WordPress plugin comparison
Smartarget Email vs WP Mail SMTP by WPForms
Smartarget Email
by Erez Hadas-Sonnenschein
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 Smartarget Email.
- On a typical day, WP Mail SMTP by WPForms is downloaded about 38,840 times, Smartarget Email about 2.
- Smartarget Email has no reviews yet.
- WP Mail SMTP by WPForms was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Jun 30, 2026 for Smartarget Email.
- WP Mail SMTP by WPForms is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.0 for Smartarget Email.
- WP Mail SMTP by WPForms has been around longer: since 2007, against 2021 for Smartarget Email.
Line by line
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Smartarget Email | WP Mail SMTP by WPForms |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #62,547 | #12 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 4M+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 39 | 2.8M |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(5.2K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 87% |
| Tested up to | 7.0.0 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.05 | ×5.72 |
| Last release | 4 months ago | 21 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.2.4 | 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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