WordPress plugin comparison
Formidable Forms vs Visual Form Builder
Formidable Forms
by Strategy11 Team
300K+ installs4.8
Visual Form Builder
by Matthew Muro
200+ installs4.0
At a glance
- Formidable Forms has more active installs: 300K+, against 200+ for Visual Form Builder.
- On a typical day, Formidable Forms is downloaded about 2,800 times, Visual Form Builder about 4.
- Formidable Forms is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 1,389 reviews, against 4.0 from 4 reviews.
- Formidable Forms was updated more recently: Oct 16, 2026, against Jan 28, 2014 for Visual Form Builder.
- Formidable Forms is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.7.41 for Visual Form Builder.
- Formidable Forms has been around longer: since 2009, against 2013 for Visual Form Builder.
Line by line
Formidable Forms leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Formidable Forms | Visual Form Builder |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #176 | #12,370 |
| Active installs | 300K+ | 200+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 217.8K | 72 |
| Rating | 4.8(1.4K) | 4.0(4) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 3.7.41 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.76 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 24 days ago | 12 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | – |
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