WordPress plugin comparison

Essentials by Digital Creatings vs WP Mail SMTP by WPForms

Essentials by Digital Creatings

by Puneet Tiwari

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 10+ for Essentials by Digital Creatings.
On a typical day, WP Mail SMTP by WPForms is downloaded about 40,526 times, Essentials by Digital Creatings about 3.
Essentials by Digital Creatings has no reviews yet.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against May 27, 2026 for Essentials by Digital Creatings.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Essentials by Digital Creatings.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms has been around longer: since 2007, against 2025 for Essentials by Digital Creatings.

WP Mail SMTP by WPForms leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Essentials by Digital Creatings	WP Mail SMTP by WPForms
Popular rank	#42,813	#12
Active installs	10+	4M+
Downloads, last 30 days	78	2.9M
Rating	No ratings	4.8(5.2K)
Support threads resolved	–	83%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.13	×5.61
Last release	5 months ago	21 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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