WordPress plugin comparison

Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts vs Hey Notify

Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts

by Jack - BNFW

30K+ installs4.8

Hey Notify

by FireTree Design

200+ installs5.0

At a glance

Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts has more active installs: 30K+, against 200+ for Hey Notify.
On a typical day, Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts is downloaded about 761 times, Hey Notify about 5.
Hey Notify is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.8 from 184 reviews.
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts was updated more recently: Oct 31, 2026, against Jun 27, 2025 for Hey Notify.
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Hey Notify.
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts has been around longer: since 2013, against 2020 for Hey Notify.

Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts	Hey Notify
Popular rank	#1,045	#12,365
Active installs	30K+	200+
Downloads, last 30 days	35.5K	109
Rating	4.8(184)	5.0(5)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×0.98	×0.19
Last release	9 days ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.2

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