WordPress plugin comparison
ElasticEmail Plugin vs Simple SMTP
At a glance
- Simple SMTP has more active installs: 2K+, against 10+ for ElasticEmail Plugin.
- On a typical day, Simple SMTP is downloaded about 73 times, ElasticEmail Plugin about 2.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Simple SMTP was updated more recently: Aug 11, 2025, against Oct 9, 2011 for ElasticEmail Plugin.
- Simple SMTP is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 3.2.1 for ElasticEmail Plugin.
- ElasticEmail Plugin has been around longer: since 2011, against 2020 for Simple SMTP.
Line by line
Simple SMTP leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  ElasticEmail Plugin |  Simple SMTP |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #29,080 | #4,413 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 2K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 29 | 1.7K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 5.0(11) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 3.2.1 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.32 |
| Last release | 15 years ago | 1 year ago |
| 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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