Easy WP SMTP vs WP Mail SMTP by WPForms

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

Easy WP SMTP

by Syed Balkhi

Health A90

WP Mail SMTP by WPForms

by Syed Balkhi

Health A97

Active-install trajectory

Easy WP 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	Easy WP SMTP	WP Mail SMTP by WPForms
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	500K–600K	4M–5M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 90	A · 97 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	92/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	94/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	4.62★	4.83★ ✓
Reviews	707	5,181 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	98/100	98/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	13d ago ✓	2mo ago
Downloads · 30d	253.5K	647.8K ✓
Category	Email & Marketing	Email & Marketing

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

Release activity

Easy WP 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.