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Gravity Forms vs Parabola

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Gravity Forms

Survey & Forms

The most trusted WordPress forms plugin

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Parabola

Automation & Integration

Visual flow automation for modern teams

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Parabola has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Gravity Forms basic license covers only 1 site and renews at $59/year after a discounted $44 first year; Parabola the Basic plan allows 1 user and 1,000 credits with limited AI

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Gravity Forms and Parabola actually diverge.

Attributes where Gravity Forms and Parabola differ
AttributeGravity FormsParabola
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
Free tierNoYes
CategorySurvey & FormsAutomation & Integration
FoundedUnknown2015

Identical on both: platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Gravity Forms

Nothing recorded that Parabola does not also cover.

Only in Parabola

  • Visual workflow builder
  • Data transformation
  • Conditional logic
  • Looping
  • Error handling
  • Monitoring
  • Scheduling
  • 300+ apps

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Gravity Forms

No use cases recorded yet. See the Gravity Forms review.

Parabola

  • Workflow automation for operations and finance teamsnot Gravity Forms
  • Data integration across 1,000+ sourcesnot Gravity Forms
  • Automation and reporting workflowsnot Gravity Forms

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Gravity Forms

  • Basic license covers only 1 site and renews at $59/year after a discounted $44 first year
  • Pro license is capped at 3 sites; using it on more requires the Elite tier at $259/year renewal
  • Marketing integrations like HubSpot and Mailchimp are Basic-tier only, while payment and workflow add-ons (Stripe, Zapier, Trello) require Pro or above

Parabola

  • The Basic plan allows 1 user and 1,000 credits with limited AI
  • No price is published for either the self serve or the business tier
  • Credits are consumed when agents run, and further credits are bought pay as you go
  • Role based access control, SSO, version history and SLAs all sit on the unpriced business plan

Pricing, plan by plan

Gravity Forms

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Gravity Forms review.

Parabola

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Parabola review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Gravity Forms if

Nothing in the data separates Gravity Forms from Parabola on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Gravity Forms review

Choose Parabola if

  • You need visual workflow builder.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You also want data transformation.
Parabola review

Questions people ask

Is Gravity Forms or Parabola better?
Neither clearly leads. Gravity Forms starts at On request and Parabola at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Gravity Forms or Parabola?
Parabola has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Gravity Forms and Free for Parabola.
Does Gravity Forms or Parabola run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Parabola for free?
Yes. Parabola has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Gravity Forms starts at On request.
What can Gravity Forms do that Parabola cannot?
Parabola covers Visual workflow builder, Data transformation, Conditional logic, Looping.
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