WordPress plugin comparison
CMB2 vs WPForms
At a glance
- WPForms has more active installs: 5M+, against 300K+ for CMB2.
- On a typical day, WPForms is downloaded about 78,053 times, CMB2 about 2,968.
- CMB2 is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 91 reviews, against 4.8 from 14,390 reviews.
- WPForms was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against Oct 27, 2026 for CMB2.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- CMB2 has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for WPForms.
Line by line
WPForms leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
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