WordPress plugin comparison
Contact Form 7 vs NP Formshield
At a glance
- Contact Form 7 has more active installs: 10M+, against 10+ for NP Formshield.
- On a typical day, Contact Form 7 is downloaded about 80,246 times, NP Formshield about 3.
- NP Formshield is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.0 from 2,188 reviews.
- Contact Form 7 was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Aug 29, 2026 for NP Formshield.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Contact Form 7 has been around longer: since 2007, against 2025 for NP Formshield.
Line by line
Contact Form 7 leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Contact Form 7 |  NP Formshield |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3 | #45,271 |
| Active installs | 10M+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 4.9M | 68 |
| Rating | 4.0(2.2K) | 5.0(4) |
| Support threads resolved | 31% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×6.19 | ×0.19 |
| Last release | 11 days ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.3 | 7.4 |
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