WordPress plugin comparison
Contact Form 7 vs Formidable Forms
At a glance
- Formidable Forms has more active installs: 300K+, against 10+ for Contact Form 7.
- On a typical day, Formidable Forms is downloaded about 2,800 times, Contact Form 7 about 2.
- Contact Form 7 is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 1,389 reviews.
- Formidable Forms was updated more recently: Oct 16, 2026, against Feb 2, 2018 for Contact Form 7.
- Formidable Forms is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for Contact Form 7.
- Formidable Forms has been around longer: since 2009, against 2017 for Contact Form 7.
Line by line
Formidable Forms leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Contact Form 7 |  Formidable Forms |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #37,421 | #176 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 300K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 28 | 219.4K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.8(1.4K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 4.9.35 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.76 |
| Last release | 8 years ago | 24 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.3 | 7.0 |
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