WordPress plugin comparison

Comment Reply Email Notification vs WP Mail SMTP by WPForms

Comment Reply Email Notification

by Arno Welzel

3K+ installs4.8

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 3K+ for Comment Reply Email Notification.
On a typical day, WP Mail SMTP by WPForms is downloaded about 40,526 times, Comment Reply Email Notification about 39.
Both are rated 4.8 out of 5.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Aug 13, 2026 for Comment Reply Email Notification.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms resolves more of its support threads: 83% in the last two months, against 0% for Comment Reply Email Notification.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms has been around longer: since 2007, against 2016 for Comment Reply Email Notification.

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

Metric	Comment Reply Email Notification	WP Mail SMTP by WPForms
Popular rank	#3,632	#12
Active installs	3K+	4M+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.1K	2.9M
Rating	4.8(33)	4.8(5.2K)
Support threads resolved	0%	83%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.73	×5.61
Last release	2 months ago	21 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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