WordPress plugin comparison
Contact Form 7 vs WPForms
At a glance
- Contact Form 7 has more active installs: 10M+, against 5M+ for WPForms.
- On a typical day, Contact Form 7 is downloaded about 77,302 times, WPForms about 76,141.
- WPForms is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 14,393 reviews, against 4.0 from 2,188 reviews.
- WPForms was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against Oct 29, 2026 for Contact Form 7.
- WPForms resolves more of its support threads: 95% 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 2016 for WPForms.
Line by line
WPForms leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Contact Form 7 |  WPForms |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3 | #9 |
| Active installs | 10M+ | 5M+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 5M | 7.4M |
| Rating | 4.0(2.2K) | 4.8(14.4K) |
| Support threads resolved | 31% | 95% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×6.19 | ×5.59 |
| Last release | 11 days ago | 4 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.3 | 7.2 |
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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