WordPress plugin comparison
SMTP by BestWebSoft vs Solid Mail
At a glance
- Solid Mail has more active installs: 60K+, against 1K+ for SMTP by BestWebSoft.
- On a typical day, Solid Mail is downloaded about 189 times, SMTP by BestWebSoft about 21.
- SMTP by BestWebSoft is rated higher: 4.4 out of 5 from 13 reviews, against 4.2 from 52 reviews.
- Solid Mail was updated more recently: May 12, 2026, against Jun 12, 2025 for SMTP by BestWebSoft.
- Solid Mail is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.8.12 for SMTP by BestWebSoft.
- Solid Mail has been around longer: since 2012, against 2015 for SMTP by BestWebSoft.
Line by line
Solid Mail leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  SMTP by BestWebSoft |  Solid Mail |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #6,492 | #671 |
| Active installs | 1K+ | 60K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 619 | 5.4K |
| Rating | 4.4(13) | 4.2(52) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.24 | ×0.87 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 6 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
More comparisons
Is one of these yours?
Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.
Start free