WordPress plugin comparison

bbPress Mentions Email Notifications vs WP Mail SMTP by WPForms

bbPress Mentions Email Notifications

by DevriX

40+ 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 40+ for bbPress Mentions Email Notifications.
On a typical day, WP Mail SMTP by WPForms is downloaded about 38,840 times, bbPress Mentions Email Notifications about 2.
bbPress Mentions Email Notifications is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.8 from 5,214 reviews.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Feb 27, 2017 for bbPress Mentions Email Notifications.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.7.39 for bbPress Mentions Email Notifications.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms has been around longer: since 2007, against 2016 for bbPress Mentions Email Notifications.

WP Mail SMTP by WPForms leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	bbPress Mentions Email Notifications	WP Mail SMTP by WPForms
Popular rank	#21,528	#12
Active installs	40+	4M+
Downloads, last 30 days	37	2.8M
Rating	5.0(3)	4.8(5.2K)
Support threads resolved	–	87%
Tested up to	4.7.39	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×5.72
Last release	9 years ago	21 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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