WordPress plugin comparison

Formidable Forms vs Simple Contact Form Plugin for WordPress

Formidable Forms

by Strategy11 Team

300K+ installs4.8

Simple Contact Form Plugin for WordPress

by emarket-design

30+ installs5.0

At a glance

Formidable Forms has more active installs: 300K+, against 30+ for Simple Contact Form Plugin for WordPress.
On a typical day, Formidable Forms is downloaded about 2,800 times, Simple Contact Form Plugin for WordPress about 6.
Simple Contact Form Plugin for WordPress is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.8 from 1,389 reviews.
Formidable Forms was updated more recently: Oct 16, 2026, against Aug 18, 2025 for Simple Contact Form Plugin for WordPress.
Formidable Forms is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Simple Contact Form Plugin for WordPress.
Formidable Forms has been around longer: since 2009, against 2015 for Simple Contact Form Plugin for WordPress.

Formidable Forms leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Formidable Forms	Simple Contact Form Plugin for WordPress
Popular rank	#176	#23,067
Active installs	300K+	30+
Downloads, last 30 days	219.4K	148
Rating	4.8(1.4K)	5.0(4)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×1.76	×0.13
Last release	24 days ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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