Best Community Plugin for WordPress
- Free version
- Yes
- Price
- From $139/year
- Category
- Membership & LMS
Not announcedBlack Friday deal for FluentCommunity
FluentCommunity vs WPForms
WPForms wins 3 of the 4 points we can measure. Here's how they compare on price, features, ratings and deals.
At a glance
| Feature | FluentCommunity | WPForms |
|---|---|---|
| Our score | 8.5/10 (better) | 7.8/10 |
| Starts at | $139/year | $49.50/year (better) |
| Free version | Yes | Yes |
| Refund window | 14 days | 14 days |
| Billing | Subscription | Subscription |
| Active installs | 8K+ | 5M+ (better) |
| Last Black Friday | 40% off | 70% off (better) |
| Category | Membership & LMS | Forms |
| Vendor | FluentCommunity | WPForms |
| Black Friday 2026 | Not announced | Not announced |
Which should you choose?
Choose FluentCommunity if…
- Site owners building a paid or free member community
- Creators selling courses alongside a community
Choose WPForms if…
- Small business sites that need contact and lead forms
- Sites that take payments through forms
- You want the lower starting price
Features
FluentCommunity
- Community spaces
- Course builder
- Activity feeds and chats
- Polls and surveys
- User profiles and badges
- Privacy settings
- Mentions, hashtags and search
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
FluentCommunity
- Free version available on WordPress.org
- Rated 4.9 out of 5 on WordPress.org
- Community and course builder in one plugin
- Lifetime licenses available for one, five or fifteen sites
- 14-day money-back guarantee
- Single site license costs 139 a year or 319 for lifetime
- No Trustpilot, G2 or Capterra rating found for the plugin
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
FluentCommunity
Single Site License (annual)Starts here
$139/year
1 domain sites
- 1 year of plugin updates
- 1 year of support
- All features included
5 Sites License (annual)
$279/year
5 domains sites
- 1 year of plugin updates
- 1 year of priority support
- All features included
15 Sites License (annual)
$489/year
15 domains sites
- 1 year of plugin updates
- 1 year of priority support
- All features included
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
FluentCommunity
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.
FluentCommunity vs WPForms questions
Is FluentCommunity better than WPForms?
On our comparison WPForms comes out ahead on 3 of 4 measurable points. The right pick still depends on what you build.
Which is cheaper, FluentCommunity or WPForms?
FluentCommunity starts at $139/year and WPForms starts at $49.50/year.
Can I get FluentCommunity or WPForms cheaper on Black Friday?
Both are on our Black Friday tracker. FluentCommunity was 40% off last year. 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