Comparison

wpMail vs The Newsletter Plugin

wpMail lands on Worth it, and The Newsletter Plugin lands on Depends.

wpMail

Worth it

Confidence: Medium

A free weekly email round-up of WordPress news . worth subscribing if WordPress is your work.

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The Newsletter Plugin

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Depends

Confidence: Medium

Choose it if you run WordPress, have a small-to-mid list, and want newsletters without monthly SaaS fees.

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wpMail versus The Newsletter Plugin
Compare	wpMail	The Newsletter Plugin
Verdict	Worth it	Depends
Best for	WordPress developers and freelancers	WordPress sites wanting free newsletters
Who it's not for	Anyone wanting to send newsletters . this is content, not a tool	Non-WordPress sites
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.^⁵	Poor recent track record: multiple 2025-2026 CVEs (stored XSS, CSRF, auth bypass) on top of a 2020 flaw wave hitting 300,000+ sites.¹³
Support quality	No evidence found	Forums exist; no quality evidence found
Public sentiment	No independent user reviews found; mentions are directory listings and a 2011 blog description.^²	Redditors actively debate whether it's worth it for lists from thousands to tens of thousands of subscribers, with free-tier appeal weighed against self-hosted tradeoffs.¹⁵
Biggest gotcha	Advertising page exists . expect sponsored links in issues^⁴	Multiple 2025-2026 CVEs (XSS, CSRF, auth bypass); unpatched installs are targets

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 The Newsletter Plugin when

WordPress sites wanting free newsletters
Bloggers avoiding monthly SaaS fees
Lists up to ~10,000 subscribers
Teams keeping subscriber data on their own site

When The Newsletter Plugin is not a fit

Non-WordPress sites
Guess: high-volume senders needing guaranteed inbox placement
Anyone who won't patch plugins promptly
Guess: teams needing advanced marketing automation and segmentation

Sources

wpMail official sitewpmail.me
official
wpMail.me . WordPress newsletter (Cozmoslabs)cozmoslabs.com
review
awesome-newsletters directorygithub.com
news
Developer Newsletters directorybitreach.notion.site
news
wpMail security page checkwpmail.me
security
MailPoet WordPress newsletter guidemailpoet.com
news
The Newsletter Plugin Review: The Best Free Option For WordPress?blogvault.net
review
MailPoet and WordPress Newsletter Plugins vs Mailchimp and Dripdeliciousbrains.com
review
Best WordPress Newsletter Plugins . WPBeginnerwpbeginner.com
review
Newsletter . WordPress.org plugin pagewordpress.org
official
Pricing . The Newsletter Pluginthenewsletterplugin.com
official
CVE-2026-86824: Newsletter Plugin Auth Bypasssentinelone.com
security
CVE-2025-3584 . Stored XSS to JS Backdoorresearch.cleantalk.org
security
Newsletter Plugin Vulnerabilities Affect Over 300,000 Siteswordfence.com
security
Is the Newsletter Plugin worth it? . Redditreddit.com
review
The Newsletter Plugin . Crunchbasecrunchbase.com
news