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API Mailer for AWS SES vs Zoho Mail for WordPress

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

API Mailer for AWS SES is the safest pick: health B · 83 against 77 for Zoho Mail for WordPress, led by stronger maintenance.

Active-install trajectory

API Mailer for AWS SES moved up one install band, 10+ to 20+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	API Mailer for AWS SES	Zoho Mail for WordPress
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	20K–30K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	10+ → 20+ ✓	Stable
Overall health	B · 83 ✓	B · 77
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	90/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100 ✓	68/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★ ✓	3.8★
Reviews	1	42 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100	92/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	29d ago ✓	5mo ago
Downloads, last 30d	248	2.4K ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	+100%	+17%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.1%	5.5% ✓
Category	Email & Marketing	Email & Marketing

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

API Mailer for AWS SESZoho Mail for WordPress

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.