VS WPFORMS

CraftForms vs WPForms

A direct feature-by-feature comparison — see exactly where CraftForms leads and where WPForms still holds its ground.

Feature	CraftForms ✦	WPForms
Platform & Builder
Free version available	✓	✓
Native Gutenberg block builder	✓	—
Elementor native widget	✓	via shortcode
Bricks native element	✓	—
CF7 importer	✓	✓
Fields & Form Logic
Multi-step forms	Soon	✓
Repeater field	✓	✓
Conditional logic	✓	✓
Swatches (color, image, text, card)	✓	image + icon
Live data display (Info block)	✓	—
File uploads	✓	✓
Digital signatures	—	via add-on
Save & resume	—	✓
Documents & Output
PDF generation (designed templates)	✓	—
QR code / barcode field	✓	—
Layered Image	✓	—
Email & Delivery
Email template designer (Gutenberg)	✓	—
Email delivery log	✓	—
SMTP per-form configuration	✓	via plugin
Spam protection — no CAPTCHA	✓	via add-ons
Commerce & Payments
Price calculations / formulas	✓	✓
Price matrix (2D lookup tables)	✓	—
Stripe payments	✓	✓
PayPal payments	Soon	✓
WooCommerce integration	✓	via add-ons
Stock management	✓	—
Built-in orders system	✓	—
Order analytics / reporting	✓	—
Booking & Scheduling
Booking datepicker (hotel-style, slots)	✓	—
Booking calendar view	✓	—
Per-date / per-slot inventory tracking	✓	—
Seasonal rates / date-based pricing	✓	—
iCal sync (Airbnb, Booking.com etc.)	✓	—
Developer & Integrations
Submission database / admin panel	✓	✓
Webhook submit action	✓	✓
Register user submit action	✓	✓
Create post submit action	✓	✓
REST API / headless submissions	✓	partial
Embed on external sites (iframe)	✓	—
AI Features
AI: Integrated form generation (chat)	Soon	—
AI: Prompt guidance in docs	✓	—

• Native Gutenberg form builder — real blocks, not a shortcode wrapper
• PDF Builder — design PDF templates in Gutenberg and auto-generate documents from submissions; WPForms has no PDF builder
• QR code / barcode field — generate scannable codes on forms and PDFs; not available in WPForms
• Layered Image — composite live product/preview images from selected options; WPForms has no equivalent
• Full swatch set — color, image, text, and card selectors free; WPForms offers image and icon choices only
• Price matrix (2D lookup tables) — not available in WPForms
• Live data display (Info block) — free and unique to CraftForms
• Bricks native element — WPForms has no Bricks support
• Full email infrastructure — template designer, delivery log, SMTP per form
• Complete booking system — hotel-style datepicker, calendar view, slots, seasonal rates, iCal sync
• Built-in orders system with analytics — full order lifecycle and reporting without WooCommerce
• Embed on external sites — self-sizing iframe with full calc & logic
• Invisible spam protection — behavioral scoring, no CAPTCHA needed
• Lifetime deal — $149.99 LTD (unlimited sites); WPForms is annual-only

• Multi-step forms — available on paid plans (CraftForms: roadmap)
• Save & resume — save partial entries and return later (CraftForms: roadmap)
• Beginner friendliness — widely regarded as the easiest form plugin
• 1,800+ pre-built templates covering almost every use case
• PayPal payments — via official add-on (CraftForms: Stripe now; PayPal awaiting release)
• 6M+ active installs — massive community, tutorials, and ecosystem

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