Accept Elavon Payments using Contact Form 7 vs Accept Authorize.NET Payments Using Contact Form 7

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

Accept Elavon Payments using Contact Form 7

Health B82

Accept Authorize.NET Payments Using Contact Form 7

Health A86

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Accept Elavon Payments using Contact Form 7	Accept Authorize.NET Payments Using Contact Form 7
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	100–200 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 82	A · 86 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	98/100	98/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	71/100	84/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.85★	4.34★ ✓
Reviews	3	8 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100	89/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	4mo ago	4mo ago
Downloads · 30d	83	134 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.2%	0.8% ✓
Category	Payments	Payments

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

Release activity

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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.