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 D44

Active-install trajectory

FluentSMTPSurbma

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.	700K–800K ✓	20–30
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+40% ✓	0%
Overall health	A · 98 ✓	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	9/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	96/100 ✓	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	97/100 ✓	—
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.8★ ✓	—
Reviews	412 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	98/100 ✓	51/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	today ✓	2.9y ago
Downloads · 30d	237.8K ✓	48
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	12% ✓	0.8%
Category	Email & Marketing	Email & Marketing

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

Release activity

FluentSMTPSurbma

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.