WordPress plugin comparison
MailPoet vs Sendmachine for WordPress
At a glance
- MailPoet has more active installs: 500K+, against 50+ for Sendmachine for WordPress.
- On a typical day, MailPoet is downloaded about 15,940 times, Sendmachine for WordPress about 6.
- Sendmachine for WordPress is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.4 from 1,435 reviews.
- MailPoet was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against Nov 4, 2026 for Sendmachine for WordPress.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Sendmachine for WordPress has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for MailPoet.
Line by line
MailPoet leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  MailPoet |  Sendmachine for WordPress |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #127 | #21,352 |
| Active installs | 500K+ | 50+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 933.7K | 154 |
| Rating | 4.4(1.4K) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 77% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×4.61 | ×0.32 |
| Last release | 4 days ago | 5 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.4 |
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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