Comparison · generated on request
Gmail SMTP vs Lean SMTP
Both plugins as this registry currently observes them. Figures come from the same daily snapshot, so they are directly comparable, which two separate wordpress.org pages, read minutes apart, are not.
| Gmail SMTP | Lean SMTP | |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Connect to Gmail SMTP server to automatically send email from your WordPress site. Configure wp_mail() to use SMTP with OAuth 2.0 authentication. | Free, no upsells, no telemetry. Routes wp_mail() through SMTP, Amazon SES, Mailgun, or Resend, with failure alerts and an optional send log. |
| Active installs | 10,000+ | 10+ |
| Rating | 4.1★ (103) | — |
| Last release | 13 days ago | 1 month ago |
| Current owner | Noor Alam | pjaudiomv |
| Added to directory | 12 Nov 2015 | 31 Jul 2026 |
| Tested up to | WP 7.1 | WP 7.0.4 |
| Requires PHP | 8.1 | 8.1 |
Install figures are rounded by WordPress.org to one significant digit, so a gap smaller than a band step is not a difference. Nothing here ranks the two plugins or recommends either, and no link on this page earns anything.
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Records: Gmail SMTP · Lean SMTP