WordPress plugin comparison

Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts vs WP Mail SMTP by WPForms

Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts

by Jack - BNFW

30K+ installs4.8

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 30K+ for Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts.
On a typical day, WP Mail SMTP by WPForms is downloaded about 40,526 times, Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts about 761.
Both are rated 4.8 out of 5.
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts was updated more recently: Oct 31, 2026, against Oct 20, 2026 for WP Mail SMTP by WPForms.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms resolves more of its support threads: 83% in the last two months, against 0% for Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms has been around longer: since 2007, against 2013 for Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts.

WP Mail SMTP by WPForms leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts	WP Mail SMTP by WPForms
Popular rank	#1,045	#12
Active installs	30K+	4M+
Downloads, last 30 days	35.5K	2.9M
Rating	4.8(184)	4.8(5.2K)
Support threads resolved	0%	83%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.98	×5.61
Last release	10 days ago	20 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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