WordPress plugin comparison

Print, PDF & Email by PrintFriendly vs WP Mail SMTP by WPForms

Print, PDF & Email by PrintFriendly

by Print & PDF by PrintFriendly

20K+ installs3.8

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 20K+ for Print, PDF & Email by PrintFriendly.
On a typical day, WP Mail SMTP by WPForms is downloaded about 40,526 times, Print, PDF & Email by PrintFriendly about 142.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 5,214 reviews, against 3.8 from 237 reviews.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Sep 11, 2026 for Print, PDF & Email by PrintFriendly.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms resolves more of its support threads: 83% in the last two months, against 0% for Print, PDF & Email by PrintFriendly.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms has been around longer: since 2007, against 2009 for Print, PDF & Email by PrintFriendly.

WP Mail SMTP by WPForms leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Print, PDF & Email by PrintFriendly	WP Mail SMTP by WPForms
Popular rank	#1,294	#12
Active installs	20K+	4M+
Downloads, last 30 days	4.5K	2.9M
Rating	3.8(237)	4.8(5.2K)
Support threads resolved	0%	83%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.83	×5.61
Last release	1 month ago	20 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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