WordPress plugin comparison

Contact Form 7 vs Payment Pro (Direct Payment + Hosted)

Contact Form 7

by Scott Paterson

7K+ installs4.2

Payment Pro (Direct Payment + Hosted)

by Tomer Grassiani

Fewer than 10 installs5.0

At a glance

Contact Form 7 has more active installs: 7K+, against fewer than 10 for Payment Pro (Direct Payment + Hosted).
On a typical day, Contact Form 7 is downloaded about 82 times, Payment Pro (Direct Payment + Hosted) about 5.
Payment Pro (Direct Payment + Hosted) is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.2 from 125 reviews.
Contact Form 7 was updated more recently: Oct 7, 2026, against Jan 21, 2021 for Payment Pro (Direct Payment + Hosted).
Contact Form 7 is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.5.24 for Payment Pro (Direct Payment + Hosted).
Contact Form 7 has been around longer: since 2015, against 2021 for Payment Pro (Direct Payment + Hosted).

Contact Form 7 leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Contact Form 7	Payment Pro (Direct Payment + Hosted)
Popular rank	#2,565	#53,891
Active installs	7K+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	2.9K	124
Rating	4.2(125)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	5.5.24
Search multiplier	×0.90	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	5 years ago
Requires PHP	5.5	5.6

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