Prices and grades as they are today
Quoting this guide?
Please name ToolGPA and link to the live page, so readers can check the figures for themselves:
ToolGPA, "Formidable Forms: The Insider's Guide", checked Nov 12, 2026. https://toolgpa.com/tools/formidable-forms
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Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Formidable Forms’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Formidable Forms is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Strategy11, LLC. Prices and plans change: check formidableforms.com before you buy.