Advanced Custom Fields vs Contact Form 7
A side by side look at reach, regional footprint and where each wordpress plugins technology actually wins, built from live detections across millions of websites.
The short version. Advanced Custom Fields has roughly 3.1x more sites overall (15.2K vs 4.8K). But the split flips by market: Advanced Custom Fields over-indexes in Russian Federation, France and Netherlands, while Contact Form 7 runs the majority in India and Germany. Which one fits depends far more on your market than on raw totals.
Head to head
Where each technology comes out ahead, by dimension
Who leads each market
Share of the two technologies per country. The marker is Advanced Custom Fields's 76% global share, so bars past it lean Advanced Custom Fields.
Where to build
Building an app, theme or agency around one technology? This is where its sites actually concentrate.
Build for Advanced Custom Fields
Build for Contact Form 7
France is the most one-sided market in this comparison: 1K Advanced Custom Fields sites to 44 on Contact Form 7, a 96% split. For a new project there, the ecosystem, plugins and talent all point one way.
Which should you choose
A quick read based on reach and regional traction
Choose Advanced Custom Fields if
- ✓You sell into Russian Federation, France and Netherlands, where it has real traction.
- ✓You want the larger install base (15.2K sites) and a bigger ecosystem.
- ✓Your team is already invested in the Advanced Custom Fields stack.
Choose Contact Form 7 if
- ✓You operate in India and Germany, its heartland.
- ✓You value where it concentrates its footprint over sheer volume.
- ✓Your team is already invested in the Contact Form 7 stack.
Export the websites behind either technology
Get the sites using Advanced Custom Fields or Contact Form 7 with emails, socials and country filters.