WordPress plugin comparison
Email Essentials vs Send Emails with Mandrill
At a glance
- Send Emails with Mandrill has more active installs: 6K+, against 50+ for Email Essentials.
- On a typical day, Send Emails with Mandrill is downloaded about 250 times, Email Essentials about 14.
- Email Essentials has no reviews yet.
- Send Emails with Mandrill was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Oct 27, 2026 for Email Essentials.
- Send Emails with Mandrill is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Email Essentials.
- Send Emails with Mandrill has been around longer: since 2018, against 2026 for Email Essentials.
Line by line
Send Emails with Mandrill leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Email Essentials |  Send Emails with Mandrill |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #21,216 | #2,863 |
| Active installs | 50+ | 6K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 460 | 7.8K |
| Rating | No ratings | 5.0(11) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.23 | ×0.82 |
| Last release | 14 days ago | today |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 8.1 |
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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