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MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress vs MailerLite

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

MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress is the safest pick: health A · 91 against 76 for MailerLite, led by stronger rating quality.

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress	MailerLite
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1M–2M ✓	100K–200K
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable	Stable
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 ✓	52/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.8★ ✓	3.1★
Reviews	1,498 ✓	42
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	99/100 ✓	88/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3d ago ✓	10d ago
Downloads, last 30d	540.8K ✓	63.8K
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	-38%	+19%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.3%	3.9% ✓
Category	Email & Marketing	Forms

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

Release activity

MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPressMailerLite

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.