MailPoet
Worth it
Confidence: Medium
Buy it if your site runs WordPress and you want cheap, native newsletters and WooCommerce emails . the free tier covers small lists.
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MailPoet lands on Worth it, and Formidable Forms lands on Depends.
Buy it if your site runs WordPress and you want cheap, native newsletters and WooCommerce emails . the free tier covers small lists.
Buy it if you run a WordPress site and need advanced forms . calculators, payments, conditional logic, directories.
| Compare | MailPoet | Formidable Forms |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Worth it | Depends |
| Best for | WordPress site owners | WordPress sites needing advanced forms |
| Who it's not for | Non-WordPress sites . the plugin is useless there | Anyone who just needs a basic contact form |
| Privacy | Multiple CVEs on record, including a 2014 flaw mass-exploited in the wild; patch promptly.⁸ | Multiple public CVEs (XSS, HTML injection, payment flaw) . actively patched; keep the plugin updated. |
| Support quality | Trustpilot 1.6/5; complaint threads on Reddit | No direct evidence in sources. |
| Public sentiment | Users praise the WordPress-native simplicity and price, but support and deliverability draw frequent complaints. | Users praise its power and flexibility for advanced forms but warn it's overkill for simple needs and gripe about licensing practices. |
| Biggest gotcha | Support quality is the dominant Trustpilot complaint² | Freemium: top features locked until higher tiers up to $399/year; add-ons bill separately. |