Contact Form 7 vs weForms (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Contact Form 7 and weForms share a 2.2 GPA, both have a free plan and their prices can't be set side by side, so the choice depends on whether you care more about the free plan, where Contact Form 7 grades higher, or ease of use, where weForms does.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on value for money, features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
weForms
WordPress contact form plugin with a free edition and Pro plans
Free plan
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 weForms if
- Fits if you already run WordPress and want a basic contact form at no cost
- Works for event sign-ups that cap the number of entries
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if your site is not on WordPress, because it has no other home
- Watch out: the Pro plan prices aren't on any page we could read, so you can't budget for upgrades
- Tight if you need conditional logic, multi-step forms or webhooks, all of which are Pro
- Watch out: the plugin now sits under the BoldGrid account and the old weDevs page no longer lists it, so check who maintains it
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAContact Form 7Fair | 2.2GPAweFormsFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | CThe free edition costs nothing, but it needs a WordPress site to run on, and the four Pro plans (Personal, Business, Professional, Developer) show no price on any page we could read. |
| Free plan and trial | AFree outright with no paid edition or caps on the listing. Install it from the plugin directory. | BUnlimited forms, the builder, templates, entry management, email notifications, reCAPTCHA and CSV export are all in the free edition. You hit the wall at conditional logic, multi-step forms and webhooks. |
| 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. | CForms, templates, entries and email alerts are covered. The listing shows gaps: conditional logic, multi-step forms and webhooks are Pro, and the old weDevs page no longer lists the product. |
| 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 store rating on record. You install a plugin, then build each form and set up its emails and spam checks yourself. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, inside WordPress, with no integrations listed on the plugin page. | CRuns only inside WordPress. Mailchimp, Stripe, PayPal, Zapier, Google Sheets and Slack connect, but there is no app and no use outside a WordPress site. |
| Best for | free contact forms on a WordPress site | contact forms on a WordPress site |
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 weForms. How we grade
Where they differ
- Contact Form 7 is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- weForms also covers templates, workflow automation and no-code.
In commonFree planWebForms
At a glance
| Contact Form 7 | weForms | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free plan |
| Starts at | Free | Not published |
| Free plan | Free and open source; install it from the WordPress plugin directory. | Free edition on WordPress.org: unlimited forms, drag-and-drop builder, live preview, templates, entry management, email notifications, reCAPTCHA and CSV export. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Rock Lobster Inc. | BoldGrid |
| Price read from | wordpress.org | Not confirmed |
| 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.
weForms
- It runs only inside WordPress.
- Pro plan names are Personal, Business, Professional and Developer, but their prices were not on a page we could read.
- The old weDevs product page now redirects to a products list that no longer includes weForms.
- Conditional logic, multi-step forms and webhooks are listed under the paid Pro plans.
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.
weForms
- Drag-and-drop builder
- Build forms with more than 20 field types, columns, custom CSS and a live preview.
- Templates
- Predefined templates for registration, application, payment, reservation, poll and feedback forms.
- Entry management
- View entries in the WordPress dashboard, limit entries per form, set start and expiry times, and export submissions.
- Email and spam handling
- Multiple email notifications per form, plus reCAPTCHA and Human Presence anti-spam.
- Pro features
- Pro plans list advanced fields, conditional logic, multi-step forms, webhooks and a country list field.
- Integrations
- Modules and integrations for Mailchimp, AWeber, Stripe, PayPal, Zapier, Google Sheets, Slack, Salesforce and HubSpot.
Plans
Contact Form 7
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Free open-source plugin, hosted on your own WordPress site.
weForms
Pricing could not be confirmed. See wordpress.org.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Contact Form 7 or weForms?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Contact Form 7 is free, and weForms has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Contact Form 7 or weForms?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Contact Form 7 and weForms have a free plan.
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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.