10 Best ApplyOnline Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
ApplyOnline has 2,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to ApplyOnline
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Formidable Forms – WordPress Form Builder for Contact Forms, Calculators, Quizzes & More
4.8 (1,381) 300,000+ active installsThe most powerful drag and drop WordPress form builder for contact forms, payment forms, calculators, quizzes, surveys, and data-driven applications.
Shares the contact form, custom form, form builder tags on WordPress.org. About 150 times the installs, last updated 11 days ago.
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4.7 (64) 900+ active installsThe best 60 plugins for WP. Easy contact form plugin, social feed, popup, countdown, and more.
Shares the contact form, custom form, form builder tags on WordPress.org. About half the installs, no update since March 6, 2025.
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AWP Classifieds
Paid version available4.6 (301) 3,000+ active installsCreate a classified listings directory, from auto listings to yard sales with AWP Classifieds plugin.
About 1.5 times the installs, last updated July 21, 2026.
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GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory
4.8 (715) 10,000+ active installsA superb WordPress Business Directory plugin to create a local business directory, classified ads directory, or job listings board.
About 5 times the installs, last updated 5 days ago.
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Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads
4.6 (697) 20,000+ active installsBuild any type of directory website such as a business directory, job directory, classifieds directory, and more with this WordPress directory plugin.
About 10 times the installs, last updated 5 days ago.
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Classified Listing – AI-Powered Classified ads & Business Directory
4.8 (138) 9,000+ active installsAI-powered Classified ads & Business Directory plugin for WordPress to build classifieds, listings, real estate & local business directory sites.
About 4.5 times the installs, last updated 6 days ago.
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HivePress – Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads Plugin
4.9 (221) 10,000+ active installsA simple yet powerful plugin to create a business directory, job board, real estate, classifieds, or basically any type of listing website.
About 5 times the installs, last updated 12 days ago.
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Fluent Forms
Paid version availableFluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder
4.8 (791) 700,000+ active installsGet a fast contact form plugin. Create advanced forms using drag and drop form builder with all smart features.
Shares the contact form, custom form, form builder tags on WordPress.org. About 350 times the installs, last updated 16 days ago.
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Kali Forms — Contact Form & Drag-and-Drop Builder
4.8 (89) 10,000+ active installsBuild contact forms for your WordPress website in minutes through the Drag & Drop builder and Guided Emails for entries notifications.
Shares the contact form, form builder, payment form tags on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated 12 days ago.
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Happyforms – Form Builder for WordPress: Drag & Drop Contact Forms, Surveys, Payments & Multipurpose Forms
4.4 (433) 20,000+ active installsBest WordPress contact form, newsletter form and payment form builder without the sucky stuff — lost emails, pesky spam, leaky privacy and outsourced …
Shares the contact form, custom form, form builder tags on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated July 14, 2026.
Switching from ApplyOnline: common questions
What is the best alternative to ApplyOnline?
Formidable Forms is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 300,000+ active installs with a 4.8 out of 5 rating.
Which ApplyOnline alternative has the most users?
Fluent Forms, with 700,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which ApplyOnline alternative is rated highest?
HivePress, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 221 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these ApplyOnline alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with ApplyOnline score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against ApplyOnline on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Formidable Forms is the closest match to ApplyOnline by the data we track, and Fluent Forms has the widest reach with 700,000+ active installs. GeoDirectory shipped the most recent release, on September 2, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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