WordPress Forms Plugin Comparison
SureForms vs Gravity Forms
The modern WordPress form builder that actually includes everything. Stripe, surveys, signatures, user registration and AI with every feature on every plan. Starts at $59 per year with no tier walls, no addon math and no $259 ceiling.
Last Updated : May 6, 2026
Why Teams Switch
What You Get When You Switch To SureForms
Three reasons agencies and site owners are migrating off the tier ladder.
Save $1,000+ over 5 years
Flat $59 a year. No upgrade pressure when you grow. No Elite tier waiting at $259 for features you actually need
AI form builder, native
Generate complete forms from a sentence. No third-party addon needed unlimited use on every paid plan
Built for Gutenberg
Native block-editor experience. Forms feel like part of your site not a separate UI bolted on top.
Quick Comparison Overview
SureForms and Gravity Forms at a Glance
A closer look at pricing, features, limits and AI across each tool
| Core Features | SureForms | Gravity Forms |
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| Free Version | ✓ Full features on WordPress.org | ✗ No free version. $59 minimum to start. |
| Starting Price | $59/year (1 site, all features) | $59/year (Basic, 1 site) |
| Mid-tier Price | $149/year (10 sites) | $159/year (Pro, 3 sites) |
| Lifetime Plan | ✓ $649 once · 1,000 sites | ✗ Not offered |
| AI Form Builder | ✓ Native, unlimited on paid plans | ✗ Not a native feature |
| Surveys · Polls · Quiz | ✓ All paid plans (from $59/yr) | ✗ Elite tier only ($259/yr) |
| Conversational Forms | ✓ All paid plans (from $59/yr) | ✗ Elite tier only ($259/yr) |
| Digital Signatures | ✓ All paid plans (from $59/yr) | ✗ Elite tier only ($259/yr) |
| 5-year Cost (Elite equivalent) | ✓ $295 | ✗ $1,295 |
Popular plugins, but differ in features, cost, and survey access.
Two Form Builders, Two Philosophies
Both build great forms. They split sharply on what’s included at which price, how developer-friendly they are, and how much you pay as your site grows.
SureForms
An AI powered form builder built natively for the Gutenberg block editor by Brainstorm Force, the team behind Astra WordPress Theme with over 1.6M active installs.
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Gravity Forms
A mature, developer-beloved WordPress form plugin with a powerful addon ecosystem. Feature-rich — but almost everything useful is locked to Pro ($159) or Elite ($259).
⚠️ Surveys, signatures & conversational forms - Elite only.
What You Get
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Custom drag-and-drop form builder
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Stripe payments Pro tier
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Surveys & quiz Elite tier
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Digital signatures Elite tier
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Webhooks & user registration Elite tier
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500+ hooks & developer-first addon ecosystem
Gravity Forms has a long track record and class-leading developer tools. The addon ecosystem is mature and deep. But the features most growing sites actually need — surveys, signatures, conversational forms, user registration are all locked behind the $259 Elite tier.
Find the Plan That Works for You
Compare plans side by side and find the right fit for your site or agency
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
A detailed look at what each plugin offers across different categories
Pricing & Licensing
$59/year (Solo plan, 1 site)
$59/year (Basic, 1 site)
$149/year (Team, 10 sites)
$159/year (Pro, 3 sites)
✓ $649 once (1,000 sites, lifetime updates)
✗ Not offered
✓ All features in every paid plan
✗ Payments (Pro+), rest Elite
Core Features
✓ Native, unlimited on paid plans
✗ Not a native feature
✓ All paid plans, zero transaction fees
✗ Pro tier only (from $159/yr)
✓ All paid plans (from $59/yr)
✗ Elite only (from $259/yr)
✓ All paid plans (from $59/yr)
✗ Elite only (from $259/yr)
✓ All paid plans (from $59/yr)
✗ Elite only (from $259/yr)
✓ All paid plans (from $59/yr)
✗ Elite only (from $259/yr)
✓ All paid plans (from $59/yr)
✗ Elite only (from $259/yr)
Editor & Velocity
✓ Native Gutenberg blocks
Drag and drop builder with separate UI
✓ Monthly releases, AI-first push
Mature product, slower cadence
Filters, actions & REST API for key needs
✓ 500+ hooks, top addon ecosystem
The 5-Year Math
Save $1,000+ over 5 years without losing a feature
Gravity Forms Elite renews at $259 a year. SureForms Solo stays flat at $59 a year, every feature included, surveys, signatures, conversational forms, AI form builder, all of it.
