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WordPress plugin comparison

Octanist vs WPForms

At a glance

  • WPForms has more active installs: 5M+, against 20+ for Octanist.
  • On a typical day, WPForms is downloaded about 76,141 times, Octanist about 4.
  • Octanist is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 14,393 reviews.
  • WPForms was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against Oct 1, 2026 for Octanist.
  • Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
  • WPForms has been around longer: since 2016, against 2025 for Octanist.

Line by line

WPForms leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

MetricOctanistWPForms
Popular rank#25,773#9
Active installs20+5M+
Downloads, last 30 days947.4M
Rating5.0(1)4.8(14.4K)
Support threads resolved–95%
Tested up to7.1.47.1.4
Search multiplier×0.24×5.59
Last release1 month ago4 days ago
Requires PHP–7.2

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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