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Formsite vs Formstack Online Forms

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Active-install trajectory

Formsite moved down one install band, 900+ to 800+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric Formsite Formstack Online Forms
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. 800–900 1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window. -11% 0% ✓
Overall health D · 49 ✓ F · 39
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 14/100 ✓ 3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. 74/100 ✓ 58/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. 70/100 70/100
Rating (adjusted) 3.98★ ✓ 3.34★
Reviews 1 8 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 60/100 ✓ 40/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. Elevated ✓ High
Last updated 2.6y ago ✓ 7.6y ago
Downloads · 30d 216 502 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. 5.3% ✓ 1.2%
Category Forms Forms

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

FormsiteFormstack Online Forms

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.