WordPress plugin comparison
Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer vs SmartSMTP
At a glance
- Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer has more active installs: 90K+, against 2K+ for SmartSMTP.
- On a typical day, Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer is downloaded about 472 times, SmartSMTP about 48.
- SmartSMTP is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.5 from 142 reviews.
- SmartSMTP was updated more recently: Oct 16, 2026, against Sep 21, 2026 for Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer.
- SmartSMTP resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 50% for Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer.
- Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for SmartSMTP.
- Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer has been around longer: since 2018, against 2024 for SmartSMTP.
Line by line
Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer leads on 5 of 8 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer |  SmartSMTP |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #478 | #4,605 |
| Active installs | 90K+ | 2K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 14.5K | 2.5K |
| Rating | 4.5(142) | 4.7(3) |
| Support threads resolved | 50% | 100% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.43 | ×1.00 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 26 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.2.4 | 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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