WordPress plugin comparison
Contact Form 7 vs Contact Form Email
At a glance
- Contact Form 7 has more active installs: 10M+, against 8K+ for Contact Form Email.
- On a typical day, Contact Form 7 is downloaded about 80,246 times, Contact Form Email about 178.
- Contact Form Email is rated higher: 4.3 out of 5 from 102 reviews, against 4.0 from 2,187 reviews.
- Contact Form Email was updated more recently: Oct 30, 2026, against Oct 29, 2026 for Contact Form 7.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Contact Form 7 has been around longer: since 2007, against 2013 for Contact Form Email.
Line by line
Contact Form 7 leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Contact Form 7 |  Contact Form Email |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3 | #2,319 |
| Active installs | 10M+ | 8K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 5.6M | 13.3K |
| Rating | 4.0(2.2K) | 4.3(102) |
| Support threads resolved | 31% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×6.11 | ×0.79 |
| Last release | 10 days ago | 9 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.3 | – |
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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