WordPress plugin comparison
Formidable Forms vs Lowlevel Webforms
Formidable Forms
by Strategy11 Team
300K+ installs4.8
Lowlevel Webforms
by Carlo Roosen
Fewer than 10 installs5.0
At a glance
- Formidable Forms has more active installs: 300K+, against fewer than 10 for Lowlevel Webforms.
- On a typical day, Formidable Forms is downloaded about 2,800 times, Lowlevel Webforms about 1.
- Lowlevel Webforms 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 Jun 10, 2014 for Lowlevel Webforms.
- Formidable Forms is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.7.41 for Lowlevel Webforms.
- Formidable Forms has been around longer: since 2009, against 2014 for Lowlevel Webforms.
Line by line
Formidable Forms leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Formidable Forms | Lowlevel Webforms |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #176 | – |
| Active installs | 300K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 219.4K | 18 |
| Rating | 4.8(1.4K) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 50% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 3.7.41 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.56 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 23 days ago | 12 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | – |
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