Brave vs Email Subscribers (October 2026)
Updated October 23, 2026 · Data from WordPress.org, refreshed daily · How this works
Both rank in the WordPress.org Lead Generation Plugins top 10: Brave at #2 and Email Subscribers at #8. Email Subscribers leads on 4 of the 6 measures we track. Every number below comes straight from WordPress.org and is refreshed every day.
Brave
Brave – Create Popup, Optins, Lead Generation, Survey, Sticky Elements & Interactive Content
The best drag-and-drop Popup Builder for WordPress. Create Popups, exit-intent popups, slide-ins, and lead generation forms & Woocommerce popups i …
Email Subscribers
Email Subscribers & Newsletters – Email Marketing, Post Notifications & Newsletter Plugin for WordPress
Add subscription forms on the website and send newsletters & automatically send post notification about new blog posts once it gets published.
Who leads on what
Email Subscribers leads on 4 of the 6 measures we track.
Brave ranks higher on WordPress.org: #2 against #8 in Lead Generation Plugins.
Email Subscribers has more users: 50,000+ active installs against 20,000+.
Brave is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 209 reviews, against 4.6 from 1,170 reviews.
Email Subscribers has more reviews behind its score: 1,170 against 209.
Email Subscribers was updated more recently, on October 15, 2026; Brave on August 26, 2026.
Email Subscribers was downloaded more in the last 30 days: 77,860 times against 4,069.
Which one to pick
Each plugin is the better answer for the measure it actually leads on. Nothing here is a recommendation we invented.
Brave
Pick Brave if you go by where WordPress.org itself puts them or the review score matters most to you.
Email Subscribers
Pick Email Subscribers if you want the plugin more sites already run, you want the score backed by more reviews, you want the one shipping releases most recently or you want the one being installed faster right now.
Brave vs Email Subscribers side by side
| Brave | Email Subscribers | |
|---|---|---|
| Lead Generation Plugins ranking | #2 | #8 |
| Rating | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| Reviews | 209 | 1,170 |
| Active installs | 20,000+ | 50,000+ |
| Total downloads | 592,975 | 13,062,324 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 4,069 | 77,860 |
| Last updated | Aug 26, 2026 | Oct 15, 2026 |
| First published | Nov 30, 2019 | May 9, 2014 |
| Tested up to WordPress | 7.1.3 | 7.1.3 |
| Requires PHP | 7.2.24 | 7.0 |
| Pricing | Free on WordPress.org | Free on WordPress.org |
Downloads per day, last 48 days
Brave ratings
Email Subscribers ratings
How we compare these two
Every figure here is pulled from the WordPress.org plugin API every day at 03:00 UTC, for both plugins in the same run, so the two are always read on the same day. We compare only what the directory reports: active installs, the rating and how many reviews stand behind it, the last release date and, once we have a month of history, downloads over the last 30 days. Ratings are only called a win above 50 reviews each, because a handful of five-star reviews is not evidence. Nothing is weighted into an overall score, no measure is worth more than another, and neither Brave nor Email Subscribers can pay to appear here: the pair exists only because both plugins reached the Lead Generation Plugins top 10. Full methodology.
Brave vs Email Subscribers: common questions
Is Brave better than Email Subscribers?
Email Subscribers leads on 4 of the 6 measures we track. Neither is better at everything, and the answer depends on which measure you weigh. Brave ranks higher on WordPress.org: #2 against #8 in Lead Generation Plugins.
Which has more users, Brave or Email Subscribers?
Brave ranks higher on WordPress.org: #2 against #8 in Lead Generation Plugins.
Which is rated higher, Brave or Email Subscribers?
Email Subscribers has more users: 50,000+ active installs against 20,000+.
Are Brave and Email Subscribers free?
Both are free to install from WordPress.org. Brave may also sell a paid version or add-ons. Email Subscribers may also sell a paid version or add-ons.
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