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| Metric | Contact Form 7 | Lightweight Contact Form |
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| Rating | 4.0 ★ | ★ 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 2.2k | 9 |
| Active installs | 10,000,000+ | 100+ |
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Based on the data on this page, Lightweight Contact Form is the stronger choice for most WordPress Plugin Directory site owners — 5.0★ vs Contact Form 7's 4.0★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base.
Contact Form 7 has the larger user base (2,178 reviews vs 9), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Lightweight Contact Form's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat.
Recommended by size: small/early-stage site owners who need fast install and low risk should default to Lightweight Contact Form; mid-market and enterprise site owners with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Contact Form 7's 2,178-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Lightweight Contact Form's broader-but-shallower coverage.
This verdict is generated from the live marketplace data on this page — rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position all refresh from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing every 24 hours. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparison outcomes; the methodology is documented on the About page and applies identically to every pair on the site.
Read each app's audit: Contact Form 7 audit • Lightweight Contact Form audit
| Keyword | Contact Form 7 | Lightweight Contact Form |
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| contact form | #1 | Not ranked |
| contact | #1 | Not ranked |
| form | #2 | Not ranked |
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| Signal | Contact Form 7 | Lightweight Contact Form |
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| Average rating | 4.0 ★ (2.2k) | 5.0 ★ (9) |
| Rating distribution | 581% 419% 30% 20% 10% | 5— 4— 3— 2— 1— |
Lightweight Contact Form has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 9 reviews) compared to Contact Form 7 (4.0★ from 2,178 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Lightweight Contact Form holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.0★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. Contact Form 7 has the deeper published review base (2,178 vs 9), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.
Contact Form 7 typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (2,178 reviews). Lightweight Contact Form typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (9 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. Contact Form 7 and Lightweight Contact Form 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 Lightweight Contact Form" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
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