WordPress plugin comparison
Contact Form 7 vs Forms
At a glance
- Contact Form 7 has more active installs: 10M+, against fewer than 10 for Forms.
- On a typical day, Contact Form 7 is downloaded about 79,349 times, Forms about 1.
- Forms has no reviews yet.
- Contact Form 7 was updated more recently: Nov 10, 2026, against Sep 6, 2019 for Forms.
- Contact Form 7 is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.2.30 for Forms.
- Contact Form 7 has been around longer: since 2007, against 2017 for Forms.
Line by line
Contact Form 7 leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Contact Form 7 |  Forms |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3 | #51,673 |
| Active installs | 10M+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 5.6M | 27 |
| Rating | 4.0(2.2K) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | 31% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 5.2.30 |
| Search multiplier | ×6.19 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 day ago | 7 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.3 | – |
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