10 Best YaySMTP Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
YaySMTP has 10,000+ 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 YaySMTP
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Swift SMTP
Closest matchSwift 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. A similar number of 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. A similar number of installs, last updated 19 days ago.
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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 log, smtp tags on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 5 days ago.
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Solid Mail – SMTP email and logging made by SolidWP
4.2 (52) 60,000+ active installsEmail deliverability made SOLID. Connect to your chosen email provider with an intuitive set-it-and-forget-it SMTP plugin.
Shares the email log, smtp tags on WordPress.org. About 6 times the installs, last updated May 12, 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 gmail smtp, smtp tags on WordPress.org. About 30 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 gmail smtp, smtp tags on WordPress.org. About 20 times the installs, last updated 18 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 log, smtp tags on WordPress.org. About 30 times the installs, last updated February 19, 2026.
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Contact Form & SMTP Plugin for WordPress by PirateForms
4.7 (223) 30,000+ active installsA simple and effective WordPress contact form & SMTP plugin. Compatible with best themes out there, is both a secure and responsive contact form p …
Shares the smtp tag on WordPress.org. About 3 times the installs, no update since January 20, 2025.
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4.6 (67) 70,000+ active installsConfigure a SMTP server to send email from your WordPress site. Configure the wp_mail() function to use SMTP instead of the PHP mail() function.
Shares the smtp tag on WordPress.org. About 7 times the installs, last updated 17 days ago.
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SMTP2GO for WordPress – Email Made Easy
5.0 (66) 30,000+ active installsResolve email delivery issues, increase inbox placement, track sent email, get 24/7 support, and real-time reporting.
Shares the smtp tag on WordPress.org. About 3 times the installs, last updated 7 days ago.
Switching from YaySMTP: common questions
What is the best alternative to YaySMTP?
Swift SMTP is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 7,000+ active installs with a 4.2 out of 5 rating.
Which YaySMTP alternative has the most users?
Post SMTP, with 300,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which YaySMTP alternative is rated highest?
SMTP2GO, rated 5.0 out of 5 by 66 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these YaySMTP 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 YaySMTP 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 YaySMTP 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
Swift SMTP is the closest match to YaySMTP by the data we track, and Post SMTP has the widest reach with 300,000+ active installs. Check & Log Email shipped the most recent release, on September 2, 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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