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Home > Compare > WordPress Form Plugins > Gravity Forms vs Ninja Forms

Gravity Forms vs Ninja Forms

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Gravity Forms

The industry-standard WordPress form builder

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Ninja Forms

The easy and powerful forms builder

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Gravity Forms

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Ninja Forms

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Gravity Forms

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Ninja Forms

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Getting Started

Ease of Use
Skill level required: 1 = DIY friendly, 5 = Developer expertise required
Ease of Use
Skill level required: 1 = DIY friendly, 5 = Developer expertise required

Core Features

Drag & Drop Builder
Visual form builder interface
✓
✓
Drag & Drop Builder
Visual form builder interface
✓
✓
Pre-built Templates
Ready-to-use form templates
Limited
40+ templates
Pre-built Templates
Ready-to-use form templates
Limited
40+ templates
Conditional Logic
Show/hide fields based on user input
Yes (all plans)
Yes (paid add-on)
Conditional Logic
Show/hide fields based on user input
Yes (all plans)
Yes (paid add-on)
Multi-page Forms
Split long forms into multiple pages
✓
Yes (paid add-on)
Multi-page Forms
Split long forms into multiple pages
✓
Yes (paid add-on)
File Uploads
Allow users to upload files
Yes (unlimited)
Yes (paid add-on)
File Uploads
Allow users to upload files
Yes (unlimited)
Yes (paid add-on)

Integrations

Payment Integrations
Supported payment gateways
Stripe, PayPal, Authorize.net, etc.
PayPal, Stripe (paid add-ons)
Payment Integrations
Supported payment gateways
Stripe, PayPal, Authorize.net, etc.
PayPal, Stripe (paid add-ons)
Email Marketing
CRM and email service integrations
Mailchimp, ActiveCampaign, HubSpot, etc.
Mailchimp, AWeber, Campaign Monitor (add-ons)
Email Marketing
CRM and email service integrations
Mailchimp, ActiveCampaign, HubSpot, etc.
Mailchimp, AWeber, Campaign Monitor (add-ons)
Webhooks
Send data to external services
✓
Yes (paid add-on)
Webhooks
Send data to external services
✓
Yes (paid add-on)

Security

Spam Protection
Built-in spam prevention
reCAPTCHA, Akismet
reCAPTCHA, Akismet
Spam Protection
Built-in spam prevention
reCAPTCHA, Akismet
reCAPTCHA, Akismet
GDPR Tools
Privacy and consent management
✓
✓
GDPR Tools
Privacy and consent management
✓
✓

Pricing

Free Version
Free version available?
✗
✓
Free Version
Free version available?
✗
✓
Starting Price
Minimum annual cost
£47/year
£79/year
Starting Price
Minimum annual cost
£47/year
£79/year
Multi-site License
Use on unlimited sites
Elite plan (£203/year)
Agency plan (£319/year)
Multi-site License
Use on unlimited sites
Elite plan (£203/year)
Agency plan (£319/year)

Gravity Forms Pros & Cons

Pros

  • ✓Most powerful and flexible form builder
  • ✓Extensive add-on ecosystem (40+ official add-ons)
  • ✓Advanced conditional logic and calculations
  • ✓Robust payment integrations and user registration
  • ✓Excellent for complex multi-page forms
  • ✓Strong developer API and hooks
  • ✓No transaction fees on payments

Cons

  • ✗No free version available
  • ✗Steeper learning curve than WPForms
  • ✗Add-ons can increase costs significantly
  • ✗UI feels dated compared to modern alternatives

Ninja Forms Pros & Cons

Pros

  • ✓Excellent drag-and-drop interface
  • ✓Modular add-on system (buy only what you need)
  • ✓Great for multi-step forms
  • ✓Strong conditional logic capabilities
  • ✓Good file upload handling
  • ✓Clean modern interface
  • ✓Solid free version for basic needs

Cons

  • ✗Add-ons can get expensive
  • ✗Smaller community than Gravity Forms or WPForms
  • ✗Some performance issues with complex forms
  • ✗Limited payment gateway options
  • ✗Dashboard can be slow with many forms

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