GoSMTP vs King SMTP

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

GoSMTP

by Softaculous

Health B84

King SMTP

by KingSMTP

Health B80

Active-install trajectory

GoSMTP King SMTP

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	GoSMTP	King SMTP
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	500K–600K ✓	50–60
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-40%
Overall health	B · 84 ✓	B · 80
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	77/100 ✓	65/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.08★ ✓	3.60★
Reviews	10 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	91/100 ✓	88/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	15d ago ✓	23d ago
Downloads · 30d	130.4K ✓	194
Category	Email & Marketing	Email & Marketing

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

Release activity

GoSMTP King SMTP

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.