Resend vs SMTP Mailer

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

Resend

by Resend

Health B80

SMTP Mailer

by Noor Alam

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

ResendSMTP Mailer

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	Resend	SMTP Mailer
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500	70K–80K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+344% ✓	0%
Overall health	—	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	87/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.5★ ✓
Reviews	0	67 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100 ✓	81/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2mo ago ✓	2mo ago
Downloads · 30d	438	13.7K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	39% ✓	4.6%
Category	Email & Marketing	Email & Marketing

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

Release activity

ResendSMTP Mailer

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.