Quform vs WS Form
Updated 5 Oct 2026. 36 features compared side by side.
Long-running premium drag-and-drop form builder sold on CodeCanyon for a one-off fee; solid core forms, logic and spam tools, few native integrations.
Developer-focused WordPress form builder with a free LITE edition and PRO tiers adding conditional logic, calculations and 60+ paid integrations.
Choose Quform if…
- You prefer the more widely used option
Choose WS Form if…
- You need Stripe payments and calculations
- You also want PayPal payments and recurring payments
- You want the more complete feature set (92/100 vs 55/100)
- You want to start with a free version
WS Form has 17 that Quform lacks, including Calculations, Repeater fields and Save and resume. Both include 17 of the 36 features we track. 1 feature is not yet verified for one or both plugins.
At a glance
Feature comparison
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Building6/1414/14
Drag-and-drop builder with 19 element types, groups and columns.
Drag-and-drop layout editor available in LITE.
Multi-page forms are built in.
LITE supports multiple tab forms with progress bars.
Conditional logic for showing fields and routing notifications.
Conditional logic is a PRO feature in all editions.
Not built in; vendor offers a custom JavaScript guide only.
Calculated fields included in every PRO edition.
Enhanced file uploads with progress bar.
File Upload field is marked PRO in the knowledge base.
No repeatable fields; docs suggest duplicating groups with logic.
Repeatable sections are listed as a PRO feature.
No form template library is described on the product pages.
Single-click templates in LITE; PRO advertises 100+ templates.
Not built in; a custom-code guide adds a save-for-later button.
Save Progress lets users return to unfinished forms.
No one-question-at-a-time mode.
Conversational forms are listed among PRO features.
Docs say signature is not built in; workaround uses a third-party script.
Signature field included in PRO's 65+ field types.
No quiz scoring features.
Quiz templates built with calculated fields and logic; no dedicated quiz module.
No survey or poll results tools.
Survey templates and rating fields; no dedicated poll results feature found.
11 themes plus style settings; deeper changes need custom CSS.
Built-in Styler in LITE for visual styling without CSS.
Paid Quform AI add-on with monthly credit packages.
PRO OpenAI add-on (paid, in Agency) generates forms from prompts with your API key.
Payments0/43/4
No native Stripe; vendor guide uses custom code and a helper plugin.
Stripe Elements add-on, about $29/yr; included with Agency.
No native PayPal; vendor guide redirects to PayPal via custom code.
PayPal Checkout add-on, about $29/yr; included with Freelance and Agency.
No Square support.
No Square integration listed among WS Form add-ons.
No subscription payments.
Stripe Elements add-on supports subscription transactions.
Entries & workflow3/77/7
Entries can be searched, labelled, edited and exported.
Submissions stored and viewable in admin with CSV export in LITE.
Unlimited notifications per form with conditional recipients.
LITE can send unlimited email notifications.
Only via the free Zapier add-on, which posts to a Zapier webhook URL.
Webhook action built into every PRO edition, not LITE.
No user registration action.
User Management add-on, about $29/yr; included with Agency.
Not built in; vendor guide creates posts via custom PHP filter.
Post Management add-on, about $29/yr; included with Agency.
No abandoned-form capture.
PRO can save partial submissions as In Progress via conditional logic.
No PDF generation from entries.
PDF add-on, about $29/yr; included with Agency.
Integrations2/55/5
Free official Mailchimp add-on.
Mailchimp add-on, about $19/yr; included with Freelance and Agency.
Free official Zapier add-on.
Zapier add-on, about $29/yr; included with Freelance and Agency.
No native HubSpot integration.
HubSpot add-on, about $39/yr; included with Agency.
No native Google Sheets integration.
Google Sheets add-on, about $29/yr; included with Agency.
No native Salesforce integration.
Salesforce add-on, about $39/yr; included with Agency.
Spam & compliance4/44/4
reCAPTCHA v2 checkbox, v2 invisible and v3.
Google reCAPTCHA supported in LITE.
Cloudflare Turnstile is a built-in captcha option.
Cloudflare Turnstile supported in LITE.
Honeypot spam protection built in.
Honeypot plus rate limiting and keyword/IP blocking in LITE.
Consent checkbox, option to not store entries, IP logging toggle, entry deletion.
LITE is GDPR-ready; PRO adds encryption and data export/erasure request actions.
Developer2/22/2
30+ documented PHP hooks such as quform_pre_process.
Documented action and filter hooks for developers.
Quform block inserts a form in the block editor.
Gutenberg block included in LITE.
Statuses: Yes Pro Add-on Partial 3rd-party No ?
Pricing compared
Quform Premium
| Regular License | $34 one-off, 1 site |
|---|---|
| Extended License | $169 one-off, 1 site |
WS Form Freemium
| Free | $0 |
|---|---|
| Personal | $59 per year, 1 site |
| Freelance | $149 per year, 5 sites |
| Agency | $249 per year, Unlimited |
Downloads trend
Quform
No WordPress.org download data (premium-only plugin).
WS Form
1,650 downloads last week
Verdict
WS Form scores higher on our feature checklist (92/100 against 55/100) and includes Stripe payments, calculations and PayPal payments that Quform does not. Only WS Form has a free version. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Biggest differences
Quform: not included. WS Form: via add-on. Stripe Elements add-on, about $29/yr; included with Agency.
Quform: not included. WS Form: paid version (Personal). Calculated fields included in every PRO edition.
Quform: not included. WS Form: via add-on. PayPal Checkout add-on, about $29/yr; included with Freelance and Agency.
Quform: not included. WS Form: via add-on. Stripe Elements add-on supports subscription transactions.
Quform: not included. WS Form: paid version (Personal). Repeatable sections are listed as a PRO feature.
Quform: not included. WS Form: paid version (Personal). Save Progress lets users return to unfinished forms.
Written from the feature, pricing and install data on this page, not from hands-on testing. How we compare.
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FAQ
Which is better, Quform or WS Form?
WS Form scores higher on our feature checklist (92/100 against 55/100) and includes Stripe payments, calculations and PayPal payments that Quform does not. Only WS Form has a free version. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Which has more features?
WS Form includes 35 of the 36 features we track, against 17 for Quform. Feature count is only part of the picture; check which of the differences matter to you.
Is Quform free?
Quform is premium only. Paid plans start at $34.
Is WS Form free?
WS Form has a free version on WordPress.org. Paid plans start at $59/yr.
Feature data last changed 5 Oct 2026. Spotted something wrong? Suggest an edit to Quform or WS Form. Some links are affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no cost to you; it never affects our data or rankings.