WordPress plugin comparison

Contact Form 7 vs PayPal For Easy Digital Downloads (EDD)

Contact Form 7

by Scott Paterson

7K+ installs4.2

PayPal For Easy Digital Downloads (EDD)

by gmexsoftware

100+ installs3.7

At a glance

Contact Form 7 has more active installs: 7K+, against 100+ for PayPal For Easy Digital Downloads (EDD).
On a typical day, Contact Form 7 is downloaded about 82 times, PayPal For Easy Digital Downloads (EDD) about 3.
Contact Form 7 is rated higher: 4.2 out of 5 from 125 reviews, against 3.7 from 3 reviews.
Contact Form 7 was updated more recently: Oct 7, 2026, against Aug 17, 2016 for PayPal For Easy Digital Downloads (EDD).
Contact Form 7 is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.6.30 for PayPal For Easy Digital Downloads (EDD).
Contact Form 7 has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for PayPal For Easy Digital Downloads (EDD).

Contact Form 7 leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Contact Form 7	PayPal For Easy Digital Downloads (EDD)
Popular rank	#2,565	#15,823
Active installs	7K+	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.9K	53
Rating	4.2(125)	3.7(3)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.6.30
Search multiplier	×0.90	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	10 years ago
Requires PHP	5.5	–

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