WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – The Most Popular SMTP and Email Log Plugin vs Advanced Editor Tools: Which Is Faster for WordPress?

WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – The Most Popular SMTP and Email Log Plugin vs Advanced Editor Tools - MakeWPFast
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – The Most Popular SMTP and Email Log Plugin
B-
4M+ installs · 4.8/5 rating
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Overall Winner
VS
Advanced Editor Tools
A
2M+ installs · 4.5/5 rating
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Head-to-Head Benchmark
MetricWP Mail SMTP by WPFormsAdvanced Editor Tools
⚡ Activation TTFB+1 ms+-1 ms
⚡ Activation Memory+0 MB+0 MB
⚡ Activation Queries+9+0
🏠 Homepage TTFB+1 ms+-7 ms
🏠 Homepage Memory+2 MB+0 MB
🏠 Homepage Queries+9+0
⚙️ WP Admin TTFB+3 ms+-9 ms
⚙️ WP Admin Memory+2 MB+0 MB
⚙️ WP Admin Queries+20+9

Feature-by-Feature Comparison

FeatureWP Mail SMTP by WPForms – The Most Popular SMTP and Email Log PluginAdvanced Editor Tools
Active Installs4.0M+2.0M+
User Rating4.8/54.5/5
Speed ScoreBC-
Tested Up ToWP 6.9.1WP 6.9.1
Requires PHP7.45.6
Last Updated2025-11-262025-12-08
Total Downloads76.3M+35.1M+
Verdict
FasterWp-mail-smtp
More FeaturesWp-mail-smtp
Overall WinnerWp-mail-smtp

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