WordPress plugin comparison

Send Emails with Mandrill vs WP Mail SMTP by WPForms

Send Emails with Mandrill

by Matt Miller

6K+ installs5.0

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 6K+ for Send Emails with Mandrill.
On a typical day, WP Mail SMTP by WPForms is downloaded about 40,526 times, Send Emails with Mandrill about 250.
Send Emails with Mandrill is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 11 reviews, against 4.8 from 5,214 reviews.
Send Emails with Mandrill was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Oct 20, 2026 for WP Mail SMTP by WPForms.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms resolves more of its support threads: 87% in the last two months, against 0% for Send Emails with Mandrill.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms has been around longer: since 2007, against 2018 for Send Emails with Mandrill.

WP Mail SMTP by WPForms leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

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