CL Simplest SMTP vs Mailgun for WordPress

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

CL Simplest SMTP

by Carlos Longarela

Health B84

Mailgun for WordPress

by Mailgun

Health B82

Active-install trajectory

CL Simplest SMTP Mailgun for WordPress

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	CL Simplest SMTP	Mailgun for WordPress
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	80K–90K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 84 ✓	B · 82
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	96/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100 ✓	70/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.17★ ✓	3.80★
Reviews	4	49 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100	95/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	4mo ago	14d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	170	59.2K ✓
Category	Email & Marketing	Email & Marketing

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

Release activity

CL Simplest SMTP Mailgun 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.