WordPress Performance Monitoring
- Free version
- Yes
- Price
- From $29/month
- Category
- Other tools
Not announcedBlack Friday deal for DebugHawk
DebugHawk vs WPForms
WPForms wins 2 of the 2 points we can measure. Here's how they compare on price, features, ratings and deals.
At a glance
| Feature | DebugHawk | WPForms |
|---|---|---|
| Our score | 7.5/10 | 7.8/10 (better) |
| Starts at | $29/month | $49.50/year |
| Free version | Yes | Yes |
| Refund window | – | 14 days |
| Billing | Free + paid plans | Subscription |
| Active installs | 10+ | 5M+ (better) |
| Last Black Friday | – | 70% off |
| Category | Other tools | Forms |
| Vendor | DebugHawk | WPForms |
| Black Friday 2026 | Not announced | Not announced |
Which should you choose?
Choose DebugHawk if…
- WordPress site owners diagnosing slow pages
- Developers and agencies monitoring performance across sites
Choose WPForms if…
- Small business sites that need contact and lead forms
- Sites that take payments through forms
Features
DebugHawk
- Core Web Vitals
- Slow database queries
- Plugin performance
- Frontend and backend timings
- Outgoing requests
- Server timings
WPForms
- Form builder with templates
- Smart conditional logic
- Payments
- Entry management
- Google Sheets, Calendar and Drive integrations
- Zapier and webhooks
- Surveys and polls
Pros and cons
DebugHawk
- Free plan with 10,000 events
- Paid plans cover unlimited sites
- Covers Core Web Vitals, slow queries and outgoing requests
- Free WordPress.org plugin listing
- Free plan keeps data for one day only
- Support on paid plans is email only
- Paid plans start at $29 a month, with no annual option listed
WPForms
- Free WPForms Lite version on WordPress.org
- 14-day money-back guarantee
- Trustpilot rating of 5.0 from 64 reviews
- Plans are priced per year with 1, 3, 5 or unlimited supported sites
- Stripe, Square and PayPal add processing fees on Basic and Plus
- Basic and Plus cover only 1 and 3 sites
- Introductory pricing applies in the first year; renewals are at full price
Pricing plans
DebugHawk
Free
Free
1 site sites
- 10,000 events
- 1 day data retention
- Community support
EssentialStarts here
$29/month
Unlimited sites
- 100,000 events
- 14 days data retention
- 1 user
Pro
$79/month
Unlimited sites
- 1,000,000 events
- 30 days data retention
- 3 users
WPForms
BasicStarts here
$49.50/year
1 site
- Additional processing fees on Stripe, Square and PayPal
- Special introductory pricing
Plus
$99.50/year
3 sites
- Additional processing fees on Stripe, Square and PayPal
- Special introductory pricing
Pro
$199.50/year
5 sites
- 5 supported sites
- Special introductory pricing
What Reddit says
DebugHawk
Not enough Reddit discussion yet.
WPForms
Reddit users are mostly critical of WPForms, saying key features such as file uploads and access to form entries sit behind a paywall, and the free version lacks fields like phone and date of birth. A developer also accuses its maker, Awesome Motive, of putting a backdoor in WPForms Lite.
DebugHawk vs WPForms questions
Is DebugHawk better than WPForms?
On our comparison WPForms comes out ahead on 2 of 2 measurable points. The right pick still depends on what you build.
Which is cheaper, DebugHawk or WPForms?
DebugHawk starts at $29/month and WPForms starts at $49.50/year.
Can I get DebugHawk or WPForms cheaper on Black Friday?
Both are on our Black Friday tracker. WPForms was 70% off last year.
Both products
World's Leading WordPress AI Form Builder Plugin
- Free version
- Yes
- Price
- From $49.50/year
- Category
- Forms
Not announcedBlack Friday deal for WPForms