Flamingo vs Notification – Custom Notifications and… (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Notification – Custom Notifications and…
10K+ active installs
Free + Premium
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Notification – Custom Notifications and… has a higher user rating (4.6/5 from 124 reviews) while Flamingo leads in active installations (800K+ vs 10K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Flamingo has accumulated 8.2M+ total downloads while Notification – Custom Notifications and… has 404K+. Notification – Custom Notifications and… has a higher support resolution rate (100% vs 33%).
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Flamingo | Notification – Custom Notifications and… | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.2/5 | ► | 4.6/5 |
| Total Reviews | 118 | ► | 124 |
| Active Installs | 800K+ | ◄ | 10K+ |
| Total Downloads | 8.2M+ | ◄ | 404K+ |
| Support Resolution | 33% | ► | 100% |
| Last Updated | 4 months ago | ► | 3 weeks ago |
| First Released | 2012 | 2011 | |
| Age | 14 years | 15 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.7+ | 5.8+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | 7.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free + Premium | |
| Latest Version | 2.6.1 | 9.0.10 |
Rating Breakdown
Flamingo
Notification – Custom Notifications and…
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Flamingo averaged approximately 1,763 daily downloads while Notification – Custom Notifications and… averaged 381.
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
Notification – Custom Notifications and… Reviews
Very good and so helpful support
This plugin is working, it’s a big help for community news website and support is rock! so helpful! so happy
All great
It just doesn’t work: review notification content is empty, sell notifications doesn’t appears at all. I’m asking the real human support but only chat bot helps me. This topic was modified 9 m
Better than competitors
It took me only minutes to set up and add notifications. Admin settings are easily managed. Much better than competition.
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