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Subscribe Forms vs WPForms

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

WPForms

by Syed Balkhi

Health A95

Active-install trajectory

WPForms moved down one install band, 6M+ to 5M+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric Subscribe Forms WPForms
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. 2K–3K 5M–6M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window. 0% ✓ -17%
Overall health A · 89 A · 95 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 100/100 100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. 91/100 97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. 70/100 83/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted) 4.58★ 4.85★ ✓
Reviews 60 14,387 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 98/100 ✓ 96/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. Low Low
Last updated 2mo ago 2d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d 1.1K 7.7M ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. 1.9% ✓ 1.4%
Category Forms Forms

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

Release activity

Subscribe FormsWPForms

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.