ApplyOnline vs Formidable Forms

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

ApplyOnline

by Farhan Noor

Health B84

Formidable Forms

by Strategy11 Team

Health A98

Active-install trajectory

ApplyOnline Formidable Forms

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	ApplyOnline	Formidable Forms
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	2K–3K	300K–400K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 84	A · 98 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	77/100	95/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	100/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	4.07★	4.77★ ✓
Reviews	41	1,380 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	96/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2mo ago	2d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	770	220.3K ✓
Category	Forms	Forms

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

ApplyOnline Formidable Forms

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.