WordPress plugin comparison
Contact Form7 vs Fluent Forms
At a glance
- Fluent Forms has more active installs: 800K+, against 400+ for Contact Form7.
- On a typical day, Fluent Forms is downloaded about 13,972 times, Contact Form7 about 6.
- Fluent Forms is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 809 reviews, against 3.6 from 7 reviews.
- Fluent Forms was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Nov 10, 2015 for Contact Form7.
- Fluent Forms is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.3.34 for Contact Form7.
- Contact Form7 has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for Fluent Forms.
Line by line
Fluent Forms leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Contact Form7 |  Fluent Forms |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #9,501 | #80 |
| Active installs | 400+ | 800K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 120 | 676.1K |
| Rating | 3.6(7) | 4.8(809) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 4.3.34 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×3.54 |
| Last release | 11 years ago | 8 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 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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