WP Simple Mail Sender vs Simple SMTP

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

WP Simple Mail Sender

by tmeister

Health D49

Simple SMTP

by Casey

Health B72

Active-install trajectory

WP Simple Mail Sender Simple 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 Simple Mail Sender	Simple SMTP
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	3K–4K ✓	2K–3K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 49	B · 72 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	60/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	87/100	87/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.45★ ✓	4.43★
Reviews	12 ✓	11
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	43/100	70/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	7.5y ago	1.0y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	286	924 ✓
Category	Email & Marketing	Email & Marketing

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

Release activity

WP Simple Mail Sender Simple 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.