SMTP2GO - Email Made Easy vs Kadence Mail
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
Kadence Mail leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #659, ahead of SMTP2GO - Email Made Easy at #926. Over the last 7 days Kadence Mail slipped 2 places and SMTP2GO - Email Made Easy climbed 7 places. Kadence Mail has the largest install base, roughly 2× the next: 60K+ active installs against 30K+ for SMTP2GO - Email Made Easy. Downloads this week: SMTP2GO - Email Made Easy 2,873 and Kadence Mail 1,085. Ratings: SMTP2GO - Email Made Easy 5★ from 66 and Kadence Mail 4.2★ from 52 reviews.
| Metric | SMTP2GO - Email Made Easy | Kadence Mail |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #926 ▲ 7 | #659 ▼ 2 |
| Active installs | 30K+ | 60K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 2,873 | 1,085 |
| Rating | 5★ (66) | 4.2★ (52) |
| Last updated | Aug 30, 2026 | May 12, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.17.1 | 3.0.0 |
| Best rank on record | #926 | #654 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Feb 2020 | Nov 2012 |
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
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, SMTP2GO - Email Made Easy or Kadence Mail?
By active installs, Kadence Mail: 60K+ sites run it against 30K+ for SMTP2GO - Email Made Easy, according to WordPress.org figures captured on September 16, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, SMTP2GO - Email Made Easy or Kadence Mail?
Kadence Mail, at #659 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with SMTP2GO - Email Made Easy at #926. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are SMTP2GO - Email Made Easy or Kadence Mail 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.