10 Best Bit SMTP Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Bit SMTP has 2,000+ 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 Bit SMTP
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YaySMTP
Closest matchYaySMTP – WP Mail SMTP with Email Logs, Tracking & Reports
4.9 (45) 10,000+ active installsFree WordPress SMTP plugin with email logs, open & click tracking, reports & charts, CSV export, and WooCommerce email preview.
Shares the gmail smtp, smtp, WP Mail SMTP tags on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated 15 days ago.
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Post SMTP
Paid version availablePost SMTP – Complete Email Deliverability and SMTP Solution with Email Logs, Alerts, Backup SMTP & Mobile App
4.7 (525) 300,000+ active installsImprove WordPress email deliverability. Connect Gmail SMTP, Microsoft 365, Brevo, SendGrid, Mailgun, Zoho, Amazon SES, etc. #1 WordPress SMTP Plugin.
Shares the email, email logs, gmail smtp tags on WordPress.org. About 150 times the installs, last updated 13 days ago.
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SureMail – SMTP and Email Logs Plugin with Amazon SES, Postmark, and Other Providers
4.7 (24) 200,000+ active installsSureMail – SMTP and Email Logs Plugin with Amazon SES, Postmark, and Other Providers
Shares the email, email logs, gmail smtp tags on WordPress.org. About 100 times the installs, last updated 18 days ago.
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Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor)
4.2 (68) 7,000+ active installsSwift SMTP is a free & simple SMTP Plugin for WordPress.
Shares the smtp, WP Mail SMTP tags on WordPress.org. About 3.5 times the installs, last updated December 1, 2025.
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4.3 (36) 10,000+ active installsFix your email delivery problems by sending your WordPress emails through Amazon SES's powerful email sending infrastructure.
Shares the gmail smtp, smtp tags on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated 19 days ago.
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WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – The Most Popular SMTP and Email Log Plugin
4.8 (5,188) 4 million+ active installsMake email delivery easy for WordPress. Connect with SMTP, Gmail, Outlook, SendGrid, Mailgun, SES, Zoho, + more. Rated #1 WordPress SMTP Email plugin.
Shares the email, email logs, smtp tags on WordPress.org. About 2,000 times the installs, last updated June 25, 2026.
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Easy WP SMTP – WordPress SMTP and Email Logs: Gmail SMTP, Office 365, Outlook, Custom SMTP, and more
4.6 (707) 500,000+ active installsMake SMTP email sending and delivery easy. Configure Gmail SMTP, Outlook, Brevo, SendGrid, Mailgun, SendLayer or connect to any SMTP server.
Shares the email, email logs, smtp tags on WordPress.org. About 250 times the installs, last updated 26 days ago.
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4.9 (45) 6,000+ active installsConfigure SMTP mailing in WordPress, including support for sending email via SSL/TLS (such as Gmail).
Shares the email, smtp tags on WordPress.org. About 3 times the installs, no update since July 22, 2024.
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4.1 (103) 10,000+ active installsConnect to Gmail SMTP server to automatically send email from your WordPress site. Configure wp_mail() to use SMTP with OAuth 2.0 authentication.
Shares the email, smtp tags on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated 12 days ago.
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WPO365 | MICROSOFT 365 GRAPH MAILER
4.9 (39) 10,000+ active installsSend WordPress emails from a M365 / Exchange Online Mailbox using Microsoft Graph, leveraging OAuth for authentication which is more secure than SMTP
Shares the email, smtp tags on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated 2 days ago.
Switching from Bit SMTP: common questions
What is the best alternative to Bit SMTP?
YaySMTP is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 10,000+ active installs with a 4.9 out of 5 rating.
Which Bit SMTP alternative has the most users?
WP Mail SMTP, with 4 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Bit SMTP alternative is rated highest?
WP Mail SMTP, rated 4.8 out of 5 by 5,188 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Bit SMTP 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 Bit SMTP 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 Bit SMTP 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
YaySMTP is the closest match to Bit SMTP by the data we track, and WP Mail SMTP has the widest reach with 4 million+ active installs. WPO365 shipped the most recent release, on September 5, 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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