FormLayer vs WPForms

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

FormLayer

by Softaculous

Health B80

WPForms

by Syed Balkhi

Health A97

Active-install trajectory

FormLayer WPForms

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	FormLayer	WPForms
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100K–200K	5M–6M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+1329% ✓	-17%
Overall health	B · 80	A · 97 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	91/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.85★ ✓
Reviews	0	14,366 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	86/100	97/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	today ✓	7d ago
Downloads · 30d	29.9K	7.2M ✓
Category	Forms	Forms

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

Release activity

FormLayer WPForms

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.