10 Best Send Emails with Resend Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Send Emails with Resend has 1,000+ 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 Send Emails with Resend
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Configure SMTP
Closest match4.9 (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 6 times the installs, no update since July 22, 2024.
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4.6 (46) 2,000+ active installsA friendly SMTP plugin for WordPress. No third-party, simply using WordPress native possibilities.
Shares the email, smtp tags on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, last updated July 15, 2026.
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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 10 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 10 times the installs, last updated 2 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, smtp tags on WordPress.org. About 4,000 times the installs, last updated June 25, 2026.
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Check & Log Email – Easy Email Testing & Mail logging
4.8 (290) 100,000+ active installsCheck & Log email allows you to test if your website is correctly sending emails . Overriding of email headers and carbon copying to another address.
Shares the email, smtp tags on WordPress.org. About 100 times the installs, last updated 5 days ago.
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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, smtp tags on WordPress.org. About 500 times the installs, last updated 26 days ago.
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4.7 (365) 300,000+ active installsLog, view, and resend all emails sent from your WordPress site. Great for resolving email sending issues or keeping a copy for auditing.
Shares the email, smtp tags on WordPress.org. About 300 times the installs, last updated February 19, 2026.
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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, smtp tags on WordPress.org. About 300 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, smtp tags on WordPress.org. About 200 times the installs, last updated 18 days ago.
Switching from Send Emails with Resend: common questions
What is the best alternative to Send Emails with Resend?
Configure SMTP is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 6,000+ active installs with a 4.9 out of 5 rating.
Which Send Emails with Resend alternative has the most users?
WP Mail SMTP, with 4 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Send Emails with Resend 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 Send Emails with Resend 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 Send Emails with Resend 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 Send Emails with Resend 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
Configure SMTP is the closest match to Send Emails with Resend 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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