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Gravity Forms

Score6 out of 10

7 Reviews and Ratings

What is Gravity Forms?

Gravity Forms is a WordPress form builder developed by Rocketgenius Inc. According to the vendor, it is designed to simplify the process of creating and managing custom forms on websites. The product is targeted at businesses of all sizes, from small startups to large enterprises. It caters to a variety of professions and industries, including web designers, developers, digital marketing agencies, nonprofit organizations, e-commerce businesses, and event management companies.

Key Features

Three Site Installation: According to the vendor, users can utilize Gravity Forms on up to three different websites and create unlimited forms with unlimited entries across all sites.

Add-Ons for Nonprofits: Gravity Forms offers various add-ons that integrate with marketing, payment, and automation solutions. The vendor claims that feature enhancement add-ons are available to meet the specific data capture needs of nonprofit organizations.

Built-In Features: Users can create custom forms with built-in features such as conditional logic, multi-page forms, and file uploads, as stated by the vendor. These features enhance the functionality and user experience of the forms.

Accessible Forms: According to the vendor, Gravity Forms allows users to design forms that comply with WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility standards. This ensures that all site visitors can easily interact with and complete the forms.

Support and Updates: The vendor states that users have access to expert support from the Gravity Forms team. Additionally, they receive automatic updates for all products, ensuring they have the necessary assistance and latest features.

Stripe Add-On: The vendor claims that users can implement credit card payments quickly and securely through seamless integration with Stripe, providing a convenient payment solution for their customers.

PayPal Checkout Add-On: According to the vendor, users can accept one-time payments or recurring subscriptions on their WordPress websites using the PayPal Checkout Add-On. This simplifies the payment process for their customers.

Mailchimp Add-On: Gravity Forms offers integration with Mailchimp email marketing, allowing users to sync form submissions with Mailchimp lists. The vendor states that this integration streamlines their email marketing efforts.

HubSpot Add-On: According to the vendor, users can manage relationships and interactions with leads and customers by utilizing the HubSpot Add-On. This add-on seamlessly integrates Gravity Forms with HubSpot CRM.

Zapier Add-On: Gravity Forms provides integration with Zapier, enabling users to connect with hundreds of third-party services. According to the vendor, this allows for automated workflows and data transfer between applications.

Categories & Use Cases

Top Performing Features

  • Survey templates

    Includes a selection of pre-made survey templates for different types of surveys.

    Category average: 8.2

  • Changes to live survey

    Users can make changes to live surveys after they are published.

    Category average: 8.4

  • Multiple question types

    Supports a variety of question types, such as multiple choice, select all that apply, ratings, text responses, etc.

    Category average: 8.7

Areas for Improvement

  • Custom logo/branding

    Allows the user to include their company logo (rather than the survey vendor’s logo) and/or create a company template so that branding is consistent across multiple surveys.

    Category average: 7.8

  • Question design help

    Includes educational material about question design for research, such as tips, recommendations, and information about best practices.

    Category average: 8.1

  • Survey logic flexibility

    Survey question flow can be customized with skip logic, conditional questions, question branching logic, piping logic, and/or randomization.

    Category average: 8.2

Poor Add-on Compatibility and Support

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I used Gravity Forms to meet client goals on their websites.

Pros

  • Gravity Forms seems to do well with accurately sending form submissions to recipients.
  • Gravity Form's Drag & Drop builder is easy to use.

Cons

  • Their PayPal checkout does not work as described.

Return on Investment

  • I recommended Gravity Forms to a client that accepts subscription payments online. After purchasing the plugin and the PayPal Checkout add-on, I spent hours and hours trying to get it to sync correctly with PayPal. It never did, so I ended up using PayPal's built-in buttons. Which defeated the whole purpose of purchasing Gravity Forms and the add-on. Gravity Form's support tried to help, but had no explanation as to why the PayPal checkout add-on wasn't working.

Usability

Other Software Used

Forminator, Avada, WPForms

Gravity Forms the simple solution to save you time and money

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We used to use fillable PDF forms for our customers to fill out to get us information about themselves or to sign up for ACH. When JAVA went away, the forms didn't work as well, so I searched for a new solution and found Gravity Forms. It works on the back end of our WordPress website and has been wonderful! I love how easy it is to create a form and then use a clickable link for people to fill it out. I love that you get an email when someone sends in a form and you can export all of the results. I use it mainly for two forms but have used it several other times for other items and it has been great. Recently I wanted to do more like create a survey so I upgraded to the Elite Version and got more features. I can now do more with the software. I just wish I had more time to learn more about what it offers. I know I could do even more if I had the time. I would recommend people try this. It is simple, easy and works with your WordPress sites. It has made my life easier and I looked great to my boss when I found the software.

Pros

  • Forms
  • Surveys
  • Data Collection

Cons

  • Color Option
  • Easier ways to make it look like your website
  • Clip art

Return on Investment

  • It has streamlined the process of our main two forms
  • given me more oportunites to create simple forms

Other Software Used

Mailchimp, WordPress, Condo Manager

Usability