WordPress plugin comparison
Contact Form 7 vs Ninja Forms
At a glance
- Contact Form 7 has more active installs: 10M+, against 500K+ for Ninja Forms.
- On a typical day, Contact Form 7 is downloaded about 77,302 times, Ninja Forms about 13,741.
- Ninja Forms is rated higher: 4.4 out of 5 from 1,398 reviews, against 4.0 from 2,188 reviews.
- Ninja Forms was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Oct 29, 2026 for Contact Form 7.
- Ninja Forms resolves more of its support threads: 60% 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 2011 for Ninja Forms.
Line by line
Contact Form 7 leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Contact Form 7 |  Ninja Forms |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3 | #114 |
| Active installs | 10M+ | 500K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 5M | 922.2K |
| Rating | 4.0(2.2K) | 4.4(1.4K) |
| Support threads resolved | 31% | 60% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×6.19 | ×2.56 |
| Last release | 11 days ago | today |
| Requires PHP | 8.3 | 7.4 |
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