WordPress plugin comparison
Formidable Forms vs Simple Contact Forms
At a glance
- Formidable Forms has more active installs: 300K+, against 20+ for Simple Contact Forms.
- On a typical day, Formidable Forms is downloaded about 2,800 times, Simple Contact Forms about 3.
- Simple Contact Forms is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 1,389 reviews.
- Formidable Forms was updated more recently: Oct 16, 2026, against Oct 3, 2016 for Simple Contact Forms.
- Formidable Forms is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.6.30 for Simple Contact Forms.
- Formidable Forms has been around longer: since 2009, against 2015 for Simple Contact Forms.
Line by line
Formidable Forms leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Formidable Forms |  Simple Contact Forms |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #176 | #26,280 |
| Active installs | 300K+ | 20+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 218K | 70 |
| Rating | 4.8(1.4K) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 50% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.6.30 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.56 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 23 days ago | 10 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | – |
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