WP Offload SES Lite vs FluentSMTP

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

WP Offload SES Lite

by WP Engine

Health A86

FluentSMTP

by WPManageNinja

Health A98

Active-install trajectory

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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 Offload SES Lite	FluentSMTP
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10K–20K	700K–800K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	+40% ✓
Overall health	A · 86	A · 98 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	81/100	96/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	97/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	36	412 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	97/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	15d ago	today ✓
Downloads · 30d	16.5K	237.8K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.2%	12% ✓
Category	Email & Marketing	Email & Marketing

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

Release activity

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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.