WordPress plugin comparison
Easy Digital Downloads vs Newsletter
At a glance
- Newsletter has more active installs: 200K+, against 10+ for Easy Digital Downloads.
- On a typical day, Newsletter is downloaded about 6,660 times, Easy Digital Downloads about 2.
- Easy Digital Downloads is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.6 from 1,205 reviews.
- Newsletter was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Nov 21, 2017 for Easy Digital Downloads.
- Newsletter is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.0 for Easy Digital Downloads.
- Newsletter has been around longer: since 2009, against 2014 for Easy Digital Downloads.
Line by line
Newsletter leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Easy Digital Downloads |  Newsletter |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #39,077 | #224 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 200K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 39 | 605.3K |
| Rating | 5.0(2) | 4.6(1.2K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 61% |
| Tested up to | 4.9.0 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×2.74 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | today |
| Requires PHP | – | 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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