WordPress plugin comparison
Formidable Forms vs Formsite
At a glance
- Formidable Forms has more active installs: 300K+, against 800+ for Formsite.
- On a typical day, Formidable Forms is downloaded about 2,800 times, Formsite about 8.
- Formsite 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 Mar 20, 2024 for Formsite.
- Formidable Forms is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.5.14 for Formsite.
- Formidable Forms has been around longer: since 2009, against 2019 for Formsite.
Line by line
Formidable Forms leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Formidable Forms |  Formsite |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #176 | #7,301 |
| Active installs | 300K+ | 800+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 219.4K | 172 |
| Rating | 4.8(1.4K) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 50% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.5.14 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.56 | ×0.07 |
| Last release | 23 days ago | 2 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | – |
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