# Contact Form 7 review (2026): is it any good? > Free open-source contact form plugin for WordPress Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Contact Form 7 is a WordPress plugin for adding forms to a site, managed from a Contact menu in the admin area and inserted by shortcode or a block. Its WordPress.org page describes it as free and open-source software with a modular architecture. It is free to install, and the maintainers ask for contributions and donations. - **Category:** Forms & Surveys - **Made by:** Rock Lobster Inc. - **Website:** https://contactform7.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if your site isn't on WordPress, as the plugin only runs there. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, Contact Form 7 is free to use. - **Pricing model:** Free - **Free plan:** Free and open source; install it from the WordPress plugin directory. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Plugin | $0 | Free open-source plugin, hosted on your own WordPress site. | Read from https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/ on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Contact Form 7 before buying. ## Key features - **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. ## Good for - WordPress site owners who want a free contact form - Developers comfortable extending a plugin with add-ons ## Worth knowing - 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. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Contact Form 7 is a free, open-source plugin that adds contact forms to WordPress, with no cap on how many you make. It only runs inside WordPress, you set each form up by hand, and support is a forum, not a paid plan. - **Value for money: C.** Free and open source, but it needs a WordPress site you host yourself, so it isn't a program anyone can just download and run. - **Free plan and trial: A.** Free outright with no paid edition or caps on the listing. Install it from the plugin directory. - **Features: C.** Forms 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. - **Ease of use: D.** You need your own WordPress site that you host and update, and each form is built by hand in the admin. No rating on record. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Web only, inside WordPress, with no integrations listed on the plugin page. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from the Contact Form 7 plugin page on WordPress.org on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among form and survey tools - Contact Form 7's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 56 of the 148 other form and survey tools we grade, and level with 31. - It stands best on free plan and trial (A, above 139 of 148) and worst on ease of use (D, above 0). - Contact Form 7 has no paid plan. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 1.7 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/forms ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** Contact Form 7 is free, so making your own would save you nothing. - You could make: Forms: an app builder makes this well. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Forms, Open source, Self-hostable ## Alternatives - [WPForms](https://toolgpa.com/tools/wpforms): Drag-and-drop form builder plugin for WordPress sites. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/contact-form-7-vs-wpforms) - [Gravity Forms](https://toolgpa.com/tools/gravity-forms): WordPress form builder plugin sold as a yearly license. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/contact-form-7-vs-gravity-forms) - [Ninja Forms](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ninja-forms): WordPress form builder with a free core and paid add-ons. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/contact-form-7-vs-ninja-forms) - [Fluent Forms](https://toolgpa.com/tools/fluent-forms): WordPress form plugin with annual and lifetime licenses. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/contact-form-7-vs-fluent-forms) - [Formidable Forms](https://toolgpa.com/tools/formidable-forms): WordPress form builder that also displays entries as Views. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/contact-form-7-vs-formidable-forms) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/contact-form-7 Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).