WordPress plugin comparison
Formidable Forms vs WP Email Subscribe
Formidable Forms
by Strategy11 Team
300K+ installs4.8
WP Email Subscribe
by hozyali
Fewer than 10 installs5.0
At a glance
- Formidable Forms has more active installs: 300K+, against fewer than 10 for WP Email Subscribe.
- On a typical day, Formidable Forms is downloaded about 2,800 times, WP Email Subscribe about 0.
- WP Email Subscribe 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 Jan 13, 2019 for WP Email Subscribe.
- Formidable Forms is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.0.31 for WP Email Subscribe.
- Formidable Forms has been around longer: since 2009, against 2017 for WP Email Subscribe.
Line by line
Formidable Forms leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Formidable Forms | WP Email Subscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #176 | – |
| Active installs | 300K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 219.4K | 34 |
| Rating | 4.8(1.4K) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 5.0.31 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.76 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 24 days ago | 7 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | – |
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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