MailerLite – Signup forms (official) vs Simple Basic Contact Form (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
MailerLite – Signup forms (official)
100K+ active installs
Free
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 MailerLite – Signup forms (official) leads in active installations (100K+ vs 8.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. MailerLite – Signup forms (official) has accumulated 2.2M+ total downloads while Simple Basic Contact Form has 301K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | MailerLite – Signup forms (official) | Simple Basic Contact Form | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 3/5 | ► | 4.8/5 |
| Total Reviews | 40 | ► | 97 |
| Active Installs | 100K+ | ◄ | 8.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 2.2M+ | ◄ | 301K+ |
| Support Resolution | 0% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 month ago | ◄ | 1 year ago |
| First Released | 2014 | 2012 | |
| Age | 12 years | 14 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.0.1+ | 4.1+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.2.5+ | 5.2+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.7.20 | 20250114 |
Rating Breakdown
MailerLite – Signup forms (official)
Simple Basic Contact Form
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, MailerLite – Signup forms (official) averaged approximately 702 daily downloads while Simple Basic Contact Form averaged 23.
Recent Reviews
MailerLite – Signup forms (official) Reviews
Same as everyone else here…
I signed up with mailerlite to manage newsletters (as opposed to ecommerce abandoned cart flows etc). I made an embedded signup form for newsletter subscription. THEN I learned that I needed this very
No longer using it
I’ve had a similar experience to another commenter. Initially the plugin worked well. But later when I click to edit my form, it would redirect to MailerLite website and say “Form not found”. So I tri
Unreliable both as a platform and as a plugin
My experience with MailerLite has been simply disastrous.The problem does not concern only the WordPress plugin, but the entire platform. After numerous attempts the result was always the same:form
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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