Ninja Forms vs WPForms
Updated 5 Oct 2026. 36 features compared side by side.
Accessibility-focused WordPress form builder with a capable free core and a large catalogue of paid add-ons sold individually or in memberships.
Beginner-friendly drag-and-drop form builder from Awesome Motive with a free Lite plugin, 2,100+ templates and tiered Pro plans for payments and CRMs.
Choose Ninja Forms if…
- You want the lower entry price ($29/yr vs $99/yr)
Choose WPForms if…
- You need surveys and polls and Square payments
- You also want partial entries and Google Sheets
- You want the more complete feature set (100/100 vs 93/100)
- You prefer the more widely used option
WPForms has 4 that Ninja Forms lacks, including Surveys and polls, Square payments and Partial entries. Both include 32 of the 36 features we track.
At a glance
Feature comparison
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Ninja Forms WPFormsBuilding13/1414/14
Free drag-and-drop builder.
Visual drag-and-drop builder included in Lite.
Multi Step Forms add-on ($29) or Plus membership.
Page Break field for multi-page forms requires a paid licence.
Conditional Logic add-on ($49) or Plus membership.
Not available in Lite; included from the Basic plan.
Field and option values can be combined in formulas in the free core.
Calculations add-on requires a Pro licence or higher.
File Uploads add-on ($49) or Plus membership.
File Upload field is a paid feature from Basic.
Repeatable fieldset is part of the free core.
Repeater field is labelled a Basic feature.
Built-in starter templates; 100+ importable templates on the website.
2,100+ templates available; some use Pro-only fields.
Save Progress add-on ($29) or Pro membership.
Save and Resume add-on included from the Pro plan.
Conversational Forms add-on included from Plus.
Conversational Forms add-on included from the Pro plan.
Typed or drawn signature field added to core in 3.13.
Signatures add-on included from the Pro plan.
No quiz mode; calculations can score answers for simple quizzes.
Quiz addon requires a Pro licence or higher.
No dedicated survey or poll add-on listed.
Surveys and Polls add-on with Likert, NPS and reports from Pro.
Layout and Styles add-on ($49) or Plus membership.
Form themes and block-editor style controls opened to all users in 2025.
Prompt-to-form AI builder added in 3.15 via the WordPress Abilities API.
WPForms AI generates forms from prompts in Lite and Pro; daily rate limit.
Payments3/44/4
Stripe add-on ($29) or Pro membership.
Stripe in Lite with a 3% fee; fee removed on Pro and higher.
PayPal Checkout add-on ($29) or Plus membership.
PayPal Commerce available in Lite with a 3% platform fee.
No Square add-on in the official catalogue.
Square usable in Lite with a fee; Square Pro add-on (Pro plan) removes it.
Stripe add-on supports subscriptions; Recurly add-on is Elite-only.
Lite's Stripe integration supports subscription payments (3% fee).
Entries & workflow6/77/7
Search, filter, edit, resend and export submissions for free.
Lite only emails and backs up entries; dashboard entry management from Basic.
Unlimited email notifications to multiple recipients.
Customisable email notifications included in Lite.
Webhooks add-on ($49) is only bundled with Elite.
Webhooks addon requires the Elite licence.
User Management add-on ($29) or Pro membership.
User Registration add-on included from the Pro plan.
Front-End Posting add-on ($29) is only bundled with Elite.
Post Submissions add-on included from the Pro plan.
No abandoned-form capture in core or the add-on catalogue.
Form Abandonment add-on captures partial entries from Pro.
PDF Form Submission add-on ($49) is only bundled with Elite.
PDF addon requires a Pro licence or higher.
Integrations4/55/5
Mailchimp add-on ($29) or Plus membership.
Mailchimp addon requires a Plus licence or higher.
Zapier add-on ($29) or Pro membership.
Zapier addon requires a Pro licence or higher.
HubSpot add-on ($29) or Pro membership.
HubSpot addon requires the Elite licence.
No official add-on; third-party GSheetConnector plugin available.
Google Sheets addon requires a Pro licence or higher.
Salesforce CRM add-on ($29) or Pro membership.
Salesforce add-on is included only with Elite.
Spam & compliance4/44/4
reCAPTCHA v2 and v3 fields in core.
Google reCAPTCHA available in all versions including Lite.
Cloudflare Turnstile field added to core in 3.11.
Cloudflare Turnstile available in all versions including Lite.
Automatic honeypot plus Akismet support.
Built-in honeypot-based anti-spam token and minimum submit time in Lite.
Personal data export/erasure support and PII field flags.
GDPR Agreement field, cookie/IP disabling and no-store option for all users.
Developer2/22/2
Extensive actions/filters, WP-CLI and Abilities API support.
Large set of documented actions and filters in developer docs.
Gutenberg block for inserting forms.
WPForms Gutenberg block with style controls included in Lite.
Statuses: Yes Pro Add-on Partial 3rd-party No ?
Pricing compared
Ninja Forms Freemium
| Free | $0 |
|---|---|
| Plus | $99 per year, 3 sites |
| Pro | $199 per year, 20 sites |
| Elite | $499 per year, Unlimited |
| Single add-on | $29 per year, 1 site |
WPForms Freemium
| Free | $0 |
|---|---|
| Basic | $99 per year, 1 site |
| Plus | $199 per year, 3 sites |
| Pro | $399 per year, 5 sites |
| Elite | $599 per year, Unlimited |
Downloads trend
Ninja Forms
284,623 downloads last week
WPForms
2,559,633 downloads last week
Verdict
WPForms scores higher on our feature checklist (100/100 against 93/100) and includes surveys and polls, Square payments and partial entries that Ninja Forms does not. Paid plans start at $29/yr for Ninja Forms and $99/yr for WPForms. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Biggest differences
Ninja Forms: not included. WPForms: paid version (Pro). Surveys and Polls add-on with Likert, NPS and reports from Pro.
Ninja Forms: not included. WPForms: included. Square usable in Lite with a fee; Square Pro add-on (Pro plan) removes it.
Ninja Forms: not included. WPForms: paid version (Pro). Form Abandonment add-on captures partial entries from Pro.
Ninja Forms: third-party. WPForms: paid version (Pro). Google Sheets addon requires a Pro licence or higher.
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FAQ
Which is better, Ninja Forms or WPForms?
WPForms scores higher on our feature checklist (100/100 against 93/100) and includes surveys and polls, Square payments and partial entries that Ninja Forms does not. Paid plans start at $29/yr for Ninja Forms and $99/yr for WPForms. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Which has more features?
WPForms includes 36 of the 36 features we track, against 32 for Ninja Forms. Feature count is only part of the picture; check which of the differences matter to you.
Is Ninja Forms free?
Ninja Forms has a free version on WordPress.org. Paid plans start at $29/yr.
Is WPForms free?
WPForms has a free version on WordPress.org. Paid plans start at $99/yr.
Feature data last changed 5 Oct 2026. Spotted something wrong? Suggest an edit to Ninja Forms or WPForms. Some links are affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no cost to you; it never affects our data or rankings.