MailPoet vs weMail – Email Marketing, Newsletters Builder & Email Automations for WooCommerce
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
MailPoet leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #127, ahead of weMail – Email Marketing, Newsletters Builder & Email Automations for WooCommerce at #2,113. Over the last 7 days MailPoet held its place and weMail – Email Marketing, Newsletters Builder & Email Automations for WooCommerce slipped 11 places. MailPoet has the largest install base, roughly 50× the next: 500K+ active installs against 10K+ for weMail – Email Marketing, Newsletters Builder & Email Automations for WooCommerce. Downloads this week: MailPoet 185,078 and weMail – Email Marketing, Newsletters Builder & Email Automations for WooCommerce 745. Ratings: MailPoet 4.4★ from 1,432 and weMail – Email Marketing, Newsletters Builder & Email Automations for WooCommerce 4★ from 31 reviews.
| Metric | MailPoet | weMail – Email Marketing, Newsletters Builder & Email Automations for WooCommerce |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #127 ▬ | #2,113 ▼ 11 |
| Active installs | 500K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 185,078 | 745 |
| Rating | 4.4★ (1,432) | 4★ (31) |
| Last updated | Oct 13, 2026 | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Current version | 5.42.0 | 2.1.6 |
| Best rank on record | #127 | #2,053 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Oct 2016 | Feb 2019 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 11 | 0 |
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
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, MailPoet or weMail – Email Marketing, Newsletters Builder & Email Automations for WooCommerce?
By active installs, MailPoet: 500K+ sites run it against 10K+ for weMail – Email Marketing, Newsletters Builder & Email Automations for WooCommerce, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 18, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, MailPoet or weMail – Email Marketing, Newsletters Builder & Email Automations for WooCommerce?
MailPoet, at #127 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with weMail – Email Marketing, Newsletters Builder & Email Automations for WooCommerce at #2,113. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are MailPoet or weMail – Email Marketing, Newsletters Builder & Email Automations for WooCommerce alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
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.