MailerLite – Signup forms (official) vs Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
MailerLite – Signup forms (official)
100K+ active installs
Free
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 MailerLite – Signup forms (official) leads in active installations (100K+ vs 10K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. MailerLite – Signup forms (official) has accumulated 2.2M+ 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 | MailerLite – Signup forms (official) | Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 3/5 | ► | 4.5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 40 | ► | 111 |
| Active Installs | 100K+ | ◄ | 10K+ |
| Total Downloads | 2.2M+ | ◄ | 608K+ |
| Support Resolution | 0% | ► | 100% |
| Last Updated | 1 month ago | ► | 5 days ago |
| First Released | 2014 | 2019 | |
| Age | 12 years | 7 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.0.1+ | 6.7+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.2.5+ | 7.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.7.20 | 4.2.0 |
Rating Breakdown
MailerLite – Signup forms (official)
Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, MailerLite – Signup forms (official) averaged approximately 702 daily downloads while Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin averaged 280.
Recent Reviews
MailerLite – Signup forms (official) Reviews
Same as everyone else here…
I signed up with mailerlite to manage newsletters (as opposed to ecommerce abandoned cart flows etc). I made an embedded signup form for newsletter subscription. THEN I learned that I needed this very
No longer using it
I’ve had a similar experience to another commenter. Initially the plugin worked well. But later when I click to edit my form, it would redirect to MailerLite website and say “Form not found”. So I tri
Unreliable both as a platform and as a plugin
My experience with MailerLite has been simply disastrous.The problem does not concern only the WordPress plugin, but the entire platform. After numerous attempts the result was always the same:form
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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