WordPress plugin comparison
Fluent Forms vs Visual Form Builder
At a glance
- Fluent Forms has more active installs: 800K+, against 200+ for Visual Form Builder.
- On a typical day, Fluent Forms is downloaded about 13,972 times, Visual Form Builder about 4.
- Fluent Forms is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 809 reviews, against 4.0 from 4 reviews.
- Fluent Forms was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Jan 28, 2014 for Visual Form Builder.
- Fluent Forms is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.7.41 for Visual Form Builder.
- Visual Form Builder has been around longer: since 2013, against 2017 for Fluent Forms.
Line by line
Fluent Forms leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Fluent Forms |  Visual Form Builder |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #80 | #12,370 |
| Active installs | 800K+ | 200+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 676.1K | 72 |
| Rating | 4.8(809) | 4.0(4) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 3.7.41 |
| Search multiplier | ×3.54 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 7 days ago | 12 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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