Share by Email vs WP Mail SMTP by WPForms

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

Health D42

Health A94

Active-install trajectory

Share by Email moved down one install band, 50+ to 40+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Share by Email	WP Mail SMTP by WPForms
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40–50	4M–5M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	0% ✓
Overall health	—	A · 94 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	5/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	81/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	0	5,211 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	45/100	95/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.6y ago	16d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	81	5.3M ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.1%	4.4% ✓
Category	Email & Marketing	Email & Marketing

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

Release activity

Share by EmailWP Mail SMTP by WPForms

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.