WordPress plugin comparison
Visitor Contact Forms vs WP Mail SMTP by WPForms
At a glance
- WP Mail SMTP by WPForms has more active installs: 4M+, against 20+ for Visitor Contact Forms.
- On a typical day, WP Mail SMTP by WPForms is downloaded about 40,526 times, Visitor Contact Forms about 1.
- Visitor Contact Forms has no reviews yet.
- WP Mail SMTP by WPForms was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Aug 26, 2009 for Visitor Contact Forms.
- WP Mail SMTP by WPForms is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 2.8.4 for Visitor Contact Forms.
- WP Mail SMTP by WPForms has been around longer: since 2007, against 2009 for Visitor Contact Forms.
Line by line
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Visitor Contact Forms |  WP Mail SMTP by WPForms |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #28,313 | #12 |
| Active installs | 20+ | 4M+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 37 | 2.9M |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(5.2K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 83% |
| Tested up to | 2.8.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×5.61 |
| Last release | 17 years ago | 21 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
More comparisons
- Visitor Contact Forms vs Contact Form 7 add confirm
- Visitor Contact Forms vs Contact Form by BestWebSoft
- Visitor Contact Forms vs Contact Form 7
- Visitor Contact Forms vs WPForms
- WP Mail SMTP by WPForms vs Easy WP SMTP
- WP Mail SMTP by WPForms vs SureMail
- WP Mail SMTP by WPForms vs Gmail SMTP
- WP Mail SMTP by WPForms vs Configure SMTP
Is one of these yours?
Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.
Start free