WordPress plugin comparison
Contact Form 7 vs MailPoet
At a glance
- MailPoet has more active installs: 500K+, against 90+ for Contact Form 7.
- On a typical day, MailPoet is downloaded about 16,188 times, Contact Form 7 about 2.
- Contact Form 7 has no reviews yet.
- MailPoet was updated more recently: Nov 10, 2026, against Feb 13, 2012 for Contact Form 7.
- MailPoet is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.3.2 for Contact Form 7.
- Contact Form 7 has been around longer: since 2010, against 2016 for MailPoet.
Line by line
MailPoet leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Contact Form 7 |  MailPoet |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #17,197 | #127 |
| Active installs | 90+ | 500K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 42 | 965.4K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.4(1.4K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 73% |
| Tested up to | 3.3.2 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×4.55 |
| Last release | 14 years ago | 1 day ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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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