10 Best CF7 Mate Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
CF7 Mate has 20,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to CF7 Mate
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Multi Step for Contact Form 7
Closest match4.7 (76) 10,000+ active installsBreak your looooooong form into user-friendly steps
Shares the cf7, Multi-Step Form tags on WordPress.org. About half the installs, last updated 15 days ago.
- 2
Forms: 3rd-Party Integration
4.9 (31) 5,000+ active installsSend contact form submissions from other plugins to multiple external services e.g. CRM. Configurable, custom field mapping, pre/post processing.
Shares the cf7, contact form 7 tags on WordPress.org. About a quarter of the installs, no update since September 9, 2019.
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Contact Form 7 – Success Page Redirects
4.2 (27) 10,000+ active installsAn add-on for Contact Form 7 that provides a straightforward method to redirect visitors to success pages or thank you pages.
Shares the cf7, contact form 7 tags on WordPress.org. About half the installs, no update since November 28, 2017.
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CF7 Google Sheets Connector
Paid version availableGSheetConnector – CF7 Google Sheets Connector & Save CF7 Entries to Database
4.4 (129) 40,000+ active installsSend Contact Form 7 submissions to Google Sheets automatically in real time and keep every form entry organized and easy to access.
Shares the cf7, contact form 7 tags on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, last updated 2 days ago.
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4.9 (103) 10,000+ active installsThis WordPress Plugin Adds Contact Form 7 widget element to Elementor page builder for easy drag & drop the created contact forms with CF7 (contac …
Shares the cf7, contact form 7 tags on WordPress.org. About half the installs, last updated 20 days ago.
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Contact Form 7 – Repeatable Fields
4.3 (21) 6,000+ active installsAdds repeatable groups of fields to Contact Form 7.
Shares the cf7, contact form 7 tags on WordPress.org. About a third of the installs, no update since October 22, 2024.
- 7
4.7 (113) 200,000+ active installsCustomise dashboard panels and branding, hide menus plus lots more.
About 10 times the installs, last updated July 9, 2026.
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The SEO Framework – Fast, Automated, Effortless.
4.9 (378) 200,000+ active installsThe fastest feature-complete SEO plugin for professional WordPress websites. Secure, fast, unbranded, and automated SEO. Do less; get better results.
About 10 times the installs, last updated December 10, 2025.
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iubenda | All-in-one Compliance for GDPR / CCPA Cookie Consent + more
4.7 (396) 200,000+ active installsThe solution for GDPR compliance + more. Get your cookie banner, privacy policy, terms and conditions and handle cookie consent in just one plugin.
About 10 times the installs, last updated 6 days ago.
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MalCare WordPress Security Plugin – Malware Scanner, Cleaner, Security Firewall
4.4 (548) 200,000+ active installsGet Bulletproof Security for your WordPress site. WordPress security plugin packed with comprehensive Firewall, malware scanner, cleaner & more.
About 10 times the installs, last updated 10 days ago.
Switching from CF7 Mate: common questions
What is the best alternative to CF7 Mate?
Multi Step for Contact Form 7 is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 10,000+ active installs with a 4.7 out of 5 rating.
Which CF7 Mate alternative has the most users?
White Label CMS, with 200,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which CF7 Mate alternative is rated highest?
The SEO Framework, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 378 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these CF7 Mate alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with CF7 Mate score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against CF7 Mate on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Multi Step for Contact Form 7 is the closest match to CF7 Mate by the data we track, and White Label CMS has the widest reach with 200,000+ active installs. CF7 Google Sheets Connector shipped the most recent release, on September 5, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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