WordPress plugin comparison
MC4WP vs MailPoet
At a glance
- MC4WP has more active installs: 1M+, against 500K+ for MailPoet.
- On a typical day, MailPoet is downloaded about 16,188 times, MC4WP about 9,404.
- MC4WP is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 1,498 reviews, against 4.4 from 1,435 reviews.
- MailPoet was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against Nov 3, 2026 for MC4WP.
- MailPoet resolves more of its support threads: 75% in the last two months, against 67% for MC4WP.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- MC4WP has been around longer: since 2013, against 2016 for MailPoet.
Line by line
MailPoet leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
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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