A Gravity Forms alternative that doesn't charge $259/yr to use it on more than 3 sites
Gravity Forms is the gold standard for complex WordPress forms — but you pay $59–$259/yr for the privilege, and it still costs extra per site once you hit the limits. If you mostly use it for contact, quote, and lead-gen forms (which is most people), SecureSMTP gives you the same end result without the licence dance. Unlimited sites on every plan, 5-layer spam protection built in, free forever for 100 submissions/month.
Free forever for 100 submissions / month · no credit card.
Why people switch from Gravity Forms
- Annual licence renewal ($59–$259) every year, forever
- Site limits — Basic is 1 site, Pro is 3 sites, Elite is unlimited
- Spam still gets through unless you add reCAPTCHA / hCaptcha / Akismet
- For basic contact-form use cases the feature set is overkill — but you still pay full price
Gravity Forms vs SecureSMTP
| Gravity Forms | SecureSMTP |
|---|---|
| Pricing: $59–$259/yr, renews annually | $0 forever for 100/mo; paid plans optional from $7/mo |
| Site limit: 1 / 3 / unlimited depending on tier | Unlimited sites on every plan including free |
| Spam: third-party add-ons required (reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, Akismet) | 5 layers built in, no add-ons or external accounts needed |
| Submissions storage: in your WP DB (bloats sites) | Stored in SecureSMTP cloud, kept out of your WP DB |
| Email delivery: wp_mail() — often filtered | Sent from authenticated infrastructure via Resend |
| Best for: complex multi-step business workflows | Best for: contact, lead-gen, support, booking — 95% of form use cases |
No annual licence
No renewal email anxiety. Free plan is permanent; paid plans are month-to-month or annual at your option.
Unlimited sites
Run forms on 1 site or 100 — same flat pricing. No site-licence dance, no add-on keys to manage.
Spam handled
Five layers of invisible protection out of the box. No third-party CAPTCHA accounts to create or configure.
Questions, answered
Will I lose Gravity Forms' advanced workflows?
If you need complex multi-step forms with conditional routing to multiple recipients, Gravity Forms is still the right tool. For the standard contact/lead/support flow, SecureSMTP is plenty.
Can I keep both running?
Yes. Migrate one form at a time. Both plugins coexist cleanly.
What about Gravity Forms' 30+ add-ons?
SecureSMTP bakes the most-used ones in: spam, email delivery, multi-site dashboard, mail log. The long tail (Stripe, Mailchimp, etc.) is on our integration roadmap.
Is SecureSMTP GPL?
Yes, GPLv2 or later — same license as Gravity Forms.
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