Flamingo vs Simple Basic Contact Form (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Simple Basic Contact Form
8.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Simple Basic Contact Form has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 97 reviews) while Flamingo leads in active installations (800K+ vs 8.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Flamingo has accumulated 8.2M+ total downloads while Simple Basic Contact Form has 301K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Flamingo | Simple Basic Contact Form | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.2/5 | ► | 4.8/5 |
| Total Reviews | 118 | ◄ | 97 |
| Active Installs | 800K+ | ◄ | 8.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 8.2M+ | ◄ | 301K+ |
| Support Resolution | 33% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 4 months ago | ◄ | 1 year ago |
| First Released | 2012 | 2012 | |
| Age | 14 years | 14 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.7+ | 4.1+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | 5.2+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.6.1 | 20250114 |
Rating Breakdown
Flamingo
Simple Basic Contact Form
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Flamingo averaged approximately 1,834 daily downloads while Simple Basic Contact Form averaged 22.
Recent Reviews
Flamingo Reviews
Works Really Well
Its a great addition to contact form 7 and much needed if you don’t have your email server setup yet.
Only works with PHP sendmail, not external SMTP
This plugin only works with contact forms using PHP mail. It doesn’t seem to work with an external SMTP mail server. I tested it out and there were no messages collected in DB. Also there’s no option
Great! (But has a minor bug)
This is a great tool, especially with its integration into the Contact Form 7 plugin. However, there’s a minor bug when exporting non-Latin characters, such as Persian. It seems the encoding is set to
Simple Basic Contact Form Reviews
reCAPTCHA error
Looks like there’s a problem loading the reCAPTCHA. From the developer tools console: ReferenceError: Can't find variable: grecaptchaRefused to execute https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js?rende
Very customizable and no bloat!
I have been using this contact form plugin for a couple of years and it has been great at keeping spam away even using just the simple question. It’s customizable and does not contain a bunch of slow
Excellent!
This does exactly what I wanted. Installed and working in under 60 seconds! This topic was modified 2 years, 2 months ago by tapsuccess. Reason: tags
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