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Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin vs Subscribe2 – Form, Email Subscribers &… (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin

Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin

4.5(111)

10K+ active installs

Free

Updated 5 days ago
View Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin
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Subscribe2 – Form, Email Subscribers &…

Subscribe2 – Form, Email Subscribers &…

3.5(115)

10K+ active installs

Free

Updated 3 months ago
View Subscribe2 – Form, Email Subscribers &…

Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin has a higher user rating (4.5/5 from 111 reviews) and leads in active installations (10K+ vs 10K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin has accumulated 608K+ total downloads while Subscribe2 – Form, Email Subscribers &… has 2.5M+. Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin has a higher support resolution rate (100% vs 50%).

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.5/5Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin
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Subscribe2 – Form, Email Subscribers &…3.5/5
Total Reviews
111Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin
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Subscribe2 – Form, Email Subscribers &…115
Active Installs
10K+Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin
Subscribe2 – Form, Email Subscribers &…10K+
Total Downloads
608K+Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin
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Subscribe2 – Form, Email Subscribers &…2.5M+
Support Resolution
100%Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin
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Subscribe2 – Form, Email Subscribers &…50%
Last Updated
5 days agoSimple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin
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Subscribe2 – Form, Email Subscribers &…3 months ago
First Released
2019Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin
Subscribe2 – Form, Email Subscribers &…2005
Age
7 yearsSimple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin
Subscribe2 – Form, Email Subscribers &…21 years
WP Requires
6.7+Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin
Subscribe2 – Form, Email Subscribers &…4.0+
PHP Requires
7.4+Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin
Subscribe2 – Form, Email Subscribers &…5.4+
Business Model
FreeSimple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin
Subscribe2 – Form, Email Subscribers &…Free
Latest Version
4.2.0Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin
Subscribe2 – Form, Email Subscribers &…10.45

Rating Breakdown

Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin

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

Subscribe2 – Form, Email Subscribers &…

3.5/5(115 reviews)
5
56%
4
6%
3
3%
2
2%
1
33%

Recent Reviews

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

Subscribe2 – Form, Email Subscribers &… Reviews

by ddbosk

Deleting this plugin solved a BIG problem

For years I used this with no problem. Then suddenly I started getting daily “mail suspended temporarily because daily limit exceeded” notices from my web host. I deactivated Subscribe2 and the pro

by Peter Wollerup

Does not update security issues

Does not update or respond to security issues WordPress Subscribe2 Plugin <= 10.42 is vulnerable to Broken Access Control regarding to Patchstack (PSID: 4de2aa554db5)

by webmistressofthedark

Override button has disappeared

The override button has disappeared. Also what’s with this ‘block’ garbage! OMG WP — PLEASE LOSE IT!!!!

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin or Subscribe2 – Form, Email Subscribers &… more popular?
Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin has 10K+ active installations while Subscribe2 – Form, Email Subscribers &… has 10K+. Subscribe2 – Form, Email Subscribers &… is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin or Subscribe2 – Form, Email Subscribers &…?
Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin has a 4.5/5 rating from 111 reviews, while Subscribe2 – Form, Email Subscribers &… has a 3.5/5 rating from 115 reviews.
Are Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin and Subscribe2 – Form, Email Subscribers &… free?
Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin is free and Subscribe2 – Form, Email Subscribers &… is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin or Subscribe2 – Form, Email Subscribers &…?
As of April 2026, Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin has a 100% support resolution rate while Subscribe2 – Form, Email Subscribers &… has a 50% rate.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin was last updated 5 days ago and Subscribe2 – Form, Email Subscribers &… was last updated 3 months ago.

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