G-SMTP vs WP Mail SMTP by WPForms

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

G-SMTP

by The Generation

Health C62

WP Mail SMTP by WPForms

by Syed Balkhi

Health A96

Active-install trajectory

G-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	G-SMTP	WP Mail SMTP by WPForms
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300–400	4M–5M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+50% ✓	0%
Overall health	C · 62	A · 96 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	55/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	89/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.83★ ✓
Reviews	0	5,185 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	58/100	97/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.2y ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	194	639.6K ✓
Category	Email & Marketing	Email & Marketing

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

Release activity

G-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.