WordPress plugin comparison
Postie vs Solid Mail
At a glance
- Solid Mail has more active installs: 60K+, against 10K+ for Postie.
- On a typical day, Postie is downloaded about 478 times, Solid Mail about 189.
- Postie is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 139 reviews, against 4.2 from 52 reviews.
- Postie was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against May 12, 2026 for Solid Mail.
- Postie resolves more of its support threads: 67% in the last two months, against 0% for Solid Mail.
- Postie is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Solid Mail.
- Postie has been around longer: since 2009, against 2012 for Solid Mail.
Line by line
Postie leads on 6 of 8 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Postie |  Solid Mail |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,602 | #671 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 60K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 20.2K | 5.3K |
| Rating | 4.7(139) | 4.2(52) |
| Support threads resolved | 67% | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.35 | ×0.87 |
| Last release | 3 days ago | 6 months 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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