Contact Form 7 vs WPForms – Easy Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Surveys, & More: which is safer?

As of June 2026, WPForms – Easy Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Surveys, & More is the safer choice on Plugin Risk Score — 100% (Low Risk) versus Contact Form 7's 87% (Low Risk).

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Contact Form 7

87% Low Risk

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WPForms – Easy Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Surveys, & More

100% Low Risk
Factor Contact Form 7 WPForms – Easy Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Surveys, & More
Last Updated May 2026 Jun 2026
Tested Up To 7.0 7.0
Downloads 1M+ 1M+
User Rating 4.0/5 (2180 ratings) 4.8/5 (14340 ratings)
Support Resolution 37% resolved 89% resolved

Both plugins are scored using the same five live signals from the WordPress.org Plugin API. See the full breakdown for Contact Form 7 or WPForms – Easy Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Surveys, & More , or read how the score works .