Forminator
Free WordPress form, quiz, and poll plugin by WPMU DEV
About Forminator
Forminator is a 100% free WordPress form plugin from WPMU DEV that builds contact forms, polls, quizzes, payment forms, and calculators with no feature lockouts. It includes GDPR-friendly features (consent checkbox, disable IP/user agent storage, submission retention rules) at no cost, making it the go-to free option for budget-conscious sites that still need compliance.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Truly free — all GDPR, payment, and quiz features included at no cost
- Strong GDPR toolkit without upsells: consent, IP anonymization, retention rules
- Polls and quizzes come standard (competitors charge extra for these)
- Backed by WPMU DEV, a long-running WordPress development shop
- Stripe and PayPal payments included in free version
Cons
- Heavier front-end footprint than Fluent Forms
- UI is less polished than Gravity Forms or WPForms
- Support is community-based unless you pay for WPMU DEV membership
- Fewer advanced features (repeaters, lookups) than Gravity Forms or Formidable
Key Features
Free Drag-and-Drop Builder
Full builder with no paid tiers — all fields and logic included.
GDPR Features
Consent field, IP anonymization toggle, and scheduled submission deletion.
Polls & Quizzes
Create polls with live results and personality or knowledge quizzes.
Calculations
Build simple calculators and dynamic price estimators.
Payment Processing
Stripe and PayPal integrations included free.
Spam Protection
Akismet, hCaptcha, reCAPTCHA, Cloudflare Turnstile, and honeypot.
Integrations
Mailchimp, HubSpot, ActiveCampaign, Zapier, and Google Sheets.
Email Notifications
Conditional email routing and user confirmation emails.
Pricing
- All features
- Unlimited forms
- Quizzes & polls
- Stripe/PayPal
- GDPR tools
- All integrations
- Community support
- Smush/Hummingbird access
- 3 sites
- Priority support
- All Pro plugins
- Managed hosting credits
Best For
Free GDPR-compliant contact forms
Budget sites that need consent fields and IP anonymization at zero cost.
Polls and quizzes
Free personality quizzes and polls with optional GDPR consent capture.
Payment forms on a budget
Stripe/PayPal donation or payment forms without paying plugin license fees.
Nonprofits and small businesses
Zero-cost compliance for small teams that can't justify Gravity Forms' pricing.
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