FluentSMTP vs Surbma

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

FluentSMTP

by WPManageNinja

Health A98

Surbma

by Surbma

Health D45

Active-install trajectory

FluentSMTP Surbma

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	FluentSMTP	Surbma
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	600K–700K ✓	20–30
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+20% ✓	0%
Overall health	A · 98 ✓	D · 45
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	12/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	95/100 ✓	65/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	100/100 ✓	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.77★ ✓	3.60★
Reviews	400 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	99/100 ✓	57/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	13d ago ✓	2.7y ago
Downloads · 30d	630.3K ✓	35
Category	Email & Marketing	Email & Marketing

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

Release activity

FluentSMTP Surbma

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.