SMTP for Amazon SES vs MBC SMTP Flex

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

SMTP for Amazon SES

by YayCommerce

Health B83

MBC SMTP Flex

by yogaboy

Health D41

Active-install trajectory

SMTP for Amazon SES MBC SMTP Flex

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	SMTP for Amazon SES	MBC SMTP Flex
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	3K–4K ✓	10–20
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 83 ✓	D · 41
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	98/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100 ✓	65/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.04★ ✓	3.60★
Reviews	10 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	91/100 ✓	36/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	3mo ago ✓	10.7y ago
Downloads · 30d	549 ✓	64
Category	Email & Marketing	Email & Marketing

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

Release activity

SMTP for Amazon SES MBC SMTP Flex

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.