WordPress plugin comparison
Contact Form 7 vs Lite Contact Form
At a glance
- Contact Form 7 has more active installs: 10M+, against 100+ for Lite Contact Form.
- On a typical day, Contact Form 7 is downloaded about 77,302 times, Lite Contact Form about 5.
- Lite Contact Form is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.0 from 2,188 reviews.
- Contact Form 7 was updated more recently: Nov 10, 2026, against Feb 16, 2022 for Lite Contact Form.
- Contact Form 7 is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.9.20 for Lite Contact Form.
- Contact Form 7 has been around longer: since 2007, against 2020 for Lite Contact Form.
Line by line
Contact Form 7 leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Contact Form 7 |  Lite Contact Form |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3 | #15,296 |
| Active installs | 10M+ | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 4.6M | 85 |
| Rating | 4.0(2.2K) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 31% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 5.9.20 |
| Search multiplier | ×6.19 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | today | 4 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.3 | 7.0 |
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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