WordPress plugin comparison
CompactForm vs Contact Form 7
At a glance
- Contact Form 7 has more active installs: 9K+, against 200+ for CompactForm.
- On a typical day, CompactForm is downloaded about 25 times, Contact Form 7 about 22.
- CompactForm has no reviews yet.
- CompactForm was updated more recently: Oct 21, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Contact Form 7.
- CompactForm is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.2.39 for Contact Form 7.
- Contact Form 7 has been around longer: since 2014, against 2026 for CompactForm.
Line by line
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| Metric |  CompactForm |  Contact Form 7 |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #12,776 | #2,160 |
| Active installs | 200+ | 9K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 577 | 703 |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.2(27) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.2.39 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.33 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 21 days ago | 9 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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