WordPress plugin comparison
Email Subscribers vs MailPoet
At a glance
- MailPoet has more active installs: 500K+, against 200+ for Email Subscribers.
- On a typical day, MailPoet is downloaded about 16,188 times, Email Subscribers about 5.
- MailPoet is rated higher: 4.4 out of 5 from 1,435 reviews, against 4.3 from 10 reviews.
- MailPoet was updated more recently: Nov 10, 2026, against Mar 1, 2019 for Email Subscribers.
- MailPoet is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for Email Subscribers.
- Email Subscribers has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for MailPoet.
Line by line
MailPoet leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Email Subscribers |  MailPoet |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #11,131 | #127 |
| Active installs | 200+ | 500K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 133 | 965.4K |
| Rating | 4.3(10) | 4.4(1.4K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 73% |
| Tested up to | 4.9.35 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×4.55 |
| Last release | 7 years ago | today |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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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