10 Best Contact Form 7 Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Contact Form 7 sits at #1 in the WordPress.org Contact Form Plugins ranking. 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 Contact Form 7
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WPForms
Closest matchWPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More
4.8 (14,371) 5 million+ active installsThe best WordPress contact form plugin. Drag & Drop form builder to create beautiful contact forms, payment forms, & other custom forms.
#2 in the WordPress.org Contact Form Plugins ranking. About half the installs, rated 4.8 against 4.0, last updated 3 days ago.
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Formidable Forms
Paid version availableFormidable Forms – WordPress Form Builder for Contact Forms, Calculators, Quizzes & More
4.8 (1,381) 300,000+ active installsThe most powerful drag and drop WordPress form builder for contact forms, payment forms, calculators, quizzes, surveys, and data-driven applications.
#8 in the WordPress.org Contact Form Plugins ranking. 300,000+ installs against 10 million+, rated 4.8 against 4.0, last updated 11 days ago.
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Ninja Forms – The Contact Form Builder That Grows With You
4.4 (1,395) 600,000+ active installsThe 100% beginner friendly WordPress form builder. Drag & drop form fields to build beautiful, professional contact forms in minutes.
#5 in the WordPress.org Contact Form Plugins ranking. 600,000+ installs against 10 million+, rated 4.4 against 4.0, last updated 7 days ago.
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Fluent Forms
Paid version availableFluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder
4.8 (791) 700,000+ active installsGet a fast contact form plugin. Create advanced forms using drag and drop form builder with all smart features.
#4 in the WordPress.org Contact Form Plugins ranking. 700,000+ installs against 10 million+, rated 4.8 against 4.0, last updated 16 days ago.
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Forminator Forms
Paid version availableForminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder
4.8 (2,121) 600,000+ active installsBest WordPress form builder plugin. Create contact forms, payment forms & order forms with 1000+ integrations.
#3 in the WordPress.org Contact Form Plugins ranking. 600,000+ installs against 10 million+, rated 4.8 against 4.0, last updated 11 days ago.
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SureForms – Contact Form Builder, AI Forms, Payment Form, Survey & Quiz
4.9 (91) 500,000+ active installsAI form generator and WordPress form builder for contact and Stripe payment forms, with surveys and quizzes in SureForms Business.
#7 in the WordPress.org Contact Form Plugins ranking. 500,000+ installs against 10 million+, rated 4.9 against 4.0, last updated 5 days ago.
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4.8 (106) 60,000+ active installs50+ Essential Addons for Contact Form 7 - Conditional Fields, Multi Step, Redirection, Columns, WooCommerce, Mailchimp & more
#10 in the WordPress.org Contact Form Plugins ranking. 60,000+ installs against 10 million+, rated 4.8 against 4.0, last updated 6 days ago.
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Everest Forms
Paid version availableEverest Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form, Quiz, Survey & Custom Form Builder with AI
4.9 (375) 90,000+ active installsAI form builder for WordPress. Build contact forms, payment forms, quiz, survey & conversational forms with built-in AI or drag & drop builder.
Shares the contact form tag on WordPress.org. 90,000+ installs against 10 million+, rated 4.9 against 4.0, last updated 25 days ago.
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Akismet Anti-spam
Paid version availableAkismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
4.7 (1,186) 5 million+ active installsThe best anti-spam protection to block spam comments and spam in a contact form. The most trusted antispam solution for WordPress and WooCommerce.
Shares the contact form tag on WordPress.org. About half the installs, rated 4.7 against 4.0, last updated 19 days ago.
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MetForm – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Conditional Forms, Form Templates & Custom Form Builder for Elementor
4.7 (504) 600,000+ active installsElementor forms builder to create WordPress forms like contact form, booking form, feedback form, survey form, application form & 40+ form templates.
#6 in the WordPress.org Contact Form Plugins ranking. 600,000+ installs against 10 million+, rated 4.7 against 4.0, last updated 8 days ago.
Contact Form 7 against each of them
Head to head on installs, ratings, reviews and updates. Each measure names its own leader; there is no overall winner.
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Contact Form 7 vs WPForms10 million+ vs 5 million+ installs · 4.0 vs 4.8
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Contact Form 7 vs Formidable Forms10 million+ vs 300,000+ installs · 4.0 vs 4.8
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Contact Form 7 vs Ninja Forms10 million+ vs 600,000+ installs · 4.0 vs 4.4
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Contact Form 7 vs Fluent Forms10 million+ vs 700,000+ installs · 4.0 vs 4.8
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Contact Form 7 vs Forminator Forms10 million+ vs 600,000+ installs · 4.0 vs 4.8
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Contact Form 7 vs SureForms10 million+ vs 500,000+ installs · 4.0 vs 4.9
Switching from Contact Form 7: common questions
What is the best alternative to Contact Form 7?
WPForms is the closest match: it shares the Contact Form Plugins top 10 with Contact Form 7 and has 5 million+ active installs with a 4.8 out of 5 rating.
Which Contact Form 7 alternative has the most users?
WPForms, with 5 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Contact Form 7 alternative is rated highest?
Everest Forms, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 375 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Contact Form 7 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 Contact Form 7 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 Contact Form 7 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
WPForms is the closest match to Contact Form 7 by the data we track, and WPForms has the widest reach with 5 million+ active installs. WPForms shipped the most recent release, on September 4, 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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