WordPress plugin comparison

Contact Form 7 vs Contact Form & SMTP Plugin for WordPress by PirateForms

Contact Form 7

by Rock Lobster Inc.

10M+ installs4.0

Contact Form & SMTP Plugin for WordPress by PirateForms

by Syed Balkhi

30K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Contact Form 7 has more active installs: 10M+, against 30K+ for Contact Form & SMTP Plugin for WordPress by PirateForms.
On a typical day, Contact Form 7 is downloaded about 77,302 times, Contact Form & SMTP Plugin for WordPress by PirateForms about 114.
Contact Form & SMTP Plugin for WordPress by PirateForms is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 223 reviews, against 4.0 from 2,188 reviews.
Contact Form 7 was updated more recently: Nov 10, 2026, against Sep 22, 2026 for Contact Form & SMTP Plugin for WordPress by PirateForms.
Contact Form 7 is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.7.11 for Contact Form & SMTP Plugin for WordPress by PirateForms.
Contact Form 7 has been around longer: since 2007, against 2015 for Contact Form & SMTP Plugin for WordPress by PirateForms.

Contact Form 7 leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Contact Form 7	Contact Form & SMTP Plugin for WordPress by PirateForms
Popular rank	#3	#1,033
Active installs	10M+	30K+
Downloads, last 30 days	5M	2.5K
Rating	4.0(2.2K)	4.7(223)
Support threads resolved	31%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.7.11
Search multiplier	×6.19	×0.66
Last release	today	1 month ago
Requires PHP	8.3	5.6

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