WordPress plugin comparison

Business Essentials for Contact Form 7 vs FMPress Forms

Business Essentials for Contact Form 7

by Scott Paterson

7K+ installs3.3

FMPress Forms

by Emic Corporation

40+ installs5.0

At a glance

Business Essentials for Contact Form 7 has more active installs: 7K+, against 40+ for FMPress Forms.
On a typical day, Business Essentials for Contact Form 7 is downloaded about 60 times, FMPress Forms about 4.
FMPress Forms is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 3.3 from 10 reviews.
Business Essentials for Contact Form 7 was updated more recently: Sep 26, 2026, against Oct 23, 2025 for FMPress Forms.
Business Essentials for Contact Form 7 is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for FMPress Forms.
Business Essentials for Contact Form 7 has been around longer: since 2019, against 2021 for FMPress Forms.

Business Essentials for Contact Form 7 leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Business Essentials for Contact Form 7	FMPress Forms
Popular rank	#2,533	#21,959
Active installs	7K+	40+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.9K	73
Rating	3.3(10)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×0.68	×0.16
Last release	1 month ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	5.6	8.1

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