Formio vs WPForms
On the evidence we track, WPForms leads this comparison with a composite score of 70/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for form builders. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
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.
WPForms
LeaderA WordPress plugin that enables visual form creation and automatically syncs form submissions with hundreds of business applications including CRM platforms, email marketing tools, and payment processors.
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/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
WPForms
LeaderFrom $49.50/year with free tier. All paid plans include 14-day money-back guarantee.
- Elite$299.50/year (normally $599)
- Salesforce CRM integration
- Airtable integration
- HubSpot CRM integration
- Pipedrive CRM integration
- Webhooks API
- +2 more
- Premium$199.50/year (normally $399)
- Stripe payment integration
- Square payment integration
- PayPal payment integration
- Mercado Pago payment integration
- Recurring subscription payments
- +10 more
- Priority Support$99.50/year (normally $199)
- Distraction-free form landing pages
- Lead forms to reduce abandonment
- Partial entry capture and recovery
- Automated user account creation
- Priority support
- Standard Support$49.50/year (normally $99)
- Form submissions and entry management
- Form analytics and field-level insights
- Spam prevention and CAPTCHA
- GDPR compliance tools
- CCPA compliance tools
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
Formio
- SAML
- OAuth
- JWT
- Webhooks
- E-Sign+
- Claude/Anthropic MCP
- Kubernetes
- Docker Compose
WPForms
Leader- Salesforce
- Airtable
- HubSpot
- Pipedrive
- Stripe
- Square
- PayPal
- Mercado Pago
- Authorize.net
- Google Sheets
- Google Calendar
- Dropbox
- SendGrid
- Campaign Monitor
- Slack
- Notion
- Twilio
- Zapier
- Make
- n8n
- ActiveCampaign
- Google Drive
- Klaviyo
- Mailchimp
- +10 more
Formio or WPForms: which one depends on you
A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.
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