All the SMTP Features and Support —Without the Cost, ‘Nagging’ or Forced Installs!

Experience all our advanced SMTP features and enjoy the maximum flexibility of sending your WordPress email with 10+ SMTP connections —without paying a penny!

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FluentSMTP vs. WP Mail SMTP Overview

Explore our in-depth comparison to find the best fit for you. Make a smart choice and boost your email delivery.

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What is FluentSMTP?

FluentSMTP is a powerful WordPress plugin for secure WordPress email delivery. It’s premium features, accurate reporting, and user-friendly integration make it an ideal solution for WordPress email deliverability.

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What is WP Mail SMTP?

WP Mail SMTP is the most popular WordPress email deliverability plugin with over 3 million active installations. The plugin offers similar features compared to FluentSMTP. Except, all important features are limited to Pro version.

Quick Comparison: FluentSMTP vs. WP Mail SMTP

Both FluentSMTP and WP Mail SMTP offer similar features. But you don’t want to pay for features that you get free, right?

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How FluentSMTP Outshines WP Mail SMTP?

Enjoy better email deliverability features, tech support and more, without paying a dime!

Hit Inboxes with Multi-part Emails!

Send multi-part emails and reach out to both HTML and plain-text email users. Experience improved ‘inbox-ratio’ and ensure maximum accessibility!

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Enjoy Free, World-Class Support!

Have queries? Want to suggest a feature or get immediate help? Get expert support and access to everything at no extra cost!

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Get All Email Service Integrations —Free!

Experience more email deliverability results by enabling plain text for your HTML emails to land more in the user’s inbox and be accessible from any device without a penny.

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WP Mail SMTP Features & More— No Paywalls!

Experience more email deliverability results by enabling plain text for your HTML emails to land more in the user’s inbox and be accessible from any device without a penny.

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No Hidden Installs —No Marketing Gimmicks!

Avoid the horror of finding a plugin you didn’t install on your website. When we say it’s free, it’s free. No gimmicks, no hidden installs!

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Over 3,00,000+ WordPress Users trust FluentSMTP

Don’t take our word for it, see what the users are saying before you start using FluenSMTP!

saiftheboss7's review on fluentsmtp
Five stars all the way! @saiftheboss7

Great product that is fully open source and is consistently adding new features. Plugins like these are making WordPress and the community better for everyone. Five stars all the way!

limecomet's review on fluentsmtp
Transformed my email delivery experience! @limecomet

If you want to ensure your emails always reach their intended recipients, I wholeheartedly recommend giving Fluent SMTP a try. It’s been a real asset to my website, and I couldn’t be happier with the results!

amgill's review on fluentsmtp
Switching all my client sites over to this one! @amgill

Have been using “the other” SMTP plugin for years and all of a sudden it stopped delivering emails. Moved to Fluent and quickly got emails working again with no issues. Thank you. I am switching all my client sites over to this one!

omariusa's review on fluentsmtp
This plugin is a godsend! @omariusa

I used to work with another SMTP plugin that did not give free access to the logs, It was pretty much useless since not having access to the logs made it very hard to troubleshoot tricky issues during production. Thank you!

reversehsalf's review on fluentsmtp
A must-have plugin for all websites @reversehsalf

FluentSMTP is an excellent plugin that improves with each update. Despite being a free plugin, it offers so many Pro features. Thank you for creating this plugin.

peteraloha's review on fluentsmtp
Designed with clarity and functionality in mind @peteraloha

This plugin is designed with clarity and functionality in mind. An excellent job! – Plugin Authors are excellent in support: Polite, fast, knowledgeable!
Can’t stress enough how granular and effective this plugins author is, truly committed to help users to enjoy their objectives to be met!

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Would You Still Pay for WP Mail SMTP?

Take advantage of all the features, SMTP integrations and capabilities, without paying a dime. Get started now!

Compare FluentSMTP with Other SMTP Plugins

Compare FluentSMTP side-by-side with other SMTP plugins and see which comes out on top!

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FluentSMTP vs. Post SMTP

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FluentSMTP vs. Easy WP SMTP

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, FluentSMTP is free and will always be free. All of its features including SMTP connections, email logging, multiple SMTP,  fallback connection, etc., are free. There are no limitations on the number of emails you can send. All you have to do is use an SMTP service provider like Amazon SES, Sendgrid, Brevo (Sendinblue), Gmail, Mailgun, etc.

WP Mail SMTP has a free version like other SMTP plugins. However, with the WP Mail SMTP free version, you can only send test emails. A great alternative would be FluentSMTP as your reliable email delivery plugin, which offers all premium features related to email deliverability at zero price.

WP Mail SMTP Pro offers similar features compared to FluentSMTP. However, FluentSMTP offers better email deliverability and workflow testing features compared to WP Mail SMTP.

Before making any changes make sure your WP Mail SMTP data has full backup. After that, simply deactivate the WP Mail Plugin and install the FluentSMTP plugin from the WordPress dashboard. Once installed, set up all the necessary steps. You can read our documentation if you need any help regarding FluentSMTP setup.

Whether you use FluentSMTP or WP Mail SMTP, email deliverability depends on your email service and the type of emails you send. However, FluentSMTP helps you ensure maximum inbox placement by allowing you to send multi-part emails. Very important feature if you send marketing emails from WordPress.

The paid plan of the WP Mail SMTP plugin is perfect for its ease of use, reliable performance, and ability to overcome email delivery issues on WordPress sites. With FluentSMTP, you get more premium features and performance without paying a single penny!

Yes, FluentSMTP works seamlessly with WordPress Multisite. You need to set up FluentSMTP per-site basis.

FluentSMTP utilized API and OAuth 2.0 connections to deliver WordPress emails. These are highly-secure methods so all your emails will be encrypted.  We also have a dedicated security partner to ensure FluentSMTP won’t make your website vulnerable.