WordPress plugin comparison
Formidable Forms vs GravityWP
At a glance
- Formidable Forms has more active installs: 300K+, against 1K+ for GravityWP.
- On a typical day, Formidable Forms is downloaded about 2,800 times, GravityWP about 17.
- GravityWP is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 13 reviews, against 4.8 from 1,389 reviews.
- Formidable Forms was updated more recently: Oct 16, 2026, against Oct 27, 2025 for GravityWP.
- Formidable Forms is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for GravityWP.
- Formidable Forms has been around longer: since 2009, against 2015 for GravityWP.
Line by line
Formidable Forms leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Formidable Forms |  GravityWP |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #176 | #5,164 |
| Active installs | 300K+ | 1K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 219.4K | 423 |
| Rating | 4.8(1.4K) | 5.0(13) |
| Support threads resolved | 50% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.56 | ×0.33 |
| Last release | 23 days ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | – |
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