WordPress plugin comparison
Newsletter vs Hustle
Newsletter
by Stefano Lissa
200K+ installs4.6
Hustle
by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform
80K+ installs4.4
At a glance
- Newsletter has more active installs: 200K+, against 80K+ for Hustle.
- On a typical day, Newsletter is downloaded about 6,660 times, Hustle about 1,503.
- Newsletter is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 1,205 reviews, against 4.4 from 859 reviews.
- Newsletter was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Nov 4, 2026 for Hustle.
- Hustle resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 61% for Newsletter.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Newsletter has been around longer: since 2009, against 2011 for Hustle.
Line by line
Newsletter leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Newsletter | Hustle |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #224 | #505 |
| Active installs | 200K+ | 80K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 605.3K | 86.2K |
| Rating | 4.6(1.2K) | 4.4(859) |
| Support threads resolved | 61% | 100% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×2.74 | ×1.90 |
| Last release | today | 6 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.4 |
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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