WordPress plugin comparison
Contact Form 7 vs Forms
At a glance
- Both have 5K+ active installs.
- On a typical day, Contact Form 7 is downloaded about 72 times, Forms about 33.
- Contact Form 7 is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 4.9 from 31 reviews.
- Contact Form 7 was updated more recently: Oct 25, 2026, against Sep 9, 2019 for Forms.
- Contact Form 7 is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.2.30 for Forms.
- Forms has been around longer: since 2012, against 2015 for Contact Form 7.
Line by line
Contact Form 7 leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Contact Form 7 |  Forms |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3,058 | #3,174 |
| Active installs | 5K+ | 5K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 3K | 834 |
| Rating | 5.0(6) | 4.9(31) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 5.2.30 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.80 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 16 days ago | 7 years ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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