Based on 98 and 2360 real audits
| Metric | Contact Form 7 | jQuery | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | 48 | 46 | Contact Form 7 |
| Accessibility | 85 | 86 | jQuery |
| Best Practices | 90 | 88 | Contact Form 7 |
| SEO | 90 | 91 | jQuery |
| Security | 72 | 68 | Contact Form 7 |
| TTFB | 1155ms | 554ms | jQuery |
| Composite | 78 | 75 | Contact Form 7 |
Contact Form 7 outperforms jQuery in 4 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (78 vs 75). jQuery leads in accessibility, SEO, TTFB.
Choose Contact Form 7 when your primary concern is security and performance. Its audit data shows consistent strength in these areas across the sampled sites.
Choose jQuery when your primary concern is server response time and accessibility. Its audit data shows consistent strength in these areas across the sampled sites.
Scores are medians across 98 audited Contact Form 7 sites and 2360 audited jQuery sites in the BeaverCheck database. Every audit runs the same 100+ checks — Lighthouse performance, security headers, accessibility, SEO, server response time — against a real URL. No vendor input, no sponsorship, no affiliate links. Read the full methodology →
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