Contact Form 7 vs RSForm!Pro (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Contact Form 7 grades higher than RSForm!Pro: 2.2 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Contact Form 7 grades higher on the free plan. RSForm!Pro grades higher on value for money and ease of use. They get the same grade on features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
RSForm!Pro
Joomla form builder with calculations and conditional fields
From €29.99
Which one is for you
Pick Contact Form 7 if
- Fits if you run WordPress and want a plain contact form without paying
- Works for sites that need many simple forms with nothing to subscribe to
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if your site isn't on WordPress, as the plugin only runs there
- Not for you if you want paid support, because the listing points to documentation and a forum
- Watch out: reviews on the WordPress.org page mention incompatibility with some PHP versions
- Too light for forms with payments, polls or visual builders, none of which are listed
- Tight if you want listed integrations, as none are named
Pick RSForm!Pro if
- Fits if your site runs on Joomla and you want form logic
- Works for people who accept a yearly subscription for updates
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you do not use Joomla, as there is no other version
- Watch out: after a subscription ends it keeps working, but updates, downloads and support stop
- Watch out: a single-site subscription covers one domain, changeable up to 3 times
- Watch out: prices are in euros, and the product page shows only a 'from' figure
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAContact Form 7Fair | 1.8GPARSForm!ProWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CFree and open source, but it needs a WordPress site you host yourself, so it isn't a program anyone can just download and run. | BThe page shows EUR 29.99 'from', and its FAQ describes 12-month subscriptions. The billing period is not shown on the price, so we hold it at B. |
| Free plan and trial | AFree outright with no paid edition or caps on the listing. Install it from the plugin directory. | FNo free version or trial is listed, only a demo. |
| Features | CForms in the WordPress admin, an editor block, validation and translations. It's a basic form tool, and the listing shows no paid add-ons for more. | CGrid builder, conditional fields, multi-page forms, calculations, multi-language and CAPTCHA. Nothing here is a bigger gap than being Joomla only. |
| Ease of use | DYou need your own WordPress site that you host and update, and each form is built by hand in the admin. No rating on record. | CNo rating on record. You build forms inside Joomla. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, inside WordPress, with no integrations listed on the plugin page. | CJoomla only (3 to 6), with two listed integrations. |
| Best for | free contact forms on a WordPress site | Joomla sites that need a form builder |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Contact Form 7 and RSForm!Pro. How we grade
Where they differ
- Contact Form 7 is self-hostable, according to its own site.
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At a glance
| Contact Form 7 | RSForm!Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Paid |
| Starts at | Free | €29.99, the entry price shown; billing period and site count not shown |
| Free plan | Free and open source; install it from the WordPress plugin directory. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Rock Lobster Inc. | RSJoomla! |
| Price read from | wordpress.org | rsjoomla.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Contact Form 7
- It runs only inside WordPress.
- The plugin's listing links to documentation and a support forum, not a paid support plan.
- Reviews on the WordPress.org page include complaints about incompatibility with some PHP versions.
RSForm!Pro
- It runs only inside Joomla (listed for Joomla 3 to 6); there is no hosted or standalone version.
- Prices are shown in euros. The site shows only a 'from' price on the product page.
- After a subscription expires the component keeps working, but updates, downloads and support stop.
- Support covers one domain per single-site subscription, and the domain can be changed up to 3 times.
Key features
Contact Form 7
- Forms in the WordPress admin
- Forms are created under a Contact menu in the WordPress admin screen.
- Block for the editor
- The plugin provides one block for inserting a form into a page.
- Schema-Woven Validation
- The plugin's description names this validation technology and a modular architecture.
- Translations
- The plugin is translated into 69 locales.
RSForm!Pro
- Drag-and-drop grid
- Arrange fields on a grid, with layouts for Responsive, Pico CSS, Bootstrap 2 to 5, UIkit 2 and 3 and Zurb Foundation.
- Conditional fields and multi-page forms
- Show or hide fields based on input, and split long forms into several pages with dynamic content.
- Calculation forms
- A calculation component works out totals and other values from the fields in a form.
- Emails and submissions
- Unlimited emails can be configured per form, and submissions can be mapped to another database.
- Multi-language support
- Forms can be translated for multilingual Joomla sites.
- CAPTCHA and calendar
- Supports CAPTCHA and reCAPTCHA, and a pop-up calendar with time selection.
Plans
Contact Form 7
Plugin$0
Free open-source plugin, hosted on your own WordPress site.
RSForm!Pro
RSForm!Pro€29.99
entry price in euros; billing period and sites not shown
The product page shows only a 'from' price. Its FAQ describes 12-month single-site and multi-site subscriptions.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Contact Form 7 or RSForm!Pro?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Contact Form 7 is free, and RSForm!Pro starts at €29.99, the entry price shown; billing period and site count not shown.
Which has a free plan, Contact Form 7 or RSForm!Pro?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Contact Form 7 has a free plan. RSForm!Pro does not.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.