WordPress plugin comparison
Contact Form 7 vs RackForms Express Web Form Builder
Contact Form 7
by Rock Lobster Inc.
10M+ installs4.0
RackForms Express Web Form Builder
by rackforms
10+ installs2.3
At a glance
- Contact Form 7 has more active installs: 10M+, against 10+ for RackForms Express Web Form Builder.
- On a typical day, Contact Form 7 is downloaded about 77,302 times, RackForms Express Web Form Builder about 1.
- Contact Form 7 is rated higher: 4.0 out of 5 from 2,188 reviews, against 2.3 from 3 reviews.
- Contact Form 7 was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Dec 9, 2018 for RackForms Express Web Form Builder.
- Contact Form 7 is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.0.31 for RackForms Express Web Form Builder.
- Contact Form 7 has been around longer: since 2007, against 2014 for RackForms Express Web Form Builder.
Line by line
Contact Form 7 leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Contact Form 7 | RackForms Express Web Form Builder |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3 | #30,982 |
| Active installs | 10M+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 5M | 24 |
| Rating | 4.0(2.2K) | 2.3(3) |
| Support threads resolved | 31% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 5.0.31 |
| Search multiplier | ×6.19 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 11 days ago | 8 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.3 | – |
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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