WordPress plugin comparison
Contact Form 7 vs Payment Button for PayPal
At a glance
- Contact Form 7 has more active installs: 7K+, against 4K+ for Payment Button for PayPal.
- On a typical day, Contact Form 7 is downloaded about 82 times, Payment Button for PayPal about 75.
- Payment Button for PayPal is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 40 reviews, against 4.2 from 125 reviews.
- Payment Button for PayPal was updated more recently: Oct 13, 2026, against Oct 7, 2026 for Contact Form 7.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Contact Form 7 |  Payment Button for PayPal |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,565 | #3,549 |
| Active installs | 7K+ | 4K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2.9K | 5.3K |
| Rating | 4.2(125) | 4.5(40) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | 100% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.90 | ×0.86 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 29 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.5 | – |
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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