Gravity Forms Alternative

Here are some of my reasons you do not need to spend $200 on Gravity Forms, plus additional $99 each year. There is a Gravity Forms Alternative out there and I will find it for you. I found 6 alternatives to Gravity Forms that offer the same features and the latest security updates for a fraction of the cost, if not for free.

These WordPress form alternatives are very capable of doing the exact same of job Gravity Forms, if not better.

I purchased the most expensive package of Gravity Forms, “Developer” for $199, about 2 years ago. I was under the impression I was buying the “Developer” version that would Grandfather me into a life-time of included security updates.

Exactly 1 year later, I received an email stating, I need to spend another $99 every year in order to stay up to date with the latest version and security threats. If I would have known about the $99/yr subscription before I signed up, I never would have agreed to the subscription.

Every WordPress site I install my “outdated” version of Gravity Forms on has a large pink bar that spans across the top reminding me I need to update. The nerve of these people. Not only are they trying to scam us for $99, but they plaster a large intrusive yellow bar across my screen.

Here’s what you get when you spend $200 on Gravity Forms.

To this day, I’m not sure how I missed the small print, I never do. I assure you, I will do my best to make sure this does not happen to you. So I put together a list of Gravity Form alternatives, some free, some cheap. I hope you enjoy it.

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1. Formidable Pro

If you are one of those Formidable Pro is one of my favorite alternatives to Gravity Forms without the heavy price tag. They have an in-depth knowledge base and are fast to respond to your support questions. I know this because I’ve tried it on one of my websites. Definitely worth a look.

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2. QuForms

QuForms is a small program that is built for WordPress. It runs well and fast, best of all it’s only $25. For $25 you get one license and it can only be used on one WordPress installation at a time, but you can create unlimited forms. The license also includes free updates and support. ( As of this post, they are not up to date. Today WordPress released version 3.5.2, QuForms is up to 3.5.1. I’m sure this will be updated very quickly)

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3. Contact Form 7

Contact Forms 7 is a free WordPress plugin. It can be found through the WordPress plugins area, or downloaded to your computer directly from their website. I have experimented with Contact Form 7 on a few different websites. For the most part, Contact Forms 7 worked well for me. As a free alternative to Gravity Forms, I would say this is worth checking out. If you like it, you just saved yourself some money.

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4. Form Generator

This one is a sleeper. I say that because I don’t see many using it. I know this company / developer has a perfect record on Codecanyon, see for yourself. If you are a WordPress designer or you are just in the market for a really great Form Generator, this is definitely worth a look.

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5. Ninja Forms

Ninja Forms is one of my favorites for building WordPress contact forms. It’s free and offers a full set of tools to build just about any kind of contact form you want. Like the rest, Ninja Forms has a premium version.

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6. JotForm

Personally, I don’t have much experience with this web based form builder. The one thing this has over the others is it’s web based, which means it runs directly through your browser.