WordPress plugin comparison

Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts vs SMTP2GO for WordPress

Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts

by Jack - BNFW

30K+ installs4.8

SMTP2GO for WordPress

by SMTP2GO

40K+ installs5.0

At a glance

SMTP2GO for WordPress has more active installs: 40K+, against 30K+ for Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts.
On a typical day, Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts is downloaded about 753 times, SMTP2GO for WordPress about 228.
SMTP2GO for WordPress is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 67 reviews, against 4.8 from 184 reviews.
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts was updated more recently: Oct 31, 2026, against Aug 30, 2026 for SMTP2GO for WordPress.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts has been around longer: since 2013, against 2020 for SMTP2GO for WordPress.

SMTP2GO for WordPress leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts	SMTP2GO for WordPress
Popular rank	#1,045	#898
Active installs	30K+	40K+
Downloads, last 30 days	34.9K	5.6K
Rating	4.8(184)	5.0(67)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.98	×1.03
Last release	9 days ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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