WordPress plugin comparison

Formidable Forms vs File Upload Field for Formidable Forms (lite)

Formidable Forms

by Strategy11 Team

300K+ installs4.8

File Upload Field for Formidable Forms (lite)

by Sarah Ahmad

100+ installs3.0

At a glance

Formidable Forms has more active installs: 300K+, against 100+ for File Upload Field for Formidable Forms (lite).
On a typical day, Formidable Forms is downloaded about 2,800 times, File Upload Field for Formidable Forms (lite) about 7.
Formidable Forms is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 1,389 reviews, against 3.0 from 3 reviews.
Formidable Forms was updated more recently: Oct 16, 2026, against Aug 25, 2026 for File Upload Field for Formidable Forms (lite).
Formidable Forms is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for File Upload Field for Formidable Forms (lite).
Formidable Forms has been around longer: since 2009, against 2022 for File Upload Field for Formidable Forms (lite).

Formidable Forms leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Formidable Forms	File Upload Field for Formidable Forms (lite)
Popular rank	#176	#15,156
Active installs	300K+	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	219.4K	182
Rating	4.8(1.4K)	3.0(3)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×1.76	×0.23
Last release	24 days ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.2

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