WordPress plugin comparison

Email Subscribers & Newsletters by Icegram Express vs Plaintext for the Newsletter plugin

Email Subscribers & Newsletters by Icegram Express

by Icegram

50K+ installs4.6

Plaintext for the Newsletter plugin

by franciscus

60+ installs5.0

At a glance

Email Subscribers & Newsletters by Icegram Express has more active installs: 50K+, against 60+ for Plaintext for the Newsletter plugin.
On a typical day, Email Subscribers & Newsletters by Icegram Express is downloaded about 802 times, Plaintext for the Newsletter plugin about 3.
Plaintext for the Newsletter plugin is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.6 from 1,170 reviews.
Plaintext for the Newsletter plugin was updated more recently: Nov 10, 2026, against Nov 6, 2026 for Email Subscribers & Newsletters by Icegram Express.
Email Subscribers & Newsletters by Icegram Express resolves more of its support threads: 50% in the last two months, against 0% for Plaintext for the Newsletter plugin.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Email Subscribers & Newsletters by Icegram Express has been around longer: since 2014, against 2019 for Plaintext for the Newsletter plugin.

Email Subscribers & Newsletters by Icegram Express leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Email Subscribers & Newsletters by Icegram Express	Plaintext for the Newsletter plugin
Popular rank	#713	#19,421
Active installs	50K+	60+
Downloads, last 30 days	74.4K	97
Rating	4.6(1.2K)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	50%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.35	×0.34
Last release	4 days ago	1 day ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.3

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