WordPress plugin comparison
Contact Form Made Easy vs Formidable Forms
Contact Form Made Easy
by Raj
Fewer than 10 installs
Formidable Forms
by Strategy11 Team
300K+ installs4.8
At a glance
- Formidable Forms has more active installs: 300K+, against fewer than 10 for Contact Form Made Easy.
- On a typical day, Formidable Forms is downloaded about 2,743 times, Contact Form Made Easy about 1.
- Contact Form Made Easy has no reviews yet.
- Formidable Forms was updated more recently: Oct 16, 2026, against Aug 7, 2026 for Contact Form Made Easy.
- Formidable Forms is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Contact Form Made Easy.
- Formidable Forms has been around longer: since 2009, against 2018 for Contact Form Made Easy.
Line by line
Formidable Forms leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Contact Form Made Easy | Formidable Forms |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #68,600 | #176 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 300K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 50 | 220.1K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(1.4K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.05 | ×1.76 |
| Last release | 3 months ago | 24 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.0 |
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