WordPress plugin comparison

Absolute Contact for Absolute 2026 vs WP Mail SMTP by WPForms

Absolute Contact for Absolute 2026

by Don Schnitzius

Fewer than 10 installs

WP Mail SMTP by WPForms

by Syed Balkhi

4M+ installs4.8

At a glance

WP Mail SMTP by WPForms has more active installs: 4M+, against fewer than 10 for Absolute Contact for Absolute 2026.
On a typical day, WP Mail SMTP by WPForms is downloaded about 40,526 times, Absolute Contact for Absolute 2026 about 2.
Absolute Contact for Absolute 2026 has no reviews yet.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Jul 26, 2026 for Absolute Contact for Absolute 2026.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Absolute Contact for Absolute 2026.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms has been around longer: since 2007, against 2026 for Absolute Contact for Absolute 2026.

WP Mail SMTP by WPForms leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Absolute Contact for Absolute 2026	WP Mail SMTP by WPForms
Popular rank	#57,357	#12
Active installs	Fewer than 10	4M+
Downloads, last 30 days	62	2.9M
Rating	No ratings	4.8(5.2K)
Support threads resolved	–	83%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.05	×5.61
Last release	3 months ago	21 days ago
Requires PHP	8.3	7.4

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