Gravity Forms vs Kadence Blocks Forms (2026)

Gravity Forms
★4.75,000,000+
vs
Kadence Blocks Forms
★4.8600,000+

Quick Verdict

Choose Gravity Forms if...

Developers and agencies building complex, data-driven forms who need calculated fields and a rich add-on ecosystem.

Choose Kadence Blocks Forms if...

Existing Kadence Blocks users who need simple-to-moderate forms without installing a separate plugin.

Feature Comparison

FeatureGravity FormsKadence Blocks Forms
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

PlanGravity FormsKadence Blocks Forms
Free Version✗✓Free
Starting Price$59/year$119/year
Top TierNonprofit: $129/yearUltimate Bundle: $299/year
Lifetime Deal✗From $899

Integrations

Email Marketing

activecampaign✓✓
aweber✓✓
campaign monitor✓✗
constant contact✓✗
convertkit✗✓
drip✓✗
hubspot✓✗
mailchimp✓✓

Payment

2checkout✓✗
authorize net✓✗
mollie✓✗
paypal✓✗
square✓✗
stripe✓✗

CRM

hubspot✓✓
salesforce✓✗
zoho✓✗

Automation

make✓✗
webhooks✗✓
zapier✓✓

Other

dropbox✓✗
google sheets✓✓
rest api✓✗
slack✓✗

Pros & Cons

Gravity Forms

Pros

  • ✓Calculated fields built into every plan (no add-on needed)
  • ✓Best-in-class third-party ecosystem (GravityView, Gravity Perks, Gravity Flow)
  • ✓All core form capabilities identical across plans — only add-ons differ
  • ✓Strong REST API and developer hooks
  • ✓Nonprofit pricing ($129/yr for Elite-level) is excellent

Cons

  • ✗No free version or trial — requires upfront payment
  • ✗Most advanced features (signatures, surveys, geolocation, webhooks) require Elite ($259/yr)
  • ✗Third-party ecosystem can make total cost unpredictable
  • ✗No AI form builder
  • ✗Conversational forms only available at Elite tier ($259/yr)
  • ✗Not Gutenberg-native; block merely embeds the classic builder

Kadence Blocks Forms

Pros

  • ✓Seamlessly integrated within Gutenberg page building (no context switching)
  • ✓600K+ install base gives confidence in stability and updates
  • ✓Clean, well-styled forms that match theme design by default
  • ✓Free tier handles basic form needs without any add-ons
  • ✓Strong page builder integration

Cons

  • ✗No multi-step forms, payments, calculated fields, user registration, surveys, or quizzes
  • ✗Forms are secondary to the page building purpose — not a dedicated form solution
  • ✗Limited integrations compared to dedicated form plugins
  • ✗Pro adds good features but at $119+/yr for a form module feels expensive

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