Global SMTP vs WP Mail SMTP by WPForms

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

Global SMTP

by Alexander Rohmann

Health D47

WP Mail SMTP by WPForms

by Syed Balkhi

Health A94

Active-install trajectory

Global SMTPWP 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	Global SMTP	WP Mail SMTP by WPForms
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40–50	4M–5M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-43%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 47	A · 94 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	79/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	4	5,210 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	31/100	95/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	11.2y ago	15d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	93	5.4M ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.8%	4.4% ✓
Category	Email & Marketing	Email & Marketing

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

Release activity

Global SMTPWP 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.