WordPress plugin comparison
Check & Log Email vs Mersal SMTP
At a glance
- Check & Log Email has more active installs: 90K+, against fewer than 10 for Mersal SMTP.
- On a typical day, Check & Log Email is downloaded about 1,114 times, Mersal SMTP about 6.
- Mersal SMTP is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 292 reviews.
- Mersal SMTP was updated more recently: Oct 24, 2026, against Oct 22, 2026 for Check & Log Email.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Check & Log Email has been around longer: since 2010, against 2026 for Mersal SMTP.
Line by line
Check & Log Email leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Check & Log Email |  Mersal SMTP |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #464 | #54,889 |
| Active installs | 90K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 64.4K | 186 |
| Rating | 4.8(292) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 50% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.31 | ×0.07 |
| Last release | 19 days ago | 17 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.4 |
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