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)

MailerLite – Signup forms (official)

3(40)

100K+ active installs

Free

Updated 1 month ago
View MailerLite – Signup forms (official)
VS
Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin

Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin

4.5(111)

10K+ active installs

Free

Updated 5 days ago
View Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin

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

Rating
3/5MailerLite – Signup forms (official)
Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin4.5/5
Total Reviews
40MailerLite – Signup forms (official)
Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin111
Active Installs
100K+MailerLite – Signup forms (official)
Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin10K+
Total Downloads
2.2M+MailerLite – Signup forms (official)
Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin608K+
Support Resolution
0%MailerLite – Signup forms (official)
Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin100%
Last Updated
1 month agoMailerLite – Signup forms (official)
Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin5 days ago
First Released
2014MailerLite – Signup forms (official)
Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin2019
Age
12 yearsMailerLite – Signup forms (official)
Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin7 years
WP Requires
3.0.1+MailerLite – Signup forms (official)
Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin6.7+
PHP Requires
7.2.5+MailerLite – Signup forms (official)
Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin7.4+
Business Model
FreeMailerLite – Signup forms (official)
Simple Newsletter Plugin – NoptinFree
Latest Version
1.7.20MailerLite – Signup forms (official)
Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin4.2.0

Rating Breakdown

MailerLite – Signup forms (official)

3/5(40 reviews)
5
35%
4
10%
3
8%
2
10%
1
38%

Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin

4.5/5(111 reviews)
5
81%
4
5%
3
5%
2
0%
1
9%

Recent Reviews

MailerLite – Signup forms (official) Reviews

by honeystonebooks

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

by domino5000

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

by geppeinserra

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

by Albertus59

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

by cirrus123

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

by siavahda

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Is MailerLite – Signup forms (official) or Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin more popular?
MailerLite – Signup forms (official) has 100K+ active installations while Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin has 10K+. MailerLite – Signup forms (official) is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — MailerLite – Signup forms (official) or Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin?
MailerLite – Signup forms (official) has a 3/5 rating from 40 reviews, while Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin has a 4.5/5 rating from 111 reviews.
Are MailerLite – Signup forms (official) and Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin free?
MailerLite – Signup forms (official) is free and Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — MailerLite – Signup forms (official) or Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin?
As of April 2026, MailerLite – Signup forms (official) has a 0% support resolution rate while Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin has a 100% rate.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
MailerLite – Signup forms (official) was last updated 1 month ago and Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin was last updated 5 days ago.

Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Comparison and analysis by PluginSift.