Quick Verdict
Choose CoBlocks Forms if...
Sites that only need a simple Contact Us form with no data storage requirements.
Choose Contact Form 7 if...
Simple Contact Us email forms on sites where budget is zero and simplicity is paramount.
Choose WS Form if...
Agencies and developers who want the most powerful, flexible form builder and are willing to invest time in learning it.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | CoBlocks Forms | Contact Form 7 | WS Form |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drag & Drop Builder | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Conditional Logic | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Multi-Step Forms | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| File Uploads | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Payment Forms | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Calculated Fields | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| User Registration | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Frontend Post Submission | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Conversational Forms | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Gutenberg Block | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Gutenberg-Native | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| AI Form Builder | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Digital Signatures | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Surveys & Polls | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Quizzes | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Scheduling / Date Limits | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Entry Management | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Export Entries | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Partial Entries | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Geolocation | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Webhooks | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Custom CSS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Responsive Design | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ajax Submission | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Anti-Spam | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| reCAPTCHA | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| hCaptcha | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Cloudflare Turnstile | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Honeypot | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
Pricing Comparison
| Plan | CoBlocks Forms | Contact Form 7 | WS Form |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Version | ✓Free | ✓Free | ✓Free |
| Starting Price | Free only | Free only | $59/year |
| Top Tier | — | — | Agency: $249/year |
Integrations
Email Marketing
| activecampaign | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| aweber | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| brevo | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| convertkit | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| getresponse | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| mailchimp | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| mailerlite | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
Payment
| paypal | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| stripe | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| woocommerce | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
CRM
| hubspot | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| salesforce | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
Automation
| make | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| webhooks | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| zapier | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
Other
| akismet | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| brevo | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| debug console | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| flamingo | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| google sheets | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| recaptcha | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| rest api | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| stripe | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| turnstile | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
CoBlocks Forms
Pros
- ✓Completely free, no upsells
- ✓Pure Gutenberg-native — zero learning curve for Gutenberg users
- ✓Very lightweight
- ✓Good for simple Name / Email / Message contact forms
Cons
- ✗No entries saved to database — email only (major data loss risk)
- ✗No conditional logic, payments, file uploads, or any advanced feature
- ✗No integrations beyond reCAPTCHA
- ✗Backed by GoDaddy — some community concern about long-term direction
Contact Form 7
Pros
- ✓10,000,000+ active installs — the most installed form plugin ever
- ✓Completely free, always
- ✓Maximum compatibility with all themes and plugins
- ✓Simple, clean markup-based form creation
- ✓Battle-tested over 15+ years
Cons
- ✗No drag-and-drop builder — requires knowledge of shortcode markup
- ✗Does not save submissions to the database by default — email only
- ✗No conditional logic, calculations, multi-step forms, or payments natively
- ✗Has not evolved significantly in years; feels dated
- ✗Heavy reliance on third-party add-ons for any advanced functionality
WS Form
Pros
- ✓Most feature-complete form plugin in the space — nearly everything is included
- ✓55+ field types (more than any competitor)
- ✓Unique Debug Console for developers
- ✓Exceptional support reputation (incredible support cited by multiple users)
- ✓High-quality built-in styler for form design
Cons
- ✗Steeper learning curve than Fluent Forms or WPForms
- ✗Not Gutenberg-native — uses its own separate builder interface
- ✗Smaller install base (10K+) may concern some users regarding long-term viability
- ✗Less community content (tutorials, third-party resources) due to smaller user base