Side-by-side comparison
| Metric | Contact Form 7 | HT Form Widget for Elementor and WPForms |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.0 ★ | 4.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 2.2k | 1 |
| Active installs | 10,000,000+ | 2,000+ |
| Free plan | — | — |
On the measured data here, Contact Form 7 leads on more dimensions (2 vs 0). Pick HT Form Widget for Elementor and WPForms if one of the points where it leads is what you need.
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Read each app's audit: Contact Form 7 audit • HT Form Widget for Elementor and WPForms audit
| Field | Contact Form 7 | HT Form Widget for Elementor and WPForms |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | ||
| Developer |
| Keyword | Contact Form 7 | HT Form Widget for Elementor and WPForms |
|---|---|---|
| form | #2 | #269 |
| contact form | #1 | #299 |
| contact | #1 | Not ranked |
| custom form | Not ranked | #326 |
No tracked changes.
| Signal | Contact Form 7 | HT Form Widget for Elementor and WPForms |
|---|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.0 ★ (2.2k) | 4.0 ★ (1) |
simple and reliable
Go-to Plugin for Forms
Reliable & Lightweight Contact Form Solution for WordPress
Works Really Well
good contact plugin
Review text isn't collected for this app yet (1 reviews on the marketplace).
Contact Form 7 (4.0★, 2,183 reviews) and HT Form Widget for Elementor and WPForms (4.0★, 1 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.
AppRanks cannot separate these two on rating — both sit at 4.0★. Contact Form 7 does carry the larger published review base (2,183 vs 1). Read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly; Contact Form 7 has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (2,183 vs 1).
AppRanks cannot say which fits a larger or smaller operation — there is no store-size measurement in the WordPress Plugin Directory data. What it can show: Contact Form 7 has 2,183 published reviews; HT Form Widget for Elementor and WPForms has 1 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.
Migration support varies by app and category. Contact Form 7 and HT Form Widget for Elementor and WPForms both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from HT Form Widget for Elementor and WPForms" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.