Contact Form 7 vs weForms
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| Feature | Contact Form 7 v6.2.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.0/5 Visit Details | weForms v1.6.29 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 10M+ | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | October 21, 2026 | October 16, 2026 |
| Editions | Contact Form 7 | weForms · weForms Pro ($) |
| Pros | Completely free, with no upsells in the code; Several spam options: Akismet, reCAPTCHA, Turnstile, quiz, disallowed list; Stripe payment field and Brevo contact sync built in | Drag-and-drop builder with ready-made templates; Form entries stored and listed in the admin; Google reCAPTCHA spam protection in the free version |
| Cons | No visual drag-and-drop builder; forms are markup; No conditional logic or multi-step forms without add-ons; Does not store submissions without Flamingo | Conditional logic and payments need weForms Pro; Upgrade prompts appear throughout the builder; Multi-step availability in the free builder is not settled |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| Features (Form plugins checklist) | ||
| Drag-and-drop builder | No | Yes |
| Conditional logic | No | Paid |
| Multi-step forms | No | — |
| Payments | Yes | Paid |
| File upload | Yes | — |
| Calculations | No | No |
| Entries in admin | No | Yes |
| Spam protection | Yes | Yes |
| Free version | Yes | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Form-tag markup editor for fields and mail templates, Block editor contact form selector, REST API for forms and submission feedback, Quiz and Really Simple CAPTCHA tags, Spam check against the WordPress disallowed comment keys, Saves submissions to Flamingo when that plugin is active | Ready-made form templates, Email notifications on submit, Human presence check field, REST API for forms, Sidebar form widget, Import forms from Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms and WPForms, Address field ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | Stripe | — |
| Brevo (Sendinblue) | — | |
| Analytics | — | Appsero insights |
| Plugins | Akismet, Flamingo | Dokan, Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms, WPForms |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA, Cloudflare Turnstile | Google reCAPTCHA |
| Requires WordPress | 7.1 | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 8.3 | 7.2.5 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | api.stripe.com, www.google.com, www.recaptcha.net, challenges.cloudflare.com, api.sendinblue.com | www.google.com |
| Blocks | 1 | — |
| Shortcodes | 2 | 1 |
| Custom tables | — | 2 |