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Comparison

Formio vs Ninja Forms

On the evidence we track, Ninja Forms leads this comparison with a composite score of 64/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Formio52
★Ninja Forms64
Score
vioscaleAI score
Formio52 / 100medium · 54%
Ninja Forms64 / 100medium · 57%
Pricing
Free tier
Formio✓
Ninja Forms✓
Model
Formiofreemium
Ninja Formsfreemium
Price level
Formiohigh
Ninja Formsmid
Starting price
Formio$300
Ninja Forms$59
Transparent
Formio✓
Ninja Forms✓
Integrations
Count
Formio10
Ninja Forms33
Security
Disclosure policy
Formio–
Ninja Forms✓
Fedramp
Formio✓
Ninja Forms–
Gdpr
Formio✓
Ninja Forms✓
Hipaa
Formio✓
Ninja Forms✓
Pci
Formio–
Ninja Forms✓
Trust center
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Formio7 items
Ninja Forms–

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for form builders. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Deployment model
FormioCloud managed saas
Ninja FormsWordpress plugin
Conditional branching logic
Formio✓
Ninja Forms✓
Multi page step form pagination
Formio✓
Ninja Forms✓
Stripe paypal payment collection
Formio-
Ninja Forms✓
Electronic signature capture
Formio✓
Ninja Forms✓
File upload and attachment storage
Formio✓
Ninja Forms✓
Conversational one question at a time UI
Formio-
Ninja Forms✓
Salesforce hubspot CRM sync
Formio-
Ninja Forms✓
Mailchimp activecampaign email sync
Formio-
Ninja Forms✓
Zapier make webhook routing
Formio✓
Ninja Forms✓
SOC2 type ii
Formio-
Ninja Forms-
ISO 27001
Formio-
Ninja Forms-
Pricing model
Formio-
Ninja FormsFlat subscription

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Formio

An enterprise form and API infrastructure platform designed for regulated teams, providing conditional workflows, role-based routing, self-hosted deployment, and integrated data handling with compliance controls.

Independently observed

Ninja Forms

Leader

A drag-and-drop form builder plugin for WordPress that starts simple and scales with advanced features through modular add-ons. It handles form creation, payments, CRM integration, email notifications, and data management without requiring coding.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Formio

from $300/moHybridFree tier30-day trial

From $300/month (SaaS) or $660/month (self-hosted API Server). 30-day free trial available. Configuration-based pricing with optional modules.

  • SaaS Free TrialFree
    • Unlimited forms
    • Unlimited resources
    • 1M form submissions/month
    • 25 PDF-First Forms
    • 1000 PDF submission downloads
    • +1 more
  • SaaS$300/month
    • Unlimited forms
    • Unlimited resources
    • 1M form submissions/month
    • 25 PDF-First Forms
    • 1000 PDF submission downloads
  • API Server$660/month
    • Unlimited API calls
    • Unlimited submissions
    • Advanced audit logging
    • Field-level encryption
    • Container security scanning
    • +2 more
  • Reporting UI Module$495/month per project
    • Advanced aggregation and reporting interface
    • Sort, filter, export across all forms and data
  • Multi-Tenanted Platform$495/month per 10-tenant bucket
    • 10 child projects
    • Separate forms and data per tenant
    • Full white-labeling
    • Per-tenant form builder customization
  • Enterprise Form Builder Module$2,640/year (5 licenses), $3,960/year (10 licenses), $5,280/year (20 licenses)
    • Customizable form building interface per tenant
    • Component pre-population with project data
    • Field component limiting and renaming
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Ninja Forms

Leader
from $59/yrSubscriptionFree tier

Free forever with optional paid plans from $59/year; 40% first-year discount

  • FreeFree
    • 28+ form fields
    • Multi-layer spam protection (Cloudflare Turnstile, reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha)
    • GDPR compliance tools
    • Unlimited email notifications
    • Pre-built form templates
    • +2 more
  • Core$59/year (was $99; 40% off first year)
    • Conditional Logic
    • File Uploads
    • Multi Step Forms
    • Layout & Styles
    • Conversational Forms
    • +2 more
  • Plus$119/year (was $199; 40% off first year)
    • Advanced Datepicker
    • Save Progress
    • User Management
    • Stripe, Authorize.net, Elavon payments
    • CRM: HubSpot, Salesforce, Zoho CRM
    • +2 more
  • Elite$299/year (was $499; 40% off first year)
    • All add-ons in library
    • Early access to future releases
    • Priority support
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Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Formio✓
Ninja Forms✓
Linux
Formio✓
Ninja Forms✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Formio✗
Ninja Forms✓
Self-hosted
Formio✓
Ninja Forms✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)
  • Webhooks

Formio

10 total - 9 not shared
  • SAML
  • OAuth
  • JWT
  • Email
  • PDF
  • E-Sign+
  • Claude/Anthropic MCP
  • Kubernetes
  • Docker Compose
Independently observed

Ninja Forms

Leader
33 total - 32 not shared
  • PayPal
  • Stripe
  • Authorize.net
  • Elavon
  • Google Pay
  • Apple Pay
  • Venmo
  • Recurly
  • HubSpot
  • Salesforce
  • Zoho CRM
  • Capsule CRM
  • CiviCRM
  • Insightly CRM
  • OnePageCRM
  • Pipeline CRM
  • Mailchimp
  • ActiveCampaign
  • AWeber
  • Campaign Monitor
  • CleverReach
  • Constant Contact
  • Kit
  • EmailOctopus
  • +8 more
Independently observed
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