Ninja Forms review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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Ninja Forms report card
Good · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for a free WordPress form core with paid add-ons
Ninja Forms is a WordPress form builder with a free core and paid add-ons. Plus is $99 a year for 3 sites, but payments, CRM and automation connections need Pro or Elite, and licenses renew at full price.
Who Ninja Forms is for
- Fits if you run WordPress and want to start free and add only what you need
- Works for agencies that manage 3, 20 or unlimited sites
Who Ninja Forms is not for
- Skip it if you don't use WordPress, as there is no hosted version
- Watch out: the first-year discount is for the first year only, and licenses auto-renew at full price
- Tight if you want payments or CRM links on Plus, because they need Pro at $199 a year
- Watch out: add-ons have no demo or trial, only a 14-day money-back guarantee
Why Ninja Forms gets a 2.6
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for moneyPlus is $99 a year for 3 sites, about $8.25 a month, but payments and CRM connections sit on Pro at $199 a year.
- BFree plan and trialThe core plugin is free with unlimited submissions, spam protection and 28+ fields, though add-ons cost extra.
- CFeaturesConditional logic, multi-step forms, payment gateways and email add-ons exist, but payments, CRM and automation are gated to higher plans.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. You build each form inside the WordPress admin.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, inside WordPress, with PayPal, Stripe, Mailchimp, ActiveCampaign, HubSpot, Salesforce, Zapier and Slack.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Ninja 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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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/ninja-forms#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/ninja-forms.svg" alt="Ninja Forms: 2.6 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Ninja Forms stands among form and survey tools
Ninja Forms's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 41 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 features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $8.25 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $19.50 for the category: 9 of the 51 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 4 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 61 form and survey tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Ninja 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
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 60, level with 31
- 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 Ninja Forms, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Ninja Forms you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.6 is higher than 41 of the 60 other form and survey tools we grade. It costs $99 a year. Ninja Forms is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself.
What you could make
- Forms and templates: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
What this rests on. Ninja 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 Ninja Forms?
Ninja Forms is a WordPress form plugin whose core builder is free and open source. Paid yearly plans bundle add-ons for conditional logic, file uploads, email marketing, payment gateways, CRMs and automation, and each plan covers a set number of sites.
Worth knowing
- It runs only inside WordPress; there is no hosted version.
- The first-year discount is for the first year only; licenses renew at full price each year unless cancelled.
- Add-ons have no demo or trial, though each purchase has a 14-day money-back guarantee.
- Payments, CRM and automation connections need Pro or Elite.
Key features
- Free open-source core
- The plugin on WordPress.org is the complete free form builder, with unlimited forms and submissions and 28+ form fields.
- Add-on based plans
- Plus, Pro and Elite bundle add-ons; buyers on lower plans can add others at 20% or 40% off the list price.
- Conditional logic and multi-step forms
- Conditional Logic, File Uploads, Multi Step Forms, Layout and Styles and Conversational Forms come with the Plus plan.
- Payment gateways
- PayPal is included from Plus, and Stripe, Authorize.net and Elavon from Pro.
- CRM and automation connections
- Pro lists HubSpot, Salesforce and Zoho CRM, plus Zapier, Slack and Trello add-ons.
- Email marketing add-ons
- Plus lists ActiveCampaign, AWeber, Campaign Monitor, Constant Contact, Mailchimp, MailPoet and other email service add-ons.
Ninja Forms pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Ninja Forms has a free plan, and paid plans start at $99 per year for 3 sites, after a first year at $59.40.
- Starts at
- $99 per year for 3 sites, after a first year at $59.40
- Free plan
- Core plugin is free: unlimited submissions, spam protection and 28+ form fields; add-ons are optional.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Core | $0 | Free plugin with unlimited submissions, spam protection, submission restrictions and free support. |
| Plus | $99per year for 3 sites | 16 add-ons: conditional logic, file uploads, multi-step forms, PayPal, email marketing. First year $59.40. |
| Pro | $199per year for 20 sites | 28 add-ons, adding Stripe, Authorize.net, CRMs, Zapier and Slack. First year $119.40. |
| Elite | $499per year for unlimited sites | Every add-on, including future releases, with priority support. First year $299.40. |
Read from ninjaforms.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Ninja Forms before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Other savings40% off the first year of a paid plan
A first-time discount takes 40% off the first year: Plus $59.40, Pro $119.40, Elite $299.40. The subscription then renews at full price.
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Common questions
Does Ninja Forms have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Ninja Forms is listed for Web.
Does Ninja Forms have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Ninja Forms is listed for Web.
Is Ninja Forms open source?
Yes. Ninja Forms is open source, according to its own site.
Does Ninja Forms have an API?
Yes. Ninja Forms offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.