wpMail
Worth it
Confidence: Medium
A free weekly email round-up of WordPress news . worth subscribing if WordPress is your work.
Comparison
wpMail vs MailPoet
wpMail and MailPoet both land on Worth it.
MailPoet
Worth it
Confidence: Medium
Buy it if your site runs WordPress and you want cheap, native newsletters and WooCommerce emails . the free tier covers small lists.
| Compare | wpMail | MailPoet |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Worth it | Worth it |
| Best for | WordPress developers and freelancers | WordPress site owners |
| Who it's not for | Anyone wanting to send newsletters . this is content, not a tool | Non-WordPress sites . the plugin is useless there |
| Privacy | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.⁵ | Multiple CVEs on record, including a 2014 flaw mass-exploited in the wild; patch promptly.14 |
| Support quality | No evidence found | Trustpilot 1.6/5; complaint threads on Reddit |
| Public sentiment | No independent user reviews found; mentions are directory listings and a 2011 blog description.² | Users praise the WordPress-native simplicity and price, but support and deliverability draw frequent complaints. |
| Biggest gotcha | Advertising page exists . expect sponsored links in issues⁴ | Support quality is the dominant Trustpilot complaint⁸ |
Pick wpMail when
- WordPress developers and freelancers
- Agencies tracking the WP ecosystem
- Readers cutting inbox overload
When wpMail is not a fit
- Anyone wanting to send newsletters . this is content, not a tool
- Non-WordPress teams
- Shoppers comparing email marketing platforms
- People needing daily or breaking news
Pick MailPoet when
- WordPress site owners
- WooCommerce stores
- Budget newsletter senders
- Blog post notification emails
When MailPoet is not a fit
- Non-WordPress sites . the plugin is useless there
- Teams needing advanced marketing automation
- Anyone unwilling to patch plugin vulnerabilities promptly
- Very large lists needing dedicated deliverability management
Sources
- wpMail official sitewpmail.meofficial
- wpMail.me . WordPress newsletter (Cozmoslabs)cozmoslabs.comreview
- awesome-newsletters directorygithub.comnews
- Developer Newsletters directorybitreach.notion.sitenews
- wpMail security page checkwpmail.mesecurity
- MailPoet WordPress newsletter guidemailpoet.comnews
- MailPoet . WordPress.org plugin pagewordpress.orgreview
- MailPoet Trustpilot reviewstrustpilot.comreview
- MailPoet G2 reviewsg2.comreview
- MailPoet AppSumo reviewsappsumo.comreview
- MailPoet vs. Mailchimp (free tier detail)formidableforms.comreview
- MailPoet plans and limits explainedkb.mailpoet.comofficial
- MailPoet pricingaccount.mailpoet.comofficial
- CVE-2024-10103 . NVDnvd.nist.govsecurity
- CVE-2024-12743 . WPScanwpscan.comsecurity
- MailPoet vulnerability exploited in the wild . Sucuriblog.sucuri.netsecurity