10 Best ActivityPub Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
ActivityPub has 6,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to ActivityPub
- 1
Genesis eNews Extended
Closest match4.7 (28) 40,000+ active installsGenesis widget to add newsletter signup forms for MailChimp, AWeber, FeedBlitz, ConvertKit, and other mailing lists.
About 6.7 times the installs, last updated 17 days ago.
- 2
Email Subscribers & Newsletters – Email Marketing, Post Notifications & Newsletter Plugin for WordPress
4.6 (1,169) 50,000+ active installsAdd subscription forms on the website and send newsletters & automatically send post notification about new blog posts once it gets published.
About 8.3 times the installs, last updated 12 days ago.
- 3
Kit (formerly ConvertKit) – Email Newsletter, Email Marketing, Membership, Subscribers and Landing Pages
4.8 (90) 40,000+ active installsBuild your email subscriber lists, send email marketing newsletters, create landing pages, build custom subscription forms with the Form Builder block …
About 6.7 times the installs, last updated 10 days ago.
- 4
Simply Static – The Static Site Generator
4.5 (194) 30,000+ active installsConvert WordPress to static HTML. Boost performance 3-5x. Eliminate security vulnerabilities. Deploy anywhere.
About 5 times the installs, last updated 10 days ago.
- 5
4.8 (390) 40,000+ active installsProtect WordPress from malware, hackers, brute-force attacks & suspicious traffic. Includes firewall, login security, 2FA & vulnerability checks.
About 6.7 times the installs, last updated 7 days ago.
- 6
UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP
4.7 (183) 20,000+ active installsLight weight Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile and Members Directory plugin.
About 3.3 times the installs, last updated 20 days ago.
- 7
Poptin – Email Marketing Automation, Newsletter & Exit Pop Ups, Email Popups
4.9 (695) 20,000+ active installsFree email automation, email campaigns, exit intent popup builder, gamified popups with spin the wheel, contact forms & smart pop ups. 🎉
About 3.3 times the installs, last updated 5 days ago.
- 8
Email Marketing for WooCommerce by Omnisend
4.9 (168) 40,000+ active installsEmail Marketing, Newsletter, Email Automation, Forms, Pop Up, SMS, Abandoned Cart made easy for WordPress & WooCommerce by Omnisend
About 6.7 times the installs, last updated 7 days ago.
- 9
Brave – Create Popup, Optins, Lead Generation, Survey, Sticky Elements & Interactive Content
4.8 (209) 20,000+ active installsThe best drag-and-drop Popup Builder for WordPress. Create Popups, exit-intent popups, slide-ins, and lead generation forms & Woocommerce popups i …
About 3.3 times the installs, last updated 12 days ago.
- 10
Gutenverse
Paid version availableGutenverse – WordPress Blocks, Page Builder & Site Editor
4.9 (190) 20,000+ active installsWordPress blocks, page builder, and website builder for the Block Editor and Site Editor with templates, popups, and block themes.
About 3.3 times the installs, last updated 3 days ago.
Switching from ActivityPub: common questions
What is the best alternative to ActivityPub?
Genesis eNews Extended is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 40,000+ active installs with a 4.7 out of 5 rating.
Which ActivityPub alternative has the most users?
Email Subscribers, with 50,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which ActivityPub alternative is rated highest?
Poptin, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 695 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these ActivityPub alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with ActivityPub score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against ActivityPub on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Genesis eNews Extended is the closest match to ActivityPub by the data we track, and Email Subscribers has the widest reach with 50,000+ active installs. Gutenverse shipped the most recent release, on September 4, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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