WPForms vs Fluent Forms

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

Health A94

Health A99

Active-install trajectory

WPForms moved down one install band, 6M+ to 5M+; Fluent Forms moved up one install band, 700K+ to 800K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	WPForms	Fluent Forms
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	5M–6M ✓	800K–900K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-17%	+14% ✓
Overall health	A · 94	A · 99 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	97/100 ✓	96/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	79/100	100/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.8★ ✓	4.8★
Reviews	14,387 ✓	808
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	95/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	5d ago	yesterday ✓
Downloads · 30d	7.7M ✓	598.4K
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.4%	3.9% ✓
Category	Forms	Forms

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

Release activity

WPFormsFluent 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.