WordPress plugin comparison
Comment Reply Notifier vs SMTP Mailer
At a glance
- SMTP Mailer has more active installs: 70K+, against 20+ for Comment Reply Notifier.
- On a typical day, SMTP Mailer is downloaded about 443 times, Comment Reply Notifier about 1.
- SMTP Mailer is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 67 reviews, against 2.0 from 1 review.
- SMTP Mailer was updated more recently: Sep 7, 2026, against Jun 18, 2012 for Comment Reply Notifier.
- SMTP Mailer is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.4.2 for Comment Reply Notifier.
- Comment Reply Notifier has been around longer: since 2012, against 2015 for SMTP Mailer.
Line by line
SMTP Mailer leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Comment Reply Notifier |  SMTP Mailer |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #28,079 | #585 |
| Active installs | 20+ | 70K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 37 | 12.8K |
| Rating | 2.0(1) | 4.6(67) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 3.4.2 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.06 |
| Last release | 14 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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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