Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor) vs YaySMTP

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

Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor)

by David Vongries

Health B76

YaySMTP

by YayCommerce

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor) YaySMTP

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	Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor)	YaySMTP
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	7K–8K	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-13%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 76	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	75/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100	93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.19★	4.66★ ✓
Reviews	68 ✓	45
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	91/100 ✓	83/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	9mo ago	6d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	661	2.5K ✓
Category	Email & Marketing	Email & Marketing

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

Release activity

Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor) YaySMTP

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.