Best sendmail plugins for WordPress
The most popular sendmail plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. SAR Friendly SMTP leads with 2K+ active installs, ahead of Wp Hard Mailer (10+) and SendCloud (10+). All 4 plugins tagged “sendmail” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 4 sendmail plugins
- 1.
SAR Friendly SMTPThe most installed sendmail plugin, with 2K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 46 reviews, updated 3 months ago.
- 2.Wp Hard Mailer
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 17 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.8.
- 3.
SendCloud10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38.
- 4.
SMTPifyFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
All 4 plugins tagged “sendmail”

SAR Friendly SMTP
Down in the last 7 days:14#4,871by Samuel Aguilera3 months ago
A friendly SMTP plugin for WordPress. No third-party, simply using WordPress native possibilities.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.6(46)
- Downloads
- 19/day
Wp Hard Mailer
#42,787by dgmike17 years ago
Create two textareas, one for create a form template and other for a mail template. The form can be putted in posts, pages or sidebars.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

SendCloud
Down in the last 7 days:5,641#43,629by sendcloud031911 years ago
The SendCloud allows you to send email to your subscribers if your blog has updates. you can monitor the sending email data from data center
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

SMTPify
#59,104by Kasuga2 months ago
Routes wp_mail() through your provider's SMTP server. Simple settings page, built-in test tool, nothing else.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day