WordPress plugin comparison
Contact Form 7 vs Forminator Forms
Contact Form 7
by Rock Lobster Inc.
10M+ installs4.0
Forminator Forms
by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform
600K+ installs4.8
At a glance
- Contact Form 7 has more active installs: 10M+, against 600K+ for Forminator Forms.
- On a typical day, Contact Form 7 is downloaded about 77,302 times, Forminator Forms about 10,397.
- Forminator Forms is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 2,151 reviews, against 4.0 from 2,188 reviews.
- Forminator Forms was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Oct 29, 2026 for Contact Form 7.
- Forminator Forms resolves more of its support threads: 86% 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 2018 for Forminator Forms.
Line by line
Forminator Forms leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Contact Form 7 | Forminator Forms |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3 | #99 |
| Active installs | 10M+ | 600K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 5M | 922K |
| Rating | 4.0(2.2K) | 4.8(2.2K) |
| Support threads resolved | 31% | 86% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×6.19 | ×6.41 |
| Last release | 11 days ago | 7 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.3 | 7.4 |
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