WordPress plugin comparison
Check & Log Email vs Custom SMTP
At a glance
- Check & Log Email has more active installs: 90K+, against 200+ for Custom SMTP.
- On a typical day, Check & Log Email is downloaded about 1,114 times, Custom SMTP about 13.
- Custom SMTP is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 292 reviews.
- Check & Log Email was updated more recently: Oct 22, 2026, against Aug 26, 2026 for Custom SMTP.
- Custom SMTP resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 50% for Check & Log Email.
- Check & Log Email is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Custom SMTP.
- Check & Log Email has been around longer: since 2010, against 2024 for Custom SMTP.
Line by line
Check & Log Email leads on 6 of 8 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Check & Log Email |  Custom SMTP |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #464 | #12,697 |
| Active installs | 90K+ | 200+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 64.4K | 277 |
| Rating | 4.8(292) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 50% | 100% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.31 | ×0.54 |
| Last release | 18 days ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.4 |
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