WordPress plugin comparison
Tidy Contact Form vs WP Mail SMTP by WPForms
Tidy Contact Form
by tidyplugins
Fewer than 10 installs
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms
by Syed Balkhi
4M+ installs4.8
At a glance
- WP Mail SMTP by WPForms has more active installs: 4M+, against fewer than 10 for Tidy Contact Form.
- On a typical day, WP Mail SMTP by WPForms is downloaded about 38,840 times, Tidy Contact Form about 3.
- Tidy Contact Form has no reviews yet.
- Tidy Contact Form was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Oct 20, 2026 for WP Mail SMTP by WPForms.
- Tidy Contact Form resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 87% for WP Mail SMTP by WPForms.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- WP Mail SMTP by WPForms has been around longer: since 2007, against 2026 for Tidy Contact Form.
Line by line
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Tidy Contact Form | WP Mail SMTP by WPForms |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #68,082 | #12 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 4M+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 95 | 2.8M |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(5.2K) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | 87% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.06 | ×5.72 |
| Last release | 1 day ago | 21 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.2 | 7.4 |
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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