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MailerLite – Signup forms (official) vs Simple Email Form (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 Email Form

Simple Email Form

5(2)

30 active installs

Free

Updated 9 years ago
View Simple Email Form

Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Simple Email Form has a higher user rating (5/5 from 2 reviews) while MailerLite – Signup forms (official) leads in active installations (100K+ vs 30). Both are free WordPress plugins. MailerLite – Signup forms (official) has accumulated 2.2M+ total downloads while Simple Email Form has 4.3K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
3/5MailerLite – Signup forms (official)
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Simple Email Form5/5
Total Reviews
40MailerLite – Signup forms (official)
◄
Simple Email Form2
Active Installs
100K+MailerLite – Signup forms (official)
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Simple Email Form30
Total Downloads
2.2M+MailerLite – Signup forms (official)
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Simple Email Form4.3K+
Support Resolution
0%MailerLite – Signup forms (official)
Simple Email FormN/A
Last Updated
1 month agoMailerLite – Signup forms (official)
◄
Simple Email Form9 years ago
First Released
2014MailerLite – Signup forms (official)
Simple Email Form2011
Age
12 yearsMailerLite – Signup forms (official)
Simple Email Form15 years
WP Requires
3.0.1+MailerLite – Signup forms (official)
Simple Email Form4.1+
PHP Requires
7.2.5+MailerLite – Signup forms (official)
Simple Email Formfalse+
Business Model
FreeMailerLite – Signup forms (official)
Simple Email FormFree
Latest Version
1.7.20MailerLite – Signup forms (official)
Simple Email Form2.0.4

Rating Breakdown

MailerLite – Signup forms (official)

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

Simple Email Form

5/5(2 reviews)
5
100%
4
0%
3
0%
2
0%
1
0%

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 Email Form Reviews

No reviews yet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is MailerLite – Signup forms (official) or Simple Email Form more popular?
MailerLite – Signup forms (official) has 100K+ active installations while Simple Email Form has 30. MailerLite – Signup forms (official) is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — MailerLite – Signup forms (official) or Simple Email Form?
MailerLite – Signup forms (official) has a 3/5 rating from 40 reviews, while Simple Email Form has a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews.
Are MailerLite – Signup forms (official) and Simple Email Form free?
MailerLite – Signup forms (official) is free and Simple Email Form is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — MailerLite – Signup forms (official) or Simple Email Form?
Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
MailerLite – Signup forms (official) was last updated 1 month ago and Simple Email Form was last updated 9 years ago.

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