WordPress plugin comparison
Contact Form 7 vs Formidable Forms
Contact Form 7
by Rock Lobster Inc.
10M+ installs4.0
Formidable Forms
by Strategy11 Team
300K+ installs4.8
At a glance
- Contact Form 7 has more active installs: 10M+, against 300K+ for Formidable Forms.
- On a typical day, Contact Form 7 is downloaded about 80,246 times, Formidable Forms about 2,800.
- Formidable Forms is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 1,389 reviews, against 4.0 from 2,188 reviews.
- Contact Form 7 was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Oct 16, 2026 for Formidable Forms.
- Formidable Forms resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 31% for Contact Form 7.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Contact Form 7 has been around longer: since 2007, against 2009 for Formidable Forms.
Line by line
Contact Form 7 leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Contact Form 7 | Formidable Forms |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3 | #176 |
| Active installs | 10M+ | 300K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 5.6M | 219.4K |
| Rating | 4.0(2.2K) | 4.8(1.4K) |
| Support threads resolved | 31% | 100% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×6.19 | ×1.76 |
| Last release | 11 days ago | 24 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.3 | 7.0 |
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