WordPress plugin comparison

Newsletter vs Recapture for Easy Digital Downloads

Newsletter

by Stefano Lissa

200K+ installs4.6

Recapture for Easy Digital Downloads

by Recapture Cart Recovery and Email Marketing

500+ installs5.0

At a glance

Newsletter has more active installs: 200K+, against 500+ for Recapture for Easy Digital Downloads.
On a typical day, Newsletter is downloaded about 6,660 times, Recapture for Easy Digital Downloads about 9.
Recapture for Easy Digital Downloads is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 11 reviews, against 4.6 from 1,205 reviews.
Newsletter was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Oct 28, 2026 for Recapture for Easy Digital Downloads.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Newsletter has been around longer: since 2009, against 2019 for Recapture for Easy Digital Downloads.

Newsletter leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Newsletter	Recapture for Easy Digital Downloads
Popular rank	#224	#8,676
Active installs	200K+	500+
Downloads, last 30 days	683.1K	222
Rating	4.6(1.2K)	5.0(11)
Support threads resolved	60%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×2.83	×0.56
Last release	1 day ago	13 days ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.4

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