WordPress plugin comparison

Comment Reply Email Notification vs Easy WP SMTP

Comment Reply Email Notification

by Arno Welzel

3K+ installs4.8

Easy WP SMTP

by Syed Balkhi

500K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Easy WP SMTP has more active installs: 500K+, against 3K+ for Comment Reply Email Notification.
On a typical day, Easy WP SMTP is downloaded about 2,157 times, Comment Reply Email Notification about 39.
Comment Reply Email Notification is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 33 reviews, against 4.6 from 709 reviews.
Comment Reply Email Notification was updated more recently: Aug 13, 2026, against Aug 12, 2026 for Easy WP SMTP.
Easy WP SMTP resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Comment Reply Email Notification.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Easy WP SMTP has been around longer: since 2013, against 2016 for Comment Reply Email Notification.

Easy WP SMTP leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Comment Reply Email Notification	Easy WP SMTP
Popular rank	#3,632	#125
Active installs	3K+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.1K	61.1K
Rating	4.8(33)	4.6(709)
Support threads resolved	0%	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.73	×1.70
Last release	2 months ago	3 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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