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Gravity Forms vs Stirling-PDF
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Gravity Forms and Stirling-PDF — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Gravity Forms vs Stirling-PDF: at a glance
What is Gravity Forms?
Gravity Forms 3.2.2 is another unexplained patch on the Repeater release line.
Gravity Forms 3.2 added a Repeater field and column layouts on October 20. Since then the team has shipped only point releases: add-on updates for HubSpot, Cloudflare Turnstile and Pipe, reCAPTCHA and Partial Entries, and now core 3.2.2, none of which name a specific change.
What is Stirling-PDF?
Stirling PDF plans to drop LibreOffice for its own converter within two weeks
Stirling PDF 3.0 in late September added the PDF Processor for bulk jobs, optional AI and free OAuth SSO. Releases since have come about every two weeks: group signing by default in 3.1.0, a Page Editor in 3.2.0, viewer and annotation work in 3.2.x. 3.3.0 lets users pick the beta Stirling Office Convert in many more tools and adds Windows ARM64, lighter mobile scanning and caching.
Gravity Forms vs Stirling-PDF: editorial side-by-side
Gravity Forms
5.0DEVOPS
Gravity Forms 3.2.2 is another unexplained patch on the Repeater release line.
◆ Current state
Gravity Forms 3.2 added a Repeater field and column layouts on October 20. Since then the team has shipped only point releases: add-on updates for HubSpot, Cloudflare Turnstile and Pipe, reCAPTCHA and Partial Entries, and now core 3.2.2, none of which name a specific change.
◆ Where it's heading
The 3.2 line is in stabilisation, with two core patches in a week following the Repeater field. Add-ons move on their own cadence, mostly upkeep.
◆ Prediction
More 3.2.x patches are likely; the entries give no sign of the next feature release.
Stirling-PDF
5.0DEVOPS
Stirling PDF plans to drop LibreOffice for its own converter within two weeks
◆ Current state
Stirling PDF 3.0 in late September added the PDF Processor for bulk jobs, optional AI and free OAuth SSO. Releases since have come about every two weeks: group signing by default in 3.1.0, a Page Editor in 3.2.0, viewer and annotation work in 3.2.x. 3.3.0 lets users pick the beta Stirling Office Convert in many more tools and adds Windows ARM64, lighter mobile scanning and caching.
◆ Where it's heading
The project is replacing third-party dependencies with its own components. 3.3.0 says Office Convert should become the default next week and LibreOffice should be removed the week after, which would shrink the install and change conversion results for every user.
◆ Prediction
Expect Office Convert to become the default converter in the next release, then LibreOffice removed, as 3.3.0's notes lay out. Conversion bug reports will decide whether that schedule holds.
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Recent activity from Gravity Forms and Stirling-PDF
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 3d agoGravity FormsBrand new release: Gravity Forms 3.2.2
- 4d agoStirling-PDF3.3.0 Conversion upgrades, bug fixes and several minor improvements
- 5d agoGravity FormsBrand new release: reCAPTCHA 2.2.3
- 5d agoGravity FormsBrand new release: Partial Entries 1.8.3
- 7d agoGravity FormsBrand new release: Gravity Forms 3.2.1
- 16d agoStirling-PDF3.2.2 new annotations and other minor changes and improvements
- 18d agoStirling-PDF3.2.1 Viewer improvements and bug fixes
- 19d agoGravity FormsBrand new release: HubSpot 3.0.5
- 19d agoGravity FormsBrand new release: Cloudflare Turnstile 1.5.1
- 25d agoStirling-PDF3.2.0 New Multi-tool, better passworded PDFs and lots of improvements
- 1mo agoStirling-PDF3.1.0 Stirling Sign, signature improvements, Stirling Office Convert (beta) and text editor upgrades
- 1mo agoStirling-PDF3.0.2 bug fixes and dependency updates
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Gravity Forms and Stirling-PDF?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Gravity Forms and Stirling-PDF are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 5.0 vs 5.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Gravity Forms better than Stirling-PDF?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Gravity Forms and Stirling-PDF are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 5.0 vs 5.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other DevOps products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Gravity Forms?
Top Gravity Forms alternatives in DevOps are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Gravity Forms alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/gravity-forms for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Stirling-PDF?
Top Stirling-PDF alternatives in DevOps are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Stirling-PDF alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/stirling-pdf for the full list with editorial commentary on each.