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Best Free WordPress Plugins for Contests And Giveaways

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Contests & Giveaways

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for contests and giveaways comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress Best overall 82/100
  2. 2. Gratisfaction- Loyalty, Rewards , Referral, Birthday and Giv... 81/100
  3. 3. Contest Gallery 79/100
  4. 4. Raffle Play Woocommerce 79/100
  5. 5. Simple Giveaways 79/100
  6. 6. ePoll 78/100
  7. 7. Lucky Wheel Giveaway 78/100
  8. 8. Social Boost: Giveaways, Instant win and Contests. Grow foll... 78/100
  9. 9. SweepWidget 76/100
  10. 10. Gratisfaction- Contests Giveaways Referral Loyalty Rewards a... 76/100
  11. 11. Woorise 75/100
  12. 12. WP Voting Contest Lite 75/100
  13. 13. TotalPoll for Polls and Contests 70/100
  14. 14. Run Contests, Raffles, and Giveaways with ContestsWP 70/100
  15. 15. Photo Contest 69/100
1 Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress
Best overall Free by Syed Balkhi

Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress

The best WordPress giveaway plugin. Grow your email list, website traffic, and social media followers with viral contests, giveaways, and sweepstakes.

3.9★
from 43 ratings
20k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
82

WPScore

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3 Contest Gallery
Free by Wasiliy Strecker / ContestGallery developer

Contest Gallery

JPG, PNG, MP4, MP3, PDF, ZIP & more. Create voting & uploading galleries for photos & media. Social Share, User Registration & Sell via PayPal/Stripe.

4.4★
from 89 ratings
1k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
79

WPScore

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4 Raffle Play Woocommerce
Free by dan009

Raffle Play Woocommerce

Raffle Play Woo is generating raffle tickets for woocommerce products, based on the number defined by the admin. Adds raffle tickets to your woocommer …

5★
from 21 ratings
800+
active installs
Updated
May 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
79

WPScore

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5 Simple Giveaways
Free by Igor Benic

Simple Giveaways

Create a Simple Giveaway or Giveaways and grow your email list. Embed them in a post or in a sidebar to increase the conversion.

4.6★
from 20 ratings
400+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.0
79

WPScore

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6 ePoll
Free by infotheme

ePoll

ePoll is a free poll and voting tool. Create custom, responsive online elections, contests, and surveys with images and videos on your site.

3.9★
from 24 ratings
1k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
78

WPScore

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9 SweepWidget
Free by SweepWidget

SweepWidget

The best free WordPress giveaway plugin for viral contests, sweepstakes, competitions, photo contests with voting, raffles, and instant coupons.

4.3★
from 14 ratings
100+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
76

WPScore

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11 Woorise
Free by Woorise

Woorise

Create landing pages, forms, surveys, quizzes and viral giveaways.

5★
from 31 ratings
1k+
active installs
Updated
Nov 2025
Tested to
WP 6.9.0
75

WPScore

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13 TotalPoll for Polls and Contests
Free by TotalSuite

TotalPoll for Polls and Contests

TotalPoll is a responsive and customizable WordPress poll plugin that will help you create voting contest, competition, image poll, simple poll.

4.3★
from 45 ratings
1k+
active installs
Updated
Sep 2025
Tested to
WP 6.8.8
70

WPScore

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15 Photo Contest
Free by TotalSuite

Photo Contest

If you're looking to host a contest or competition on your WordPress website, TotalContest is the perfect plugin for you.

4.5★
from 19 ratings
300+
active installs
Updated
Sep 2025
Tested to
WP 6.8.8
69

WPScore

Read review View on WordPress.org