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Gravity Forms vs Rivet
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Gravity Forms and Rivet — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Gravity Forms vs Rivet: at a glance
| Feature | Gravity Forms | Rivet |
|---|---|---|
| Sector | DevOps | DevOps |
| Velocity score | 5.0 | 7.5 |
| Sparks · 30d | 0 | 2 |
| Top themes | wordpress, form-builder, add-ons, integrations | actors, serverless, storage engine, s3 |
| Last editorial update | 3d ago | 3d ago |
| Website | Visit → | — |
What is Gravity Forms?
Gravity Forms follows its 3.2 Repeater field with three add-on point releases.
After Gravity Forms 3.2 added a Repeater field and column layout options, the team shipped point releases for three integrations on October 21: HubSpot 3.0.5, Cloudflare Turnstile 1.5.1 and Pipe 1.6. None of the announcements names a new capability. The previous weeks were similar upkeep across Gravity Flow and its extensions.
What is Rivet?
Rivet 3.0 Preview runs as one stateless binary on WarpDrive, with S3 as its only dependency.
Rivet has spent two months building infrastructure for long-lived actors and AI agents: BYOC in customer clouds, OpenTelemetry tracing, actor-scoped JWTs, Pi agent runtimes and agentOS Hosted VMs. On October 5 it said 3.0 would replace NATS with S3. The October 26 3.0 Preview delivers that: a new storage engine, WarpDrive, promises bottomless storage on S3 at SSD speed, and Rivet becomes a single stateless binary.
Gravity Forms vs Rivet: editorial side-by-side
Gravity Forms
5.0DEVOPS
Gravity Forms follows its 3.2 Repeater field with three add-on point releases.
◆ Current state
After Gravity Forms 3.2 added a Repeater field and column layout options, the team shipped point releases for three integrations on October 21: HubSpot 3.0.5, Cloudflare Turnstile 1.5.1 and Pipe 1.6. None of the announcements names a new capability. The previous weeks were similar upkeep across Gravity Flow and its extensions.
◆ Where it's heading
Gravity Forms runs on a steady loop of add-on maintenance punctuated by occasional core minors. 3.2 was the first core feature release in this window, and the add-on work around it is compatibility and patching.
◆ Prediction
Expect more add-on point releases updating for 3.2 and a 3.2.x patch; the entries don't show the next core feature.
Rivet
7.5DEVOPS
Rivet 3.0 Preview runs as one stateless binary on WarpDrive, with S3 as its only dependency.
◆ Current state
Rivet has spent two months building infrastructure for long-lived actors and AI agents: BYOC in customer clouds, OpenTelemetry tracing, actor-scoped JWTs, Pi agent runtimes and agentOS Hosted VMs. On October 5 it said 3.0 would replace NATS with S3. The October 26 3.0 Preview delivers that: a new storage engine, WarpDrive, promises bottomless storage on S3 at SSD speed, and Rivet becomes a single stateless binary.
◆ Where it's heading
Each release removes operational burden: BYOC moved the control plane into the customer's cloud, and 3.0 reduces the self-hosted footprint to one binary plus an S3 bucket. The agent work (Pi, agentOS) sits on top as the main workload Rivet is courting.
◆ Prediction
Expect benchmarks and migration guidance for 2.x users during the preview, followed by a 3.0 GA. The entry gives no performance numbers, so the SSD-speed claim is unverified.
Alternatives to Gravity Forms and Rivet
Other DevOps products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Gravity Forms or Rivet.
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Recent activity from Gravity Forms and Rivet
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 3d agoRivetIntroducing Rivet 3.0 Preview ⚡
- 8d agoGravity FormsBrand new release: HubSpot 3.0.5
- 8d agoGravity FormsBrand new release: Cloudflare Turnstile 1.5.1
- 8d agoGravity FormsBrand new release: Pipe 1.6
- 8d agoGravity FormsGravity Forms 3.2: New Repeater field and column layout options
- 14d agoGravity FormsBrand new release: Gravity Flow 3.1.2
- 14d agoGravity FormsBrand new release: Klaviyo 1.0.1
- 17d agoRivetIntroducing agentOS 0.4 & Hosted VMs
- 22d agoRivetIntroducing Pi Durable for Rivet
- 24d agoRivetReplacing Our Message Broker with... S3? ⚡
- 28d agoRivetIntroducing Pi 1.0 for Rivet
- 1mo agoRivetIntroducing JWT Authentication for Rivet Actors
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Gravity Forms and Rivet?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Rivet is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 7.5 vs 5.0), with 2 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. 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 Rivet?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Rivet is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 7.5 vs 5.0), with 2 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. 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 Rivet?
Top Rivet alternatives in DevOps are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Rivet alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/rivet for the full list with editorial commentary on each.