WordPress plugin comparison

Contact Form 7 Benchmark Email Extension vs HTML Forms

Contact Form 7 Benchmark Email Extension

by Matt

30+ installs2.5

HTML Forms

by Link Software LLC

10K+ installs4.9

At a glance

HTML Forms has more active installs: 10K+, against 30+ for Contact Form 7 Benchmark Email Extension.
On a typical day, HTML Forms is downloaded about 188 times, Contact Form 7 Benchmark Email Extension about 3.
HTML Forms is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 57 reviews, against 2.5 from 2 reviews.
HTML Forms was updated more recently: Sep 22, 2026, against Jul 24, 2015 for Contact Form 7 Benchmark Email Extension.
HTML Forms is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.2.39 for Contact Form 7 Benchmark Email Extension.
Contact Form 7 Benchmark Email Extension has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for HTML Forms.

HTML Forms leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Contact Form 7 Benchmark Email Extension	HTML Forms
Popular rank	#24,295	#1,977
Active installs	30+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	74	5.4K
Rating	2.5(2)	4.9(57)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.2.39	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.02
Last release	11 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.3

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