Formidable Forms + Sprout Invoices – Easy Invoice & Estimate Submissions
by BoldGrid · Forms
Also makes 13 other plugins · 1M+ installs across the portfolio →
Dynamic invoicing (and estimates/quotes) from Formidable Form submissions.
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Health
B 82/100
Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+56%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “billing” and “invoice” for “estimate” and “invoices”. “billing” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “estimate” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “invoice” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “invoices” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
82 health vs 65 average across 2,515 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.7%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 12K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Forms plugin keeps 1.3%, across 1,671 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Forms plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 76 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.06★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
34
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
6%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
+0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| formidable forms estimate | #1 | #6 | — |
| sprout | #3 | #13 | 0 |
| sprout invoices | #3 | #12 | — |
| estimate | #8 | #23 | 0 |
| formidable | #9 | #23 | down 1 |
| estimates your tag | #10 | #23 | down 2 |
| formidable forms invoice | #4 | #20 | 0 |
| formidable invoice | #4 | #20 | — |
| formidable forms your tag | #13 | #24 | down 1 |
| invoices | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| formidable pro | #9 | #23 | 0 |
| invoices online | #16 | #23 | 0 |
| estimate form | #15 | #23 | 0 |
| billing your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| invoice your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| invoicing your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
20 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 13 listed. 7 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “billing” and “invoice” for “estimate” and “invoices”. “billing” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “estimate” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “invoice” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “invoices” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “formidable forms”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 391 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
6mo ago
latest release · v1.3 · 19 May 2026
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 13 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 10 Dec 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ atiramram4.7y ago
This plugin didn’t work for me, sent 2 customer support request to Sprout over 72 hours ago and still no reply (I purchased the business license).
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dan Cameron8.7y ago
If you use Formidable than you’ll want to check out this integration with Sprout Invoices. I’m the author/developer so you can’t really take my opinion 100%…so why not just download the plugin and try for yourself.
Read on wp.org ↗
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Stripe, Zapier.
- ! Headings and lists 4 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,785 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "Billing" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-10-09 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-08 200+ → 300+ up after 15 days in tier
- 2025-09-23 300+ → 200+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2025-09-17 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-09-15 300+ → 200+ down after 264 days in tier
- 2024-12-25 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-12-24 300+ → 400+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2024-12-21 400+ → 300+ down after 2 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Sprout Invoices – Client Invoicing & Estimates 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 4 shared tags A -
WP Forms + Sprout Invoices – Easy Invoice & Quote Submissions 300+ installs · 4.0★ · 4 shared tags B -
Gravity Forms + Sprout Invoices – Easy Invoice & Estimate Submissions 70+ installs · 3.9★ · 4 shared tags B -
Ninja Forms + Sprout Invoices – Easy Invoice & Estimate Submissions 50+ installs · 3.9★ · 4 shared tags B -
Quotes Addon for GetPaid 600+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Vendus 200+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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