Configure SMTP vs MailerSend – Official SMTP Integration (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
MailerSend – Official SMTP Integration
2.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Configure SMTP has a higher user rating (4.9/5 from 45 reviews) and leads in active installations (7.0K+ vs 2.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Configure SMTP has accumulated 369K+ total downloads while MailerSend – Official SMTP Integration has 21K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Configure SMTP | MailerSend – Official SMTP Integration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.9/5 | ◄ | 2.8/5 |
| Total Reviews | 45 | ◄ | 12 |
| Active Installs | 7.0K+ | ◄ | 2.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 369K+ | ◄ | 21K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 year ago | ► | 2 months ago |
| First Released | 2009 | 2021 | |
| Age | 17 years | 5 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.5+ | 5.7+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | 7.2.5+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 3.5 | 1.0.5 |
Rating Breakdown
Configure SMTP
MailerSend – Official SMTP Integration
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Configure SMTP averaged approximately 16 daily downloads while MailerSend – Official SMTP Integration averaged 17.
Recent Reviews
Configure SMTP Reviews
First thing I install on all my WP websites
Configure SMTP is a staple of setting up a useful WordPress website, I would call it “a household name” for WP installations (if there’s any such thing as household names in this area). Anyway, what a
Simple and functional way to configure SMTP settings in your WordPress
Most of my users and customers ask me: why my mails are not being sent? Why some mails sent from my site do not arrives? The problem are spam filters and things like this, so SMTP is a basic tool to o
Still works!
There are some minor warnings under php7. See here for the fix: https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-declaration-of-c2c_configuresmtp-with-plugin-installed/#post-9832908 Hopefully the author w
MailerSend – Official SMTP Integration Reviews
Doesn’t work
All set up but nothing arrives except the test email. This topic was modified 1 month, 2 weeks ago by primerpizza.
3 templates for plan free
3 templates for plan free is a Joke..
Plugin Ok, company not
As far as I could see, the plugin seems to work Ok, it’s a shame I can’t say the same for the ‘practices’ of the company.
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