WordPress plugin comparison
Essential Form vs Forminator Forms
Essential Form
by Jose Mortellaro
600+ installs5.0
Forminator Forms
by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform
600K+ installs4.8
At a glance
- Forminator Forms has more active installs: 600K+, against 600+ for Essential Form.
- On a typical day, Forminator Forms is downloaded about 10,397 times, Essential Form about 12.
- Essential Form is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 20 reviews, against 4.8 from 2,150 reviews.
- Essential Form was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Nov 2, 2026 for Forminator Forms.
- Forminator Forms resolves more of its support threads: 76% in the last two months, against 0% for Essential Form.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Forminator Forms has been around longer: since 2018, against 2023 for Essential Form.
Line by line
Forminator Forms leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Essential Form | Forminator Forms |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #8,519 | #99 |
| Active installs | 600+ | 600K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 730 | 919.7K |
| Rating | 5.0(20) | 4.8(2.2K) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | 76% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.58 | ×6.14 |
| Last release | 2 days ago | 7 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 7.4 |
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