WordPress plugin comparison

Private Comment Notification Email vs WP Mail SMTP by WPForms

Private Comment Notification Email

by Tosh

10+ installs

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 10+ for Private Comment Notification Email.
On a typical day, WP Mail SMTP by WPForms is downloaded about 40,526 times, Private Comment Notification Email about 1.
Private Comment Notification Email has no reviews yet.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Feb 3, 2011 for Private Comment Notification Email.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.0.5 for Private Comment Notification Email.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms has been around longer: since 2007, against 2011 for Private Comment Notification Email.

WP Mail SMTP by WPForms leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Private Comment Notification Email	WP Mail SMTP by WPForms
Popular rank	#31,341	#12
Active installs	10+	4M+
Downloads, last 30 days	28	2.9M
Rating	No ratings	4.8(5.2K)
Support threads resolved	–	83%
Tested up to	3.0.5	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×5.61
Last release	15 years ago	21 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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