WordPress plugin comparison

Website Pop-up Builder by BDOW! (formerly Sumo) vs WP Mail SMTP by WPForms

Website Pop-up Builder by BDOW! (formerly Sumo)

by Sumo

10K+ installs4.2

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 10K+ for Website Pop-up Builder by BDOW! (formerly Sumo).
On a typical day, WP Mail SMTP by WPForms is downloaded about 40,526 times, Website Pop-up Builder by BDOW! (formerly Sumo) about 183.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 5,214 reviews, against 4.2 from 519 reviews.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Oct 19, 2026 for Website Pop-up Builder by BDOW! (formerly Sumo).
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms has been around longer: since 2007, against 2014 for Website Pop-up Builder by BDOW! (formerly Sumo).

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

Metric	Website Pop-up Builder by BDOW! (formerly Sumo)	WP Mail SMTP by WPForms
Popular rank	#1,493	#12
Active installs	10K+	4M+
Downloads, last 30 days	13.8K	2.9M
Rating	4.2(519)	4.8(5.2K)
Support threads resolved	–	83%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.80	×5.61
Last release	21 days ago	20 days ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.4

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