SMTP Mailer vs Zoho Mail for WordPress

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

SMTP Mailer

by Noor Alam

Health A88

Zoho Mail for WordPress

by Zoho Mail

Health B82

Active-install trajectory

SMTP Mailer Zoho Mail for WordPress

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 Mailer	Zoho Mail for WordPress
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	70K–80K ✓	20K–30K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 88 ✓	B · 82
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	87/100 ✓	70/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.45★ ✓	3.81★
Reviews	67 ✓	41
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	95/100 ✓	81/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	4d ago ✓	3mo ago
Downloads · 30d	29.2K ✓	2.1K
Category	Email & Marketing	Email & Marketing

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

Release activity

SMTP Mailer Zoho Mail for WordPress

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.