WordPress plugin comparison
Contact Form 7 vs CompactForm
At a glance
- Contact Form 7 has more active installs: 6K+, against 100+ for CompactForm.
- On a typical day, Contact Form 7 is downloaded about 26 times, CompactForm about 25.
- CompactForm has no reviews yet.
- CompactForm was updated more recently: Oct 21, 2026, against Oct 22, 2024 for Contact Form 7.
- CompactForm is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.6.11 for Contact Form 7.
- Contact Form 7 has been around longer: since 2018, against 2026 for CompactForm.
Line by line
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| Metric |  Contact Form 7 |  CompactForm |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,897 | #13,004 |
| Active installs | 6K+ | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 706 | 620 |
| Rating | 4.3(21) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.6.11 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.15 | ×0.28 |
| Last release | 2 years ago | 19 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 7.4 |
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