WordPress plugin comparison
Contact Form 7 vs PayPal Payment Buttons
At a glance
- Contact Form 7 has more active installs: 7K+, against 500+ for PayPal Payment Buttons.
- On a typical day, PayPal Payment Buttons is downloaded about 95 times, Contact Form 7 about 82.
- PayPal Payment Buttons is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.2 from 125 reviews.
- PayPal Payment Buttons was updated more recently: Oct 14, 2026, against Oct 7, 2026 for Contact Form 7.
- Contact Form 7 resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for PayPal Payment Buttons.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Contact Form 7 has been around longer: since 2015, against 2025 for PayPal Payment Buttons.
Line by line
Contact Form 7 leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Contact Form 7 |  PayPal Payment Buttons |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,565 | #8,696 |
| Active installs | 7K+ | 500+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2.9K | 2.2K |
| Rating | 4.2(125) | 5.0(3) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.90 | ×0.56 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 27 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.5 | 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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