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Best Gmail SMTP alternatives

7 smtp & email delivery plugins compared with Gmail SMTP on features, pricing and WordPress.org stats.

1

WP Mail SMTP

Site owners who want the most guided SMTP setup and will pay for logging, alerts and backup sending.

+ Has Any SMTP server, API mailer integrations, Microsoft 365 / Outlook and 11 more − Lacks No paywalled mailers $99/yr
96feature scorevs Gmail SMTP
2

Easy WP SMTP

SendLayer users and long-time Easy WP SMTP sites that want a simple setup and will pay for logs, alerts and backup sending.

+ Has Any SMTP server, API mailer integrations, Microsoft 365 / Outlook and 11 more − Lacks No paywalled mailers $99/yr
97feature scorevs Gmail SMTP
3

FluentSMTP

Sites and agencies that want full logging, fallback sending and Microsoft 365 or Amazon SES support at no cost.

+ Has Any SMTP server, API mailer integrations, Microsoft 365 / Outlook and 8 more Free
89feature scorevs Gmail SMTP
4

Post SMTP

Sites that want free email logging, fallback SMTP and phone or browser failure alerts, with optional paid retries and Microsoft 365.

+ Has Any SMTP server, API mailer integrations, Microsoft 365 / Outlook and 9 more − Lacks No paywalled mailers $59.99/yr
90feature scorevs Gmail SMTP
5

SureMail

Site owners who want a free SMTP plugin with failover, retries and resend, without any Pro upsell.

+ Has Any SMTP server, API mailer integrations, Amazon SES and 8 more Free
81feature scorevs Gmail SMTP
6

Solid Mail

Existing WP SMTP users or simple sites that want free From-address routing across SMTP providers.

+ Has Any SMTP server, API mailer integrations, Amazon SES and 3 more − Lacks Gmail & Google Workspace Free
40feature scorevs Gmail SMTP
7

Site Mailer

Elementor One subscribers who want transactional email to work without configuring SMTP.

+ Has Backup connection, Setup wizard, Open & click tracking and 2 more − Lacks Gmail & Google Workspace, Developer hooks & WP-CLI $228/yr
36feature scorevs Gmail SMTP

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