Gravity Forms was one of the first premium WordPress plugins, and when it came out was the only real alternative to Jetpack contact forms or Contact Form 7. Since then, many developers have created form builder plugins with a different take on WordPress forms. Caldera Forms is a free Gravity Forms alternative.
Gravity Forms Vs Caldera Forms
While Gravity Forms is an old staple, many people have switched from Gravity Forms to Caldera Forms. Here are a few reasons:
Caldera Forms Uses No Inline CSS
Caldera Forms is designed to take on the visual style of whatever theme you use. You can even disable all of the front-end CSS for your forms if you want. Caldera Forms uses no inline CSS making it easy to add custom style to your forms if you need to.
Caldera Forms Has Multi-Column Layouts
One input field per row is boring and a waste of screen space. Caldera Forms’ grid-based form editor lets you add up to 12 columns per row. Don’t worry about fitting those forms on mobile devices, Caldera Forms is mobile responsive by default.
Caldera Forms Is Accessible By Default
At CalderaWP, we believe the web should be available to everyone. That’s why we make accessibility a priority. It’s not an add-on, it’s not a bonus. When we find accessibility bugs, we fix them.
Crazy that @calderaforms seems to be the only major WordPress forms plugin that really is accessible right out of the box. Looking at you, @easywpforms @gravityforms @ninjaforms @takayukister …
— ALEX VON EFF (@voneff) September 3, 2018
