WordPress plugin comparison
MailHawk vs Post SMTP
At a glance
- Post SMTP has more active installs: 300K+, against 300+ for MailHawk.
- On a typical day, Post SMTP is downloaded about 2,726 times, MailHawk about 20.
- Post SMTP is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 528 reviews, against 3.4 from 10 reviews.
- MailHawk was updated more recently: Nov 7, 2026, against Sep 24, 2026 for Post SMTP.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Post SMTP has been around longer: since 2017, against 2020 for MailHawk.
Line by line
Post SMTP leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
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