Configure SMTP vs WP Mail SMTP by WPForms

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

Configure SMTP

by Scott Reilly

Health C59

WP Mail SMTP by WPForms

by Syed Balkhi

Health A96

Active-install trajectory

Configure SMTP WP Mail SMTP by WPForms

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	Configure SMTP	WP Mail SMTP by WPForms
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	6K–7K	4M–5M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-14%	0% ✓
Overall health	C · 59	A · 96 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	23/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	93/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	90/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	4.70★	4.83★ ✓
Reviews	45	5,185 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	72/100	97/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.1y ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	632	656.4K ✓
Category	Email & Marketing	Email & Marketing

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

Release activity

Configure SMTP WP Mail SMTP by WPForms

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.