Best free SMS plugins for WordPress
The most popular free SMS plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. CRSMS Contact Form 7 SMS Notification leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of Toll Free SMS (10+). All 2 plugins tagged “free sms” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 free SMS plugins
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CRSMS Contact Form 7 SMS NotificationThe most installed free SMS plugin, with 10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.9.20.
- 2.Toll Free SMS
10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
All 2 plugins tagged “free sms”

CRSMS Contact Form 7 SMS Notification
Up in the last 7 days:1,602#45,029by cloudrebue4 years ago
Works with the Contact Form 7 plugin to send SMS notifications when somebody submits your contact form, using the API Configured By Site Admin
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day
Toll Free SMS
#45,638by Nitin Yawalkar14 years ago
A wordpress plugin that lets you send Free SMS to your subscribers using your Way2SMS account without leaving wordpress admin area.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day