WordPress plugin comparison
Send Plain Mail vs WP Mail SMTP by WPForms
Send Plain Mail
by Plain Plugins
Fewer than 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 fewer than 10 for Send Plain Mail.
- On a typical day, WP Mail SMTP by WPForms is downloaded about 40,526 times, Send Plain Mail about 1.
- Send Plain Mail has no reviews yet.
- WP Mail SMTP by WPForms was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Mar 25, 2020 for Send Plain Mail.
- WP Mail SMTP by WPForms is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.3.27 for Send Plain Mail.
- WP Mail SMTP by WPForms has been around longer: since 2007, against 2020 for Send Plain Mail.
Line by line
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Send Plain Mail | WP Mail SMTP by WPForms |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #71,276 | #12 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 4M+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 27 | 2.9M |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(5.2K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 83% |
| Tested up to | 5.3.27 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×5.61 |
| Last release | 6 years ago | 21 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.4 | 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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