WordPress plugin comparison
Contact Form 7 vs Form Flight Recorder
Contact Form 7
by Rock Lobster Inc.
10M+ installs4.0
Form Flight Recorder
by Luke W
Fewer than 10 installs
At a glance
- Contact Form 7 has more active installs: 10M+, against fewer than 10 for Form Flight Recorder.
- On a typical day, Contact Form 7 is downloaded about 79,349 times, Form Flight Recorder about 3.
- Form Flight Recorder has no reviews yet.
- Contact Form 7 was updated more recently: Nov 10, 2026, against Oct 23, 2026 for Form Flight Recorder.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Contact Form 7 has been around longer: since 2007, against 2026 for Form Flight Recorder.
Line by line
Contact Form 7 leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric | Contact Form 7 | Form Flight Recorder |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3 | #72,898 |
| Active installs | 10M+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 5.6M | 120 |
| Rating | 4.0(2.2K) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | 31% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×6.19 | ×0.05 |
| Last release | today | 19 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.3 | 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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