Happyforms – Form Builder for WordPress: Drag & Drop Contact Forms, Surveys, Payments & Multipurpose Forms vs Ninja Forms
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
At a glance
Ninja Forms leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #113, ahead of Happyforms – Form Builder for WordPress: Drag & Drop Contact Forms, Surveys, Payments & Multipurpose Forms at #1,285. Over the last 7 days Ninja Forms slipped 1 place and Happyforms – Form Builder for WordPress: Drag & Drop Contact Forms, Surveys, Payments & Multipurpose Forms slipped 1 place. Ninja Forms has the largest install base, roughly 25× the next: 500K+ active installs against 20K+ for Happyforms – Form Builder for WordPress: Drag & Drop Contact Forms, Surveys, Payments & Multipurpose Forms. Downloads this week: Ninja Forms 219,430 and Happyforms – Form Builder for WordPress: Drag & Drop Contact Forms, Surveys, Payments & Multipurpose Forms 1,564. Ratings: Happyforms – Form Builder for WordPress: Drag & Drop Contact Forms, Surveys, Payments & Multipurpose Forms 4.4★ from 433 and Ninja Forms 4.4★ from 1,395 reviews.
| Metric | Happyforms – Form Builder for WordPress: Drag & Drop Contact Forms, Surveys, Payments & Multipurpose Forms | Ninja Forms |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,285 ▼ 1 | #113 ▼ 1 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 500K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 1,564 | 219,430 |
| Rating | 4.4★ (433) | 4.4★ (1,395) |
| Last updated | Oct 5, 2026 | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.26.17 | 3.15.6 |
| Best rank on record | #1,278 | #111 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Feb 2018 | Dec 2011 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 0 | 1 |
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, Happyforms – Form Builder for WordPress: Drag & Drop Contact Forms, Surveys, Payments & Multipurpose Forms or Ninja Forms?
By active installs, Ninja Forms: 500K+ sites run it against 20K+ for Happyforms – Form Builder for WordPress: Drag & Drop Contact Forms, Surveys, Payments & Multipurpose Forms, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 17, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Happyforms – Form Builder for WordPress: Drag & Drop Contact Forms, Surveys, Payments & Multipurpose Forms or Ninja Forms?
Ninja Forms, at #113 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Happyforms – Form Builder for WordPress: Drag & Drop Contact Forms, Surveys, Payments & Multipurpose Forms at #1,285. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Happyforms – Form Builder for WordPress: Drag & Drop Contact Forms, Surveys, Payments & Multipurpose Forms or Ninja Forms alternatives to each other?
Yes. All of them are form plugins, so a site would normally run one of them. The figures above show which one more WordPress sites choose and how that has changed over time.
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.