WP Mail SMTP by WPForms vs Easy WP SMTP

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

WP Mail SMTP by WPForms

by Syed Balkhi

Health A97

Easy WP SMTP

by Syed Balkhi

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

WP Mail SMTP by WPForms Easy WP SMTP

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	WP Mail SMTP by WPForms	Easy WP SMTP
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	4M–5M ✓	500K–600K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 97 ✓	A · 90
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	97/100 ✓	92/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	94/100 ✓	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.83★ ✓	4.62★
Reviews	5,181 ✓	707
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	98/100	98/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2mo ago	13d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	647.8K ✓	253.5K
Category	Email & Marketing	Email & Marketing

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

Release activity

WP Mail SMTP by WPForms Easy WP SMTP

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.