WordPress plugin comparison
Check & Log Email vs Simple SMTP
At a glance
- Check & Log Email has more active installs: 90K+, against 2K+ for Simple SMTP.
- On a typical day, Check & Log Email is downloaded about 1,225 times, Simple SMTP about 67.
- Simple SMTP is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 11 reviews, against 4.8 from 292 reviews.
- Check & Log Email was updated more recently: Oct 22, 2026, against Aug 11, 2025 for Simple SMTP.
- Check & Log Email resolves more of its support threads: 50% in the last two months, against 0% for Simple SMTP.
- Check & Log Email is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Simple SMTP.
- Check & Log Email has been around longer: since 2010, against 2020 for Simple SMTP.
Line by line
Check & Log Email leads on 7 of 8 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Check & Log Email |  Simple SMTP |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #464 | #4,413 |
| Active installs | 90K+ | 2K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 63.4K | 1.7K |
| Rating | 4.8(292) | 5.0(11) |
| Support threads resolved | 50% | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.31 | ×0.32 |
| Last release | 18 days ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.0 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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