WordPress plugin comparison

Formidable Email Shortcodes vs WP Mail SMTP by WPForms

Formidable Email Shortcodes

by thomstark

10+ installs5.0

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 Formidable Email Shortcodes.
On a typical day, WP Mail SMTP by WPForms is downloaded about 40,526 times, Formidable Email Shortcodes about 1.
Formidable Email Shortcodes is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 5,214 reviews.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Apr 28, 2014 for Formidable Email Shortcodes.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.9.40 for Formidable Email Shortcodes.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms has been around longer: since 2007, against 2013 for Formidable Email Shortcodes.

WP Mail SMTP by WPForms leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Formidable Email Shortcodes	WP Mail SMTP by WPForms
Popular rank	#30,307	#12
Active installs	10+	4M+
Downloads, last 30 days	35	2.9M
Rating	5.0(1)	4.8(5.2K)
Support threads resolved	–	83%
Tested up to	3.9.40	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×5.61
Last release	12 years ago	21 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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