Icegram Express - Email Subscribers, Newsletters and Marketing Automation Plugin vs MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
Icegram Express - Email Subscribers, Newsletters and Marketing Automation Plugin Email & newsletters
by Icegram
MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress Email & newsletters
by Danny van Kooten
At a glance
MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #34, ahead of Icegram Express - Email Subscribers, Newsletters and Marketing Automation Plugin at #705. Over the last 7 days MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress held its place and Icegram Express - Email Subscribers, Newsletters and Marketing Automation Plugin climbed 1 place. MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress has the largest install base, roughly 20× the next: 1M+ active installs against 50K+ for Icegram Express - Email Subscribers, Newsletters and Marketing Automation Plugin. Downloads this week: MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress 378,521 and Icegram Express - Email Subscribers, Newsletters and Marketing Automation Plugin 3,448. Ratings: Icegram Express - Email Subscribers, Newsletters and Marketing Automation Plugin 4.6★ from 1,169 and MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress 4.8★ from 1,497 reviews.
| Metric | Icegram Express - Email Subscribers, Newsletters and Marketing Automation Plugin | MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #705 ▲ 1 | #34 ▬ |
| Active installs | 50K+ | 1M+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 3,448 | 378,521 |
| Rating | 4.6★ (1,169) | 4.8★ (1,497) |
| Last updated | Aug 26, 2026 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| Current version | 5.9.34 | 4.14.1 |
| Best rank on record | #696 | #34 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 50 |
| On WordPress.org since | May 2014 | Jun 2013 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 1 | 32 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Icegram Express - Email Subscribers, Newsletters and Marketing Automation Plugin or MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress?
By active installs, MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress: 1M+ sites run it against 50K+ for Icegram Express - Email Subscribers, Newsletters and Marketing Automation Plugin, according to WordPress.org figures captured on September 12, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Icegram Express - Email Subscribers, Newsletters and Marketing Automation Plugin or MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress?
MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress, at #34 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Icegram Express - Email Subscribers, Newsletters and Marketing Automation Plugin at #705. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Icegram Express - Email Subscribers, Newsletters and Marketing Automation Plugin or MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress alternatives to each other?
Yes. All of them are email & newsletters plugins, so a site would normally run one of them. The figures above show which one more WordPress sites choose and how that has changed over time.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.