WordPress plugin comparison

Yandex Mail SMTP Server for WordPress vs WP Mail SMTP by WPForms

Yandex Mail SMTP Server for WordPress

by Ozan Canakli

1K+ installs4.5

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 1K+ for Yandex Mail SMTP Server for WordPress.
On a typical day, WP Mail SMTP by WPForms is downloaded about 38,840 times, Yandex Mail SMTP Server for WordPress about 12.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 5,214 reviews, against 4.5 from 8 reviews.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Dec 2, 2019 for Yandex Mail SMTP Server for WordPress.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.3.27 for Yandex Mail SMTP Server for WordPress.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms has been around longer: since 2007, against 2019 for Yandex Mail SMTP Server for WordPress.

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

Metric	Yandex Mail SMTP Server for WordPress	WP Mail SMTP by WPForms
Popular rank	#5,152	#12
Active installs	1K+	4M+
Downloads, last 30 days	337	2.8M
Rating	4.5(8)	4.8(5.2K)
Support threads resolved	–	87%
Tested up to	5.3.27	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×5.72
Last release	7 years ago	21 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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