MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress vs MailerLite

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

MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress

by Danny van Kooten

Health A91

MailerLite

by MailerLite

Health B76

Active-install trajectory

MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress MailerLite

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	MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress	MailerLite
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1M–2M ✓	100K–200K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	+11% ✓
Overall health	A · 91 ✓	B · 76
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	96/100 ✓	54/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.79★ ✓	3.17★
Reviews	1,496 ✓	40
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	99/100 ✓	79/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	5d ago ✓	2mo ago
Downloads · 30d	715.8K ✓	12.5K
Category	Email & Marketing	Forms

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

Release activity

MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress MailerLite

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.