WordPress plugin comparison
Contact Form 7 vs SimpleForm reCAPTCHA
At a glance
- Contact Form 7 has more active installs: 10M+, against 10+ for SimpleForm reCAPTCHA.
- On a typical day, Contact Form 7 is downloaded about 77,302 times, SimpleForm reCAPTCHA about 2.
- SimpleForm reCAPTCHA has no reviews yet.
- Contact Form 7 was updated more recently: Nov 10, 2026, against Jul 25, 2024 for SimpleForm reCAPTCHA.
- Contact Form 7 is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.6.11 for SimpleForm reCAPTCHA.
- Contact Form 7 has been around longer: since 2007, against 2021 for SimpleForm reCAPTCHA.
Line by line
Contact Form 7 leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Contact Form 7 |  SimpleForm reCAPTCHA |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3 | #32,151 |
| Active installs | 10M+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 5M | 54 |
| Rating | 4.0(2.2K) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | 31% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.6.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×6.19 | ×0.02 |
| Last release | today | 2 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.3 | 7.4 |
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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