WPForms – Easy Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Surveys, & More vs Ninja Forms – The Contact Form Builder That Grows With You: Which Is Faster for WordPress?

WPForms – Easy Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Surveys, & More vs Ninja Forms – The Contact Form Builder That Grows With You - MakeWPFast
WPForms – Easy Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Surveys, & More
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5M+ installs · 4.8/5 rating
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Overall Winner
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Ninja Forms – The Contact Form Builder That Grows With You
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600K+ installs · 4.4/5 rating
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Head-to-Head Benchmark
MetricWPFormsNinja Forms
⚡ Activation TTFB+5 ms+31 ms
⚡ Activation Memory+2 MB+2 MB
⚡ Activation Queries+13+5
🏠 Homepage TTFB+8 ms+6 ms
🏠 Homepage Memory+2 MB+2 MB
🏠 Homepage Queries+13+5
⚙️ WP Admin TTFB+14 ms+12 ms
⚙️ WP Admin Memory+4 MB+2 MB
⚙️ WP Admin Queries+34+12

Feature-by-Feature Comparison

FeatureWPForms – Easy Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Surveys, & MoreNinja Forms – The Contact Form Builder That Grows With You
Active Installs6.0M+600K+
User Rating4.8/54.4/5
TTFB Impact+5ms+10ms
Memory Impact+0KB+2048KB
Extra DB Queries+0+6
Speed ScoreAB+
Tested Up ToWP 6.9.1WP 6.9.1
Requires PHP7.27.4
Last Updated2026-01-292026-02-05
Total Downloads309.7M+58.6M+
Verdict
FasterWpforms-lite
More FeaturesWpforms-lite
Overall WinnerWpforms-lite
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