WPO365 vs Gmail SMTP

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

WPO365

by Marco van Wieren

Health C58

Gmail SMTP

by Noor Alam

Health B84

Active-install trajectory

WPO365 Gmail 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	WPO365	Gmail SMTP
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	0% ✓
Overall health	C · 58	B · 84 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	22/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	91/100 ✓	77/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.60★ ✓	4.08★
Reviews	26	103 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	64/100	96/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.2y ago	4d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	237	6.5K ✓
Category	Email & Marketing	Email & Marketing

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

Release activity

WPO365 Gmail 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.