Formidable Forms — WordPress Contact Form Plugin
Formidable Forms – WordPress Form Builder for Contact Forms, Calculators, Quizzes & More
by Strategy11 Team · WordPress.org page · Website
Formidable Forms has 300,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 27,699,606 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 27, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Formidable Forms at a glance
Is Formidable Forms well maintained?
Formidable Forms reviews and ratings
1,381 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Where Formidable Forms ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that Formidable Forms appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Contact Form Plugins | #12 by tag, #10 in search | #8 | – |
| Best Job Board Plugins | #15 in search, not tagged | #39 | – |
| Best Quiz Plugins | #10 in search, not tagged | #42 | – |
| Best Real Estate Plugins | #17 in search, not tagged | #49 | – |
| Best User Profile Plugins | #30 in search, not tagged | #55 | – |
| Best Lead Generation Plugins | #28 in search, not tagged | #59 | – |
| Best Donation Plugins | #39 in search, not tagged | #67 | – |
| Best CRM Plugins | #39 in search, not tagged | #69 | – |
| Best Membership Plugins | #43 in search, not tagged | #73 | – |
| Best Directory Plugins | #42 in search, not tagged | #75 | – |
| Best Translation Plugins | #61 in search, not tagged | #96 | – |
Formidable Forms alternatives
Plugins that solve the same problem, ranked by how closely they overlap with Formidable Forms.
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Forminator Forms 600,000+ installs · 4.8 -
SureForms 500,000+ installs · 4.9 -
WPForms 5 million+ installs · 4.8 -
Ninja Forms 600,000+ installs · 4.4 -
Fluent Forms 700,000+ installs · 4.8
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Details
The most powerful drag and drop WordPress form builder for contact forms, payment forms, calculators, quizzes, surveys, and data-driven applications.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- contact form
- custom form
- form builder
- forms
- payment form
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- Version
- 6.34
- Last updated
- Aug 27, 2026
- First published
- Dec 12, 2009
- Requires WordPress
- 6.3
- Tested up to
- 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.0
- Pricing
- Free, paid version available
Formidable Forms FAQ
How many active installs does Formidable Forms have?
WordPress.org reports 300,000+ active installs for Formidable Forms as of September 7, 2026.
Is Formidable Forms still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on August 27, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Does Formidable Forms have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 7 of 7 recent support threads for Formidable Forms are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is Formidable Forms free?
Formidable Forms is free to install from WordPress.org. The developer lists it as commercial, so a paid version or paid add-ons exist.
Where does Formidable Forms rank among Contact Form Plugins?
Formidable Forms is #8 in the WordPress.org "contact-form" ranking as of today.