WordPress plugin comparison

MailHawk vs Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor)

MailHawk

by Adrian Tobey

300+ installs3.4

Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor)

by David Vongries

7K+ installs4.2

At a glance

Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor) has more active installs: 7K+, against 300+ for MailHawk.
On a typical day, Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor) is downloaded about 34 times, MailHawk about 20.
Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor) is rated higher: 4.2 out of 5 from 68 reviews, against 3.4 from 10 reviews.
MailHawk was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Dec 1, 2025 for Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor).
MailHawk is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor).
Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor) has been around longer: since 2009, against 2020 for MailHawk.

Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor) leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	MailHawk	Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor)
Popular rank	#10,760	#2,599
Active installs	300+	7K+
Downloads, last 30 days	931	1K
Rating	3.4(10)	4.2(68)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.42	×0.49
Last release	today	11 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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