WordPress plugin comparison
ChiliForms vs Formidable Forms
At a glance
- Formidable Forms has more active installs: 300K+, against 10+ for ChiliForms.
- On a typical day, Formidable Forms is downloaded about 2,800 times, ChiliForms about 2.
- ChiliForms is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 1,389 reviews.
- Formidable Forms was updated more recently: Oct 16, 2026, against Dec 3, 2016 for ChiliForms.
- Formidable Forms is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.6.30 for ChiliForms.
- Formidable Forms has been around longer: since 2009, against 2016 for ChiliForms.
Line by line
Formidable Forms leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  ChiliForms |  Formidable Forms |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #40,514 | #176 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 300K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 27 | 219.4K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.8(1.4K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 4.6.30 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.76 |
| Last release | 10 years ago | 23 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.0 |
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