Best gmail SMTP plugins for WordPress
The most popular gmail SMTP plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. GoSMTP leads with 500K+ active installs, ahead of Post SMTP (300K+) and SureMail (200K+). All 15 plugins tagged “gmail smtp” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 gmail SMTP plugins
- 1.
GoSMTPThe most installed gmail SMTP plugin, with 500K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 10 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 2.
Post SMTP300K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 528 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 3.
SureMail200K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 25 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 4.
WP Offload SES Lite10K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 36 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 5.
YaySMTP10K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 45 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 6.
Bit SMTP2K+ active installs. Rated 3.9 from 15 reviews, updated 2 days ago.
- 7.
WP Gmail SMTP1K+ active installs. Rated 3.2 from 5 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 8.Mail Baby SMTP
500+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 9.
King SMTP20+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 10.
Lexiata SMTP10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
All 15 plugins tagged “gmail smtp”

GoSMTP
#124by Softaculous19 days ago
Send emails from your WordPress site using your preferred SMTP provider like Gmail, Outlook, AWS, Zoho, SMTP.com, Brevo (formerly Sendinblue), Mailgun …
- Installs
- 500K+
- Rating
- 4.3(10)
- Downloads
- 2.7K/day

Post SMTP
#161by Saad Iqbal1 month ago
Install Post SMTP (WordPress SMTP Plugin) to fix WordPress email delivery. Connect Gmail SMTP, Microsoft 365, Brevo, SendGrid, Zoho, Amazon SES, etc.
- Installs
- 300K+
- Rating
- 4.7(528)
- Downloads
- 2.7K/day

SureMail
Up in the last 7 days:2#275by Brainstorm Force1 month ago
SureMail – SMTP and Email Logs Plugin with Amazon SES, Postmark, and Other Providers
- Installs
- 200K+
- Rating
- 4.7(25)
- Downloads
- 1.3K/day

WP Offload SES Lite
Up in the last 7 days:7#1,531by WP Engine19 days ago
Fix your email delivery problems by sending your WordPress emails through Amazon SES's powerful email sending infrastructure.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.3(36)
- Downloads
- 481/day

YaySMTP
Down in the last 7 days:2#1,984by YayCommerce7 days ago
Free WordPress SMTP plugin with email logs, open & click tracking, reports & charts, CSV export, and WooCommerce email preview.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.9(45)
- Downloads
- 301/day

Bit SMTP
Down in the last 7 days:17#4,262by Bit Apps2 days ago
Fix WordPress email delivery. Send through Gmail, Microsoft 365, SendGrid, Amazon SES, Brevo and more by API, OAuth, or SMTP, with fallback and logs.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 3.9(15)
- Downloads
- 32/day

WP Gmail SMTP
Down in the last 7 days:2#6,018by inkthemes8 years ago
With WP Gmail SMTP plugin you can connect Gmail to your WordPress website for sending emails. It bypasses the normal WP mail function and sends email …
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.2(5)
- Downloads
- 12/day
Mail Baby SMTP
Down in the last 7 days:67#8,720by InterServer8 months ago
Send email from your WordPress site using Mail.baby, SMTP.com, Gmail, SendGrid, Mailgun, Sendinblue and more Api's and Configure wp_mail() with them.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 9/day

King SMTP
Up in the last 7 days:1,021#25,522by KingSMTP3 months ago
Free SMTP and Email Log plugin for WordPress. Connect any SMTP provider, log every email, get failure alerts. Bitcoin SMTP.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Lexiata SMTP
Up in the last 7 days:12,920#33,639by Suresh Lasantha1 month ago
Fix WordPress email in minutes. Send through Gmail, Microsoft 365, Brevo, SendGrid or your host's SMTP, test it, and see every email in a clean log.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 4/day
SendGrail SMTP
Down in the last 7 days:9,887#42,652by Brighter Fox7 days ago
Easy, free SMTP mail plugin. Send WordPress email via Gmail, Outlook, Amazon SES, SendGrid, Brevo or any SMTP, with email logs, failover and routing.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 7/day
Super Duper SMTP
Down in the last 7 days:975#45,351by Nando Delgado6 years ago
A crazy simple SMTP plugin.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Authority Mailer SMTP
Down in the last 7 days:13,237#48,253by Authority Plugins3 months ago
Fix WordPress emails not sending. SMTP plugin with Email Logs for Gmail, Outlook, SendGrid, Mailgun. Easy Setup, reliable delivery.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 3/day
Saral SMTP
Up in the last 7 days:3,913#68,502by Saral Techies18 days ago
Route each plugin's emails through the email service that suits them, and get the exact SPF and DKIM records that service needs.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
NimblyMail SMTP
#68,564by NimblyMail1 month ago
A modern SMTP, email log, and deliverability plugin for WordPress. Send reliably via SMTP, Gmail, Outlook, Amazon SES, Resend, or SendLayer.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day