WordPress plugin comparison

ActiveCampaign Postmark for WordPress vs WP Mail SMTP by WPForms

ActiveCampaign Postmark for WordPress

by alexknowshtml

50K+ installs4.7

WP Mail SMTP by WPForms

by Syed Balkhi

4M+ installs4.8

At a glance

WP Mail SMTP by WPForms has more active installs: 4M+, against 50K+ for ActiveCampaign Postmark for WordPress.
On a typical day, WP Mail SMTP by WPForms is downloaded about 40,526 times, ActiveCampaign Postmark for WordPress about 295.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 5,214 reviews, against 4.7 from 30 reviews.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Nov 18, 2024 for ActiveCampaign Postmark for WordPress.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms resolves more of its support threads: 83% in the last two months, against 0% for ActiveCampaign Postmark for WordPress.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.7.11 for ActiveCampaign Postmark for WordPress.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms has been around longer: since 2007, against 2011 for ActiveCampaign Postmark for WordPress.

WP Mail SMTP by WPForms leads on 8 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	ActiveCampaign Postmark for WordPress	WP Mail SMTP by WPForms
Popular rank	#693	#12
Active installs	50K+	4M+
Downloads, last 30 days	6.8K	2.9M
Rating	4.7(30)	4.8(5.2K)
Support threads resolved	0%	83%
Tested up to	6.7.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.25	×5.61
Last release	2 years ago	20 days ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.4

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