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MailerLite – Signup forms (official) vs Subscribe Forms – Beautiful Email… (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
Subscribe Forms – Beautiful Email…

Subscribe Forms – Beautiful Email…

4.7(60)

2.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 3 weeks ago
View Subscribe Forms – Beautiful Email…

Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Subscribe Forms – Beautiful Email… has a higher user rating (4.7/5 from 60 reviews) while MailerLite – Signup forms (official) leads in active installations (100K+ vs 2.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. MailerLite – Signup forms (official) has accumulated 2.2M+ total downloads while Subscribe Forms – Beautiful Email… has 102K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
3/5MailerLite – Signup forms (official)
►
Subscribe Forms – Beautiful Email…4.7/5
Total Reviews
40MailerLite – Signup forms (official)
►
Subscribe Forms – Beautiful Email…60
Active Installs
100K+MailerLite – Signup forms (official)
◄
Subscribe Forms – Beautiful Email…2.0K+
Total Downloads
2.2M+MailerLite – Signup forms (official)
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Subscribe Forms – Beautiful Email…102K+
Support Resolution
0%MailerLite – Signup forms (official)
Subscribe Forms – Beautiful Email…N/A
Last Updated
1 month agoMailerLite – Signup forms (official)
►
Subscribe Forms – Beautiful Email…3 weeks ago
First Released
2014MailerLite – Signup forms (official)
Subscribe Forms – Beautiful Email…2016
Age
12 yearsMailerLite – Signup forms (official)
Subscribe Forms – Beautiful Email…10 years
WP Requires
3.0.1+MailerLite – Signup forms (official)
Subscribe Forms – Beautiful Email…4.0+
PHP Requires
7.2.5+MailerLite – Signup forms (official)
Subscribe Forms – Beautiful Email…false+
Business Model
FreeMailerLite – Signup forms (official)
Subscribe Forms – Beautiful Email…Free
Latest Version
1.7.20MailerLite – Signup forms (official)
Subscribe Forms – Beautiful Email…1.6.2

Rating Breakdown

MailerLite – Signup forms (official)

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

Subscribe Forms – Beautiful Email…

4.7/5(60 reviews)
5
90%
4
3%
3
0%
2
2%
1
5%

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

Subscribe Forms – Beautiful Email… Reviews

by stevenma22

Great customer support

Nice easy to use plugin, I had a slight problem and support helped me out straight away.

by krowb53

I love this plugin

I needed to add a subscription form to my landing page and Subscribe Forms suited my purpose, was easy to use, and support was responsive. I did not have to cycle through several pages to find a suppo

by donatogoods

Simple yet powerful with fantastic customer support.

I am delighted to award Subscriber Forms a well-deserved 5-star rating for the outstanding features it offers: Exceptional Technical Support: The technical support provided by the Subscriber Forms

Frequently Asked Questions

Is MailerLite – Signup forms (official) or Subscribe Forms – Beautiful Email… more popular?
MailerLite – Signup forms (official) has 100K+ active installations while Subscribe Forms – Beautiful Email… has 2.0K+. MailerLite – Signup forms (official) is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — MailerLite – Signup forms (official) or Subscribe Forms – Beautiful Email…?
MailerLite – Signup forms (official) has a 3/5 rating from 40 reviews, while Subscribe Forms – Beautiful Email… has a 4.7/5 rating from 60 reviews.
Are MailerLite – Signup forms (official) and Subscribe Forms – Beautiful Email… free?
MailerLite – Signup forms (official) is free and Subscribe Forms – Beautiful Email… is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — MailerLite – Signup forms (official) or Subscribe Forms – Beautiful Email…?
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 Subscribe Forms – Beautiful Email… was last updated 3 weeks ago.

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