WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Email Domain Restriction vs WP Mail SMTP by WPForms

Advanced Email Domain Restriction

by Md Siddiqur Rahman

100+ installs5.0

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 100+ for Advanced Email Domain Restriction.
On a typical day, WP Mail SMTP by WPForms is downloaded about 38,840 times, Advanced Email Domain Restriction about 8.
Advanced Email Domain Restriction is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 5,214 reviews.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Aug 15, 2026 for Advanced Email Domain Restriction.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms resolves more of its support threads: 87% in the last two months, against 0% for Advanced Email Domain Restriction.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Advanced Email Domain Restriction.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms has been around longer: since 2007, against 2024 for Advanced Email Domain Restriction.

WP Mail SMTP by WPForms leads on 7 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced Email Domain Restriction	WP Mail SMTP by WPForms
Popular rank	#14,888	#12
Active installs	100+	4M+
Downloads, last 30 days	206	2.8M
Rating	5.0(1)	4.8(5.2K)
Support threads resolved	0%	87%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.39	×5.72
Last release	2 months ago	21 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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