WordPress plugin comparison
Follow Up Emails vs MailPoet
At a glance
- MailPoet has more active installs: 500K+, against 50+ for Follow Up Emails.
- On a typical day, MailPoet is downloaded about 16,188 times, Follow Up Emails about 4.
- Follow Up Emails is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.4 from 1,435 reviews.
- MailPoet was updated more recently: Nov 10, 2026, against Mar 5, 2025 for Follow Up Emails.
- MailPoet resolves more of its support threads: 73% in the last two months, against 0% for Follow Up Emails.
- MailPoet is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.7.11 for Follow Up Emails.
- MailPoet has been around longer: since 2016, against 2025 for Follow Up Emails.
Line by line
MailPoet leads on 7 of 8 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Follow Up Emails |  MailPoet |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #20,787 | #127 |
| Active installs | 50+ | 500K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 84 | 965.4K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.4(1.4K) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | 73% |
| Tested up to | 6.7.11 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.09 | ×4.55 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | today |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 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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