WordPress plugin comparison
Newsletter vs Sendmachine for WordPress
At a glance
- Newsletter has more active installs: 200K+, against 50+ for Sendmachine for WordPress.
- On a typical day, Newsletter is downloaded about 6,660 times, Sendmachine for WordPress about 6.
- Sendmachine for WordPress is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.6 from 1,205 reviews.
- Sendmachine for WordPress was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2026, against Nov 2, 2026 for Newsletter.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Newsletter has been around longer: since 2009, against 2015 for Sendmachine for WordPress.
Line by line
Newsletter leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Newsletter |  Sendmachine for WordPress |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #224 | #21,352 |
| Active installs | 200K+ | 50+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 584.9K | 154 |
| Rating | 4.6(1.2K) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 65% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×2.74 | ×0.32 |
| Last release | 7 days ago | 5 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 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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