Forminator vs Kali Forms — Contact Form & Drag-and-Drop Builder
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Forminator leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #101, ahead of Kali Forms — Contact Form & Drag-and-Drop Builder at #1,591. Over the last 7 days Forminator climbed 1 place and Kali Forms — Contact Form & Drag-and-Drop Builder slipped 8 places. Forminator has the largest install base, roughly 60× the next: 600K+ active installs against 10K+ for Kali Forms — Contact Form & Drag-and-Drop Builder. Downloads this week: Forminator 389,691 and Kali Forms — Contact Form & Drag-and-Drop Builder 5,066. Ratings: Forminator 4.8★ from 2,138 and Kali Forms — Contact Form & Drag-and-Drop Builder 4.8★ from 89 reviews.
| Metric | Forminator | Kali Forms — Contact Form & Drag-and-Drop Builder |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #101 ▲ 1 | #1,591 ▼ 8 |
| Active installs | 600K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 389,691 | 5,066 |
| Rating | 4.8★ (2,138) | 4.8★ (89) |
| Last updated | Oct 14, 2026 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.58.2 | 2.4.26 |
| Best rank on record | #101 | #1,558 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Sep 2018 | Jul 2019 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 5 | 0 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Forminator or Kali Forms — Contact Form & Drag-and-Drop Builder?
By active installs, Forminator: 600K+ sites run it against 10K+ for Kali Forms — Contact Form & Drag-and-Drop Builder, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 16, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Forminator or Kali Forms — Contact Form & Drag-and-Drop Builder?
Forminator, at #101 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Kali Forms — Contact Form & Drag-and-Drop Builder at #1,591. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Forminator or Kali Forms — Contact Form & Drag-and-Drop Builder alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.