Flamingo vs FluentCRM – Email Newsletter… (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
FluentCRM – Email Newsletter…
70K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, FluentCRM – Email Newsletter… has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 232 reviews) while Flamingo leads in active installations (800K+ vs 70K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Flamingo has accumulated 8.2M+ total downloads while FluentCRM – Email Newsletter… has 1.4M+. FluentCRM – Email Newsletter… has a higher support resolution rate (83% vs 33%).
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Flamingo | FluentCRM – Email Newsletter… | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.2/5 | ► | 4.8/5 |
| Total Reviews | 118 | ► | 232 |
| Active Installs | 800K+ | ◄ | 70K+ |
| Total Downloads | 8.2M+ | ◄ | 1.4M+ |
| Support Resolution | 33% | ► | 83% |
| Last Updated | 4 months ago | ◄ | 4 months ago |
| First Released | 2012 | 2020 | |
| Age | 14 years | 6 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.7+ | 5.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | 7.3+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.6.1 | 2.9.87 |
Rating Breakdown
Flamingo
FluentCRM – Email Newsletter…
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Flamingo averaged approximately 1,834 daily downloads while FluentCRM – Email Newsletter… averaged 365.
Recent Reviews
Flamingo Reviews
Works Really Well
Its a great addition to contact form 7 and much needed if you don’t have your email server setup yet.
Only works with PHP sendmail, not external SMTP
This plugin only works with contact forms using PHP mail. It doesn’t seem to work with an external SMTP mail server. I tested it out and there were no messages collected in DB. Also there’s no option
Great! (But has a minor bug)
This is a great tool, especially with its integration into the Contact Form 7 plugin. However, there’s a minor bug when exporting non-Latin characters, such as Persian. It seems the encoding is set to
FluentCRM – Email Newsletter… Reviews
Bait-and-switch nothing special SaaS CRM
Waste of time installing, “free but useless until you pay” software. Sorry I bought into the bs reviews, I suppose you’re all friends with the developer but, nothing special here. Just another bloated
Great Product…Fantastic Support
The plugin work great and the support is even better. Patient and professional.
Plugin
Amazing, I worked all day trying to get FluentCRM email footer to work the way I wanted, finally contacted support and within a few hours they provided a plugin which did just what I wanted and though
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Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Comparison and analysis by PluginSift.