Creative Mail – Easier WordPress &… vs Newsletter – Send awesome emails from… (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Creative Mail – Easier WordPress &…

Creative Mail – Easier WordPress &…

4.5(391)

300K+ active installs

Free

Updated 1 year ago
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Newsletter – Send awesome emails from…

Newsletter – Send awesome emails from…

4.6(1,202)

200K+ active installs

Free + Premium

Updated 4 days ago
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Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Newsletter – Send awesome emails from… has a higher user rating (4.6/5 from 1,202 reviews) while Creative Mail – Easier WordPress &… leads in active installations (300K+ vs 200K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Creative Mail – Easier WordPress &… has accumulated 21M+ total downloads while Newsletter – Send awesome emails from… has 33M+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.5/5Creative Mail – Easier WordPress &…
Newsletter – Send awesome emails from…4.6/5
Total Reviews
391Creative Mail – Easier WordPress &…
Newsletter – Send awesome emails from…1,202
Active Installs
300K+Creative Mail – Easier WordPress &…
Newsletter – Send awesome emails from…200K+
Total Downloads
21M+Creative Mail – Easier WordPress &…
Newsletter – Send awesome emails from…33M+
Support Resolution
N/ACreative Mail – Easier WordPress &…
Newsletter – Send awesome emails from…77%
Last Updated
1 year agoCreative Mail – Easier WordPress &…
Newsletter – Send awesome emails from…4 days ago
First Released
2020Creative Mail – Easier WordPress &…
Newsletter – Send awesome emails from…2009
Age
6 yearsCreative Mail – Easier WordPress &…
Newsletter – Send awesome emails from…17 years
WP Requires
4.9+Creative Mail – Easier WordPress &…
Newsletter – Send awesome emails from…6.1+
PHP Requires
7.3+Creative Mail – Easier WordPress &…
Newsletter – Send awesome emails from…7.0+
Business Model
FreeCreative Mail – Easier WordPress &…
Newsletter – Send awesome emails from…Free + Premium
Latest Version
1.6.9Creative Mail – Easier WordPress &…
Newsletter – Send awesome emails from…9.2.1

Rating Breakdown

Creative Mail – Easier WordPress &…

4.5/5(391 reviews)
5
85%
4
3%
3
2%
2
1%
1
9%

Newsletter – Send awesome emails from…

4.6/5(1,202 reviews)
5
81%
4
9%
3
3%
2
2%
1
5%

Recent Reviews

Creative Mail – Easier WordPress &… Reviews

by nicolacois

Very good

Very good

by Diego Bittencourt

Good idea

Nice with Woo

by In Touch Consulting

Not free

It’s kind of a trial, not free. And it made no sense, and wanted me to set up a website, when I just wanted to add mailing options for an existing website. And it seems to be totally linked to Woocomm

Newsletter – Send awesome emails from… Reviews

by fert

Works great

It just works. Yes, it is a bit complex because it offers you lots of options. And yes, the newsletter editor could use a facelift. But keep in mind that most of the functionality of this beast comes

by PacificSailors

Does it all

I used to use MailChimp and found it too overwhelming with having to go back and forth between WP and MC. Not to mention I couldn’t have more than 1000 subs. Now it’s all in my WP. And easy to use!

by Bettega

Solid and reliable plugin – works well with S3

I’ve been using the free version of the Newsletter plugin and the experience has been consistently positive. The configuration process is straightforward, and the plugin provides a stable set of featu

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Creative Mail – Easier WordPress &… or Newsletter – Send awesome emails from… more popular?
Creative Mail – Easier WordPress &… has 300K+ active installations while Newsletter – Send awesome emails from… has 200K+. Creative Mail – Easier WordPress &… is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Creative Mail – Easier WordPress &… or Newsletter – Send awesome emails from…?
Creative Mail – Easier WordPress &… has a 4.5/5 rating from 391 reviews, while Newsletter – Send awesome emails from… has a 4.6/5 rating from 1,202 reviews.
Are Creative Mail – Easier WordPress &… and Newsletter – Send awesome emails from… free?
Creative Mail – Easier WordPress &… is free and Newsletter – Send awesome emails from… is free + premium. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Creative Mail – Easier WordPress &… or Newsletter – Send awesome emails from…?
Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Creative Mail – Easier WordPress &… was last updated 1 year ago and Newsletter – Send awesome emails from… was last updated 4 days ago.

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