Grow for WordPress vs Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin
10K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin has a higher user rating (4.5/5 from 111 reviews) while Grow for WordPress leads in active installations (10K+ vs 10K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Grow for WordPress has accumulated 83K+ total downloads while Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin has 608K+. Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin has a higher support resolution rate (100% vs 0%).
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Grow for WordPress | Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 2.3/5 | ► | 4.5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 3 | ► | 111 |
| Active Installs | 10K+ | 10K+ | |
| Total Downloads | 83K+ | ► | 608K+ |
| Support Resolution | 0% | ► | 100% |
| Last Updated | 12 months ago | ► | 5 days ago |
| First Released | 2023 | 2019 | |
| Age | 3 years | 7 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.2+ | 6.7+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | 7.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.5.3 | 4.2.0 |
Rating Breakdown
Grow for WordPress
Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Grow for WordPress averaged approximately 36 daily downloads while Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin averaged 280.
Recent Reviews
Grow for WordPress Reviews
Should Be A Great Plugin, But It Stinks
The concept of this plugin is awesome: it does a bunch of things that helps your site get more signups and engagement. But it falls very short. First of all, the inline subscription form is UGLY. I me
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Doesn’t follow accepted best practices. This topic was modified 1 year, 9 months ago by btreece84.
Great
It’s helpful. Worth trying.
Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin Reviews
Very useful
Very handy plugin, easy to use and to adapt to your wishes.I use it to inform subscribed readers when a new message has been published
Design it in the backend, looks completely different in front
I hate and loathe poorly designed plugins. It has not been tested, and having to hack a plugin to get it to work as expected, though now normal practice nowadays, results in 1 star. Don’t publish piec
Blessedly easy to use!
I’m tech-illiterate and have struggled so much trying to set up a newsletter – after going through a dozen others, including MailPoet (which kept pausing sending for no reason) and Mail Chimp (confusi
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