MailPoet vs YayMail - WooCommerce Email Customizer
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 YayMail - WooCommerce Email Customizer at #730. MailPoet has the largest install base, roughly 10× the next: 500K+ active installs against 50K+ for YayMail - WooCommerce Email Customizer. Downloads this week: MailPoet 184,736 and YayMail - WooCommerce Email Customizer 16,204. Ratings: MailPoet 4.4★ from 1,432 and YayMail - WooCommerce Email Customizer 4.8★ from 291 reviews.
| Metric | MailPoet | YayMail - WooCommerce Email Customizer |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #127 ▬ | #730 ▬ |
| Active installs | 500K+ | 50K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 184,736 | 16,204 |
| Rating | 4.4★ (1,432) | 4.8★ (291) |
| Last updated | Oct 13, 2026 | Oct 13, 2026 |
| Current version | 5.42.0 | 4.4.7 |
| Best rank on record | #127 | #724 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Oct 2016 | Nov 2020 |
| 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 YayMail - WooCommerce Email Customizer?
By active installs, MailPoet: 500K+ sites run it against 50K+ for YayMail - WooCommerce Email Customizer, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 17, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, MailPoet or YayMail - WooCommerce Email Customizer?
MailPoet, at #127 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with YayMail - WooCommerce Email Customizer at #730. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are MailPoet or YayMail - WooCommerce Email Customizer 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.