Postie vs WP-EMail

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

Postie

by Wayne Allen

Health B83

WP-EMail

by Lester Chan

Health A85

Active-install trajectory

Postie WP-EMail

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	Postie	WP-EMail
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10K–20K ✓	1K–2K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-50%
Overall health	B · 83	A · 85 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	92/100 ✓	79/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	43/100	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	4.65★ ✓	4.17★
Reviews	139 ✓	11
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	84/100	92/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1mo ago	19d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	4.5K ✓	1.2K
Category	Email & Marketing	Email & Marketing

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

Release activity

Postie WP-EMail

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.