WordPress plugin comparison

Contact Form 7 vs Contact Form & SMTP Plugin for WordPress by PirateForms

Contact Form 7

by Sachyya

70+ installs5.0

Contact Form & SMTP Plugin for WordPress by PirateForms

by Syed Balkhi

30K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Contact Form & SMTP Plugin for WordPress by PirateForms has more active installs: 30K+, against 70+ for Contact Form 7.
On a typical day, Contact Form & SMTP Plugin for WordPress by PirateForms is downloaded about 114 times, Contact Form 7 about 4.
Contact Form 7 is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.7 from 223 reviews.
Contact Form & SMTP Plugin for WordPress by PirateForms was updated more recently: Sep 22, 2026, against Dec 4, 2018 for Contact Form 7.
Contact Form & SMTP Plugin for WordPress by PirateForms is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.7.11, against 4.9.35 for Contact Form 7.
Contact Form & SMTP Plugin for WordPress by PirateForms has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for Contact Form 7.

Contact Form & SMTP Plugin for WordPress by PirateForms leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Contact Form 7	Contact Form & SMTP Plugin for WordPress by PirateForms
Popular rank	#18,782	#1,033
Active installs	70+	30K+
Downloads, last 30 days	71	2.5K
Rating	5.0(3)	4.7(223)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.9.35	6.7.11
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.66
Last release	8 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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