WordPress plugin comparison
Contact Form 7 vs Forminator Forms
Contact Form 7
by Dave McHale
10+ installs5.0
Forminator Forms
by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform
600K+ installs4.8
At a glance
- Forminator Forms has more active installs: 600K+, against 10+ for Contact Form 7.
- On a typical day, Forminator Forms is downloaded about 10,397 times, Contact Form 7 about 2.
- Contact Form 7 is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 2,150 reviews.
- Forminator Forms was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Feb 2, 2018 for Contact Form 7.
- Forminator Forms is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for Contact Form 7.
- Contact Form 7 has been around longer: since 2017, against 2018 for Forminator Forms.
Line by line
Forminator Forms leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Contact Form 7 | Forminator Forms |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #43,851 | #99 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 600K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 27 | 913.4K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.8(2.2K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 76% |
| Tested up to | 4.9.35 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×6.14 |
| Last release | 8 years ago | 7 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.3 | 7.4 |
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