WordPress plugin comparison
Formidable Forms vs Giraforms
Formidable Forms
by Strategy11 Team
300K+ installs4.8
Giraforms
by Mickaël Larguier
Fewer than 10 installs5.0
At a glance
- Formidable Forms has more active installs: 300K+, against fewer than 10 for Giraforms.
- On a typical day, Formidable Forms is downloaded about 2,800 times, Giraforms about 4.
- Giraforms is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.8 from 1,389 reviews.
- Formidable Forms was updated more recently: Oct 16, 2026, against Oct 14, 2026 for Giraforms.
- Formidable Forms is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Giraforms.
- Formidable Forms has been around longer: since 2009, against 2026 for Giraforms.
Line by line
Formidable Forms leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Formidable Forms | Giraforms |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #176 | #67,365 |
| Active installs | 300K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 219.4K | 139 |
| Rating | 4.8(1.4K) | 5.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | 50% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.56 | ×0.07 |
| Last release | 23 days ago | 25 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.4 |
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