WordPress plugin comparison

Contact Form 7 vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments

Contact Form 7

by Scott Paterson

7K+ installs4.2

WooCommerce PayPal Payments

by WooCommerce

700K+ installs2.9

At a glance

WooCommerce PayPal Payments has more active installs: 700K+, against 7K+ for Contact Form 7.
On a typical day, WooCommerce PayPal Payments is downloaded about 8,944 times, Contact Form 7 about 82.
Contact Form 7 is rated higher: 4.2 out of 5 from 125 reviews, against 2.9 from 588 reviews.
WooCommerce PayPal Payments was updated more recently: Nov 9, 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 59% for WooCommerce PayPal Payments.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Contact Form 7 has been around longer: since 2015, against 2020 for WooCommerce PayPal Payments.

WooCommerce PayPal Payments leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Contact Form 7	WooCommerce PayPal Payments
Popular rank	#2,565	#82
Active installs	7K+	700K+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.9K	735K
Rating	4.2(125)	2.9(588)
Support threads resolved	100%	59%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.90	×3.90
Last release	1 month ago	2 days ago
Requires PHP	5.5	7.4

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