Contact Form 7 vs Formidable Forms – Contact Form Plugin, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder: Which Is Faster for WordPress?

Contact Form 7 vs Formidable Forms – Contact Form Plugin, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder - MakeWPFast
Contact Form 7
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10M+ installs · 4/5 rating
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Formidable Forms – Contact Form Plugin, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder
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300K+ installs · 4.8/5 rating
Overall Winner

Feature-by-Feature Comparison

FeatureContact Form 7Formidable Forms – Contact Form Plugin, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder
Active Installs10.0M+300K+
User Rating4.0/54.8/5
TTFB Impact+8ms+5ms
Memory Impact+2048KB+2048KB
Extra DB Queries+1+3
Speed ScoreA-A
Tested Up ToWP 6.9.1WP 6.9.1
Requires PHP7.47.0
Last Updated2026-02-082026-02-12
Total Downloads408.4M+26.2M+
Verdict
FasterFormidable
More FeaturesContact-form-7
Overall WinnerFormidable
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is faster, Contact Form 7 or Formidable Forms – Contact Form Plugin, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder?
In our benchmark tests, Formidable Forms – Contact Form Plugin, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder adds only +5ms to TTFB, while Contact Form 7 adds +8ms. Formidable Forms – Contact Form Plugin, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder is the faster choice.
Which uses less memory, Contact Form 7 or Formidable Forms – Contact Form Plugin, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder?
Contact Form 7 adds +2048KB to peak memory usage, while Formidable Forms – Contact Form Plugin, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder adds +2048KB.
How many extra database queries does each plugin add?
Contact Form 7 adds +1 queries per page load, while Formidable Forms – Contact Form Plugin, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder adds +3 queries.
Which should I use, Contact Form 7 or Formidable Forms – Contact Form Plugin, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder?
Based on our performance benchmarks and user ratings, Formidable Forms – Contact Form Plugin, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder is our overall recommendation. However, both are solid choices u2014 pick based on your specific needs.
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