WordPress plugin comparison

Comment Approved Notifier Extended vs WP Mail SMTP by WPForms

Comment Approved Notifier Extended

by ufukart

500+ installs5.0

WP Mail SMTP by WPForms

by Syed Balkhi

4M+ installs4.8

At a glance

WP Mail SMTP by WPForms has more active installs: 4M+, against 500+ for Comment Approved Notifier Extended.
On a typical day, WP Mail SMTP by WPForms is downloaded about 40,526 times, Comment Approved Notifier Extended about 11.
Comment Approved Notifier Extended is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 7 reviews, against 4.8 from 5,214 reviews.
Comment Approved Notifier Extended was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Oct 20, 2026 for WP Mail SMTP by WPForms.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms has been around longer: since 2007, against 2015 for Comment Approved Notifier Extended.

WP Mail SMTP by WPForms leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Comment Approved Notifier Extended	WP Mail SMTP by WPForms
Popular rank	#8,869	#12
Active installs	500+	4M+
Downloads, last 30 days	416	2.8M
Rating	5.0(7)	4.8(5.2K)
Support threads resolved	–	83%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.56	×5.61
Last release	7 days ago	21 days ago
Requires PHP	5.6	7.4

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