WordPress plugin comparison
Email Marketing Services vs WP Mail SMTP by WPForms
Email Marketing Services
by Jahidur Nadim
Fewer than 10 installs
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms
by Syed Balkhi
4M+ installs4.8
At a glance
- WP Mail SMTP by WPForms has more active installs: 4M+, against fewer than 10 for Email Marketing Services.
- On a typical day, WP Mail SMTP by WPForms is downloaded about 38,840 times, Email Marketing Services about 2.
- Email Marketing Services has no reviews yet.
- WP Mail SMTP by WPForms was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Sep 30, 2022 for Email Marketing Services.
- WP Mail SMTP by WPForms is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.1.0 for Email Marketing Services.
- WP Mail SMTP by WPForms has been around longer: since 2007, against 2022 for Email Marketing Services.
Line by line
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Email Marketing Services | WP Mail SMTP by WPForms |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #71,868 | #12 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 4M+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 41 | 2.8M |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(5.2K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 87% |
| Tested up to | 6.1.0 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×5.72 |
| Last release | 4 years ago | 21 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4.0 | 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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