WordPress plugin comparison

Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer vs WP Mail SMTP by WPForms

Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer

by Nexcess

90K+ installs4.5

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 90K+ for Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer.
On a typical day, WP Mail SMTP by WPForms is downloaded about 44,271 times, Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer about 478.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 5,211 reviews, against 4.5 from 142 reviews.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Sep 21, 2026 for Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms resolves more of its support threads: 71% in the last two months, against 50% for Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms has been around longer: since 2007, against 2018 for Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer.

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

Metric	Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer	WP Mail SMTP by WPForms
Popular rank	#478	#12
Active installs	90K+	4M+
Downloads, last 30 days	14.6K	2.9M
Rating	4.5(142)	4.8(5.2K)
Support threads resolved	50%	71%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.43	×5.38
Last release	1 month ago	19 days ago
Requires PHP	5.2.4	7.4

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