The WPForms alternative for better quote forms
Cost Calculator is a much better option to build cost calculators, quote forms and price estimation.
COST CALCULATOR VS WPFORMS
WPForms does not support calculations
Options are very limited if you want to do any kind of calculations with WPForms
01Calculations are not supported and there are official no add-ons. You’ll need to find a third party solution or try to Google a code hack.
Cost Calculator exists to make powerful form calculations a breeze. See a demo.
WPForms templates for quote forms that don’t convert as well
02Conversion rates are much higher if you can estimate costs. We looked through their 600+ demo templates and couldn't find one featuring any type of calculator - let us know if you do!
Find the right Cost Calculator template that will help you win more business. Check out some examples.
WPForms pricing: it doubles after 12 months
03The WPForms Pro price matches Stylemix Theme Cost Calculator’s - $49.50/year. But watch out as when you go to renew it the bill is twice as big. WPForms doesn't offer any lifetime licence either.
Cost Calculator prices stay the same at renewal. Check out our plans.
Why is Cost Calculator cheaper?
The renewal price is the same as what you originally paid.
WPForms and Formidable Forms cost twice as much when you renew after the first year - check their small print.
We offer a lifetime licence.
Saving you hundreds of dollars over the years.
WPFORMS LITE
Get more features than WPForms Lite. For Free
The free version of Stylemix Themes Cost Calculator offers many more features than WPForms Lite.
What you don’t get are upsell offers to Pro every other click.
FEATURE COMPARISON
How does WPForms compare to Cost Calculator?
Let's take a look at some of the more important features
WPForms request a quote forms
WPForms does many things well but not calculations. It wasn’t designed for them, and there are no official add ons either.
It may be a good Gravity Forms alternative but not for quote forms and calculating estimates.
With Cost Calculator you can created quote forms in minutes that will convert at much higher rates. See it in action.
WPForms repeater & dynamic choices
WPForms repeater and WPForms dynamic choices are both supported and easy to implement. But you can’t make calculations on values that are parsed dynamically.
With Cost Calculator, you can offer choices dynamically AND calculate costs and values based on them. Try it out now.
WPForms entries & order management
WPForms entries are a Pro feature but as basic as it gets. You can view and edit them as if they are a standard WordPress post type. Not quite ‘streamlining you workflow’, as they claim.
Cost Calculator’s Order Dashboard is a complete and powerful order management system. Learn more about it here.
WPForms WooCommerce: integrating via Zapier
There's no native integration - you will need to sign up for Zapier and spend time configuring and maintaining the integration, leveraging a WPForms webhook.
If you have development resources you can also use the WPForms API to create your own integration. But this is costly.
Our Cost Calculator plugin allows you to connect to and update WooCommerce product pricing. Learn more.
There is no WPForms lifetime pricing. Renewals are more expensive
Lifetime pricing offers great value over the long term. Unfortunately, this not an option with WP Forms.
Also, the yearly subscription renews at twice as much. Check the small print!
We offer lifetime pricing for each plan, and when you renew your licence you pay the original price, not an inflated one. See our pricing.
Check out Cost Calculator key features
Conditions Feature
WooCommerce Price Calculator
Orders Dashboard
Custom Calculator for Variable Products
PDF Entries
Unlimited Attaching Files
Cost Calculator ❤️ Contact Form 7
If you need standard form functionality we have you covered.
Cost Calculator's integration Contact Form 7, WordPress’ most popular FREE form plugin, means you don’t need alternatives such as Gravity Forms, WPForms or Formidable Forms.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Actually, there is no WPForms lifetime pricing - just yearly pricing. Some people look for a WPForms crack to avoid having to pay year-on-year, but that’s both unethical and illegal. Stylemix Theme Cost Calculator does offer a lifetime option, starting at $169 which represents incredible value. Watch out for WPForms renewal price too.
If you're not going to use Stylemix Theme Cost Calculator, then we recommend Gravity Forms as it does support calculations to a certain degree - you can read more about this on our Gravity Forms calculator alternative page. Here’s an idea - choose on of the two for your standard forms and use Stylemix Theme Cost Calculator for your quote forms.
Yes - just use the Cost Calculator Builder element when you are building a page using Elementor. You can read instructions about this here.
Don't forget that Stylemix Theme Cost Calculator works with all page builders, themes and the block editor via its shortcodes, which are very easy to implement too.
Yes. Our version is called PDF Entries and it allows customers to download a PDF copy of a quote or price estimate once it has been calculated.
It appears to be so, with WPForms Pro costing $199/year and Stylemix Themes Cost Calculator priced at $99 / year, both offering 5 site licences. But remember, there is no WPForms lifetime pricing, making our plugin much better value in the long term.
Both plugins offer free and paid versions. A big difference is that there is no WPForms lifetime pricing.
Absolutely. We offer the same - a 14 day money back guarantee. No questions asked - read more about our Subscription Policy. You can also download and use the free version of Stylemix Themes Cost Calculator indefinitely.
There are a number of ways you can prevent, or at least reduce, form spam. Catpcha is and Honeypot are two popular solutions, and both plugins offer integrations for the former. You can also download security plugins that protect all forms and functions, as well as anti-spam technology your hosting provider may have implemented at server level.
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