Plus, the Form Editor includes a live preview, so you don't have to use your imagination to visualize what your finished form will look like. You can check it out at any time, and you can even test your forms before publishing them.
WPForms also offers several additional form fields that Contact Form 7 does not offer:
Page breaks
GDPR Agreement
Likert scale
Checkboxes
Ratings
File upload
Payments are also very easy, with form fields like list of phone number in philippines Single and Multiple Items, Credit Card, and Dropdown Items. Making money online has never been easier.
Winner: WPForms – This plugin is very easy to use for beginners, but has everything advanced users could dream of. With ZERO coding skills required, it can’t be simpler.
2. Features
Contact Form 7 has a limited number of features. Text, number, date, dropdowns, checkboxes, radio buttons, reCAPTCHA, and file upload are available; but that's about it.
To extend the functionality of Contact Form 7, you will need to install additional plugins not officially supported by the Contact Form 7 team. Risky, at best.
In comparison, WPForms beats Contact Form 7 with its features. It’s much more than just a contact form.
WPForms Lite (the free version) is similar to Contact Form 7 in terms of features, however, WPForms Pro comes with a multitude of officially supported add-ons and features:
Better protection against spam
MailChimp, AWeber, Drip , Campaign Monitor, GetResponse and Constant Contact integration for email list building
Smart conditional logic
Managing posts from the WordPress dashboard
Instant notifications and confirmations when submitting forms
Ability to create surveys and polls
Partial saving of forms
Creating multipart forms
Ajax Form Submission
And much more
Check out WPForms lite vs. Pro
Related: How to Create a Typeform Style Form in WordPress (Step-by-Step Guide)
Winner: WPForms – With its extreme flexibility and customization options, WPForms is miles ahead of Contact Form 7.
3. Advanced Form Creation
It stands to reason that the contact form plugin with the most features is also the one capable of producing the most advanced forms, but we're going to share the details anyway.
wpforms conditional logic
Here's a form we created with WPForms using conditional logic:
WPForms is fully capable of creating advanced forms. Whether you need a payment form, a custom user registration form , a survey form , a file upload form , or anything in between – WPForms has you covered.
Winner: WPForms – Whether you choose from the multitude of ready-made templates, or use the flexibility of its drag-and-drop builder to create a masterpiece from scratch, WPForms has exactly what you need to succeed.
4. Integration
Do you want to enhance the capabilities of your contact form plugin? Addons are perfect for this.
While Contact Form 7 doesn’t have any official plugins, you can Google “Contact Form 7 integration” and you’ll find several options created by third-party developers. Things like MailChimp integration, custom skins, and spam protection tools are all available if you’re willing to look for them.
Unfortunately, there are only limited integrations available for Contact Form 7 and many of them are unreliable, as most plugins are no longer maintained or supported by the third-party developers who created them. Sadly, this means that many plugins that seem perfect may not be compatible with newer versions of WordPress.
On the other hand, WPForms has almost unlimited official integrations that are constantly updated and maintained. You can install any plugin directly from the WordPress dashboard and rest easy knowing that it won’t break your WordPress website .
You can also connect your form to any online application using the Zapier integration.
Winner: WPForms – The WPForms team is constantly adding new features and keeping the older addons up to date with the latest technology. Any integration you might need is ready to install and will work properly.