Split Email Providers vs WP Mail SMTP by WPForms

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

Health A85

Health A93

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Split Email Providers	WP Mail SMTP by WPForms
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	4M–5M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 85	A · 93 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	78/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	3	5,210 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	87/100	95/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2mo ago	14d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	89	5.4M ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.5%	4.4% ✓
Category	Email & Marketing	Email & Marketing

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

Release activity

Split Email ProvidersWP 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.