| Gravity Forms Full feature set, unlimited sites | SureForms Solo All features · 1 site | SureForms Team All features · 10 sites | |
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| First year | $259.00 | $59.00 | $149.00 |
| Renewal (per year) | $259.00 | $69.00 | $179.00 |
| Sites included | Unlimited | 1 | 10 |
| 5-year total | $1,295.00 | $335.00 | $865.00 |
| You save | — | $960.00 | $430.00 + 10x site access |
Which Should You Use?
Find the right fit based on your needs, budget, and how much you value developer depth vs. out-of-the-box completeness.
Choose SureForms if You:
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Want flat pricing with no upgrade surprises
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Need surveys or signatures at entry price
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Want AI form generation included
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Need agency pricing that scales
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Prefer Gutenberg-native form building
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Want to test free first on WordPress.org
Stay with Gravity Forms if You:
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Need Salesforce, HubSpot, or ActiveCampaign
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Have heavy Gravity customization already in place
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Need WCAG 2.0 AA compliance certification
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Prefer Gravity's drag-and-drop builder interface
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Want 400+ integrations included
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Price is not your main concern
Stop paying $259/yr for things that should ship at $59
Every feature, every plan. AI included. From $59 a year, or $649 for life.
What Our Users Say
Agencies and developers share what changed after switching to SureForms.
I had been on Gravity Forms Elite for nine years. Renewing at $259 again finally pushed me to look. Moved my agency's 30+ client sites to SureForms in two weekends. We saved over $7,000 a year and the AI form builder cut new-site setup time in half.
Sarah Lindemann
Agency owner
Things you may want to know
Export your existing entries to CSV using Gravity Forms' built-in export tool. That becomes your historical archive. New submissions land in SureForms going forward. Most sites only need access to entries from the last 6 to 12 months for active record keeping, and the CSV export covers that. For sites that need live searchable historical entries, plan extra time for a custom data migration.
Gravity Forms' 500 plus hooks and BYOA addon framework are class leading. SureForms ships filters, actions, and a REST API for all common extension needs, but if your team has years of custom code hooked deep into Gravity, that migration is real work. For most agencies the trade off is straightforward. You give up some hookable surface area, you save $1,000 plus per site over five years and get AI form generation built in.
SureForms has direct equivalents for almost everything in the Gravity Elite tier. That includes Stripe, surveys, signatures, conversational forms, user registration, partial entries, calculations, PDF generation, Salesforce, and webhooks. The genuine gaps are Gravity Flow (Gravity's separate workflow product), the long tail of Gravity Wiz addons, and a few niche third party integrations. If your stack depends on those, audit before switching.
SureForms ships accessible markup including label and input associations, ARIA attributes, and keyboard navigation. Gravity Forms has a longer track record of WCAG 2.0 AA compliance certification. If you have a regulated client in government, healthcare, or education that requires documented accessibility audits against Gravity specifically, validate SureForms against your requirements before switching.
Yes. The full SureForms feature set including AI form generation is available in the free version on WordPress.org. Build a real form on a real site before you spend a dollar. Or spin up a live demo at try.new/form.
Yes. All paid plans include a 14 day money back guarantee. No risk in trying.
You've Seen the Comparison. The Choice Is Clear
SureForms gives you every feature at a flat price. No tiers, no surprises.
