WordPress plugin comparison
Formidable Forms vs Lightweight Contact Form
Formidable Forms
by Strategy11 Team
300K+ installs4.8
Lightweight Contact Form
by isabel104
100+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Formidable Forms has more active installs: 300K+, against 100+ for Lightweight Contact Form.
- On a typical day, Formidable Forms is downloaded about 2,800 times, Lightweight Contact Form about 4.
- Lightweight Contact Form is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 9 reviews, against 4.8 from 1,389 reviews.
- Formidable Forms was updated more recently: Oct 16, 2026, against Aug 30, 2020 for Lightweight Contact Form.
- Formidable Forms is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.4.25 for Lightweight Contact Form.
- Formidable Forms has been around longer: since 2009, against 2017 for Lightweight Contact Form.
Line by line
Formidable Forms leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Formidable Forms | Lightweight Contact Form |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #176 | #14,105 |
| Active installs | 300K+ | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 217.8K | 107 |
| Rating | 4.8(1.4K) | 5.0(9) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 5.4.25 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.76 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 24 days ago | 6 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 5.6 |
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