MailerLite – Signup forms (official) vs Clean Login (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
MailerLite – Signup forms (official)
100K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Clean Login has a higher user rating (4.7/5 from 143 reviews) while MailerLite – Signup forms (official) leads in active installations (100K+ vs 6.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. MailerLite – Signup forms (official) has accumulated 2.2M+ total downloads while Clean Login has 487K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | MailerLite – Signup forms (official) | Clean Login | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 3/5 | ► | 4.7/5 |
| Total Reviews | 40 | ► | 143 |
| Active Installs | 100K+ | ◄ | 6.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 2.2M+ | ◄ | 487K+ |
| Support Resolution | 0% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 month ago | ◄ | 1 year ago |
| First Released | 2014 | 2014 | |
| Age | 12 years | 12 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.0.1+ | 3.4+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.2.5+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.7.20 | 1.14.6 |
Rating Breakdown
MailerLite – Signup forms (official)
Clean Login
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, MailerLite – Signup forms (official) averaged approximately 702 daily downloads while Clean Login averaged 12.
Recent Reviews
MailerLite – Signup forms (official) Reviews
Same as everyone else here…
I signed up with mailerlite to manage newsletters (as opposed to ecommerce abandoned cart flows etc). I made an embedded signup form for newsletter subscription. THEN I learned that I needed this very
No longer using it
I’ve had a similar experience to another commenter. Initially the plugin worked well. But later when I click to edit my form, it would redirect to MailerLite website and say “Form not found”. So I tri
Unreliable both as a platform and as a plugin
My experience with MailerLite has been simply disastrous.The problem does not concern only the WordPress plugin, but the entire platform. After numerous attempts the result was always the same:form
Clean Login Reviews
Using this plugin for many years now!
Tried to give a review since a year ago, but my old wordpress account seems to be blocked. I cannot login anymore. Time flies so fast, and I forgot to write a review about this plugin. Now I remembere
Clean Simple Login/Registration – Excellent
I tried a number of login registration plugins and became disillusioned when the majority started to ask for payment for what should be the basic roles for forms, ie: payment (Upgrade) if I want to re
this plugin is excellent, clean. But…
How could you forget about ajax? Why reload the page. I even tried to login to your site, and there it opened in a modal window, and after an incorrect input, the page reloads, it looks like a bug. Af
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