WordPress plugin comparison

SMTP by BestWebSoft vs Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer

SMTP by BestWebSoft

by bestweblayout

1K+ installs4.4

Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer

by Nexcess

90K+ installs4.5

At a glance

Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer has more active installs: 90K+, against 1K+ for SMTP by BestWebSoft.
On a typical day, Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer is downloaded about 472 times, SMTP by BestWebSoft about 23.
Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 142 reviews, against 4.4 from 13 reviews.
Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer was updated more recently: Sep 21, 2026, against Jun 12, 2025 for SMTP by BestWebSoft.
Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for SMTP by BestWebSoft.
SMTP by BestWebSoft has been around longer: since 2015, against 2018 for Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer.

Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	SMTP by BestWebSoft	Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer
Popular rank	#6,485	#478
Active installs	1K+	90K+
Downloads, last 30 days	628	14.5K
Rating	4.4(13)	4.5(142)
Support threads resolved	–	50%
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.24	×1.43
Last release	1 year ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.2.4

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