WP Subscribe vs MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress

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

WP Subscribe

by MyThemeShop

Health D43

MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress

by Danny van Kooten

Health A91

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 Subscribe	MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	7K–8K	1M–2M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-22%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 43	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	70/100	96/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.8★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	26	1,498 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	50/100	92/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	4.5y ago	today ✓
Downloads · 30d	594	207K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.9%	1.3% ✓
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.