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Essential Form

600+ installs · #8,519 most popular

Its stats
Closest match
Akismet Anti-spam
Shares 2 of Essential Form's 5 tags.
Most installed
Contact Form 7
10M+ active installs.
Best rated
WP Armour
5.0 out of 5 from 1,477 reviews.
Most recently updated
WPForms
Updated on Nov 5, 2026.
  1. Akismet Anti-spam

    by Automattic

    The best anti-spam protection to block spam comments and spam in a contact form. The most trusted antispam solution for WordPress and WooCommerce.

    Installs
    5M+
    Rank
    #8
    Rating
    4.7(1.2K)
    Updated
    2 months ago

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  2. ActiveLayer Anti-Spam

    by Syed Balkhi

    Intelligent spam protection for WordPress forms, comments, and reviews. No CAPTCHA needed. Works with WPForms, Contact Form 7, WooCommerce, and more.

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #1,855
    Rating
    4.9(10)
    Updated
    1 month ago

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  3. Contact Form 7

    by Rock Lobster Inc.

    Just another contact form plugin. Simple but flexible.

    Installs
    10M+
    Rank
    #3
    Rating
    4.0(2.2K)
    Updated
    11 days ago

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  4. WPForms

    by Syed Balkhi

    The best WordPress contact form plugin. Drag & Drop form builder to create beautiful contact forms, payment forms, & other custom forms.

    Installs
    5M+
    Rank
    #9
    Rating
    4.8(14.4K)
    Updated
    3 days ago

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  5. WP Mail SMTP by WPForms

    by Syed Balkhi

    Make email delivery easy for WordPress. Connect with SMTP, Gmail, Brevo, SendGrid, Amazon SES + more, with powerful WordPress SMTP Email plugin.

    Installs
    4M+
    Rank
    #12
    Rating
    4.8(5.2K)
    Updated
    19 days ago

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  6. Fluent Forms

    by WPManageNinja

    Get a fast contact form plugin. Create advanced forms using drag and drop form builder with all smart features.

    Installs
    800K+
    Rank
    #80
    Rating
    4.8(809)
    Updated
    7 days ago

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  7. Forminator Forms

    by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform

    Best WordPress form builder plugin. Create contact forms, payment forms & order forms with 1000+ integrations.

    Installs
    600K+
    Rank
    #99
    Rating
    4.8(2.2K)
    Updated
    7 days ago

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  8. SureForms

    by Brainstorm Force

    AI form generator and WordPress form builder for contact and Stripe payment forms, with surveys and quizzes in SureForms Business.

    Installs
    500K+
    Rank
    #119
    Rating
    4.8(104)
    Updated
    5 days ago

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  9. Ninja Forms

    by Kevin Stover

    Free WordPress form builder with calculations, signatures, star ratings, unlimited submissions stored on your site, and an AI form builder.

    Installs
    500K+
    Rank
    #114
    Rating
    4.4(1.4K)
    Updated
    6 days ago

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  10. WP Armour

    by Dinesh Karki

    Fastest growing Anti Spam plugin. No API calls, subscriptions, captcha or puzzle. Full GDPR complaint. For comments, contact form, login, registration

    Installs
    400K+
    Rank
    #141
    Rating
    5.0(1.5K)
    Updated
    2 months ago

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  11. Formidable Forms

    by Strategy11 Team

    The drag and drop WordPress form builder for contact forms, payment forms, calculators, quizzes, surveys, and AI-built web applications.

    Installs
    300K+
    Rank
    #176
    Rating
    4.8(1.4K)
    Updated
    23 days ago

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  12. CF7 Apps

    by Saad Iqbal

    Add hCaptcha, Honeypot, Redirection, and AI-powered form generation to Contact Form 7.

    Installs
    300K+
    Rank
    #156
    Rating
    3.8(135)
    Updated
    11 days ago

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