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VuloMail vs GoSMTP.

GoSMTP is made by Softaculous, the company behind the one-click installer many hosts use, and has 500,000 installs. The free version sends through eight services or any SMTP server. Email logs, a backup connection, failure alerts, Gmail, Microsoft 365 and Amazon SES are all paid, from $39 a year. It has only 10 reviews. VuloMail includes all of those for free.

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At a glance

The numbers, side by side.

From the WordPress.org plugin directory on 13 October 2026. VuloMail is new: it was listed on 12 Oct 2026, so it has no install base or reviews yet. Weigh that against the feature list below.

VuloMailGoSMTP

Active installs

Under 10 (new)

500K+

Rating

No reviews yet

4.3/ 5 · 10 reviews

Current version

1.0.0

1.2.4

Last updated

12 Oct 2026

7 Oct 2026

On WordPress.org since

12 Oct 2026

20 Feb 2023

Requires

WordPress 6.4+ · PHP 7.4+

WordPress 5.5+ · PHP 5.5+

Tested up to

WordPress 7.1.3

WordPress 7.1.3

Features

What’s free, and what isn’t.

Each row says whether GoSMTP includes a feature in its free plugin, keeps it for a paid plan, or doesn’t offer it. VuloMail has no paid plan, so everything it does is included.

Free in the free plugin Paid plan needs a paid plan No not offered Not listed the vendor doesn't mention it

Sending

Email services built in

VuloMail

Included

22 email APIs, plus 18 one-click SMTP presets

GoSMTP

Free

8 in free; 8 more, including Gmail and Amazon SES, are paid

Any SMTP server

VuloMail

Included

GoSMTP

Free

Gmail / Google Workspace

VuloMail

Included

SMTP preset with an app password; no Google sign-in

GoSMTP

Paid plan

Microsoft 365 / Outlook

VuloMail

Included

SMTP preset with an app password; no Microsoft sign-in

GoSMTP

Paid plan

Amazon SES

VuloMail

Included

SMTP preset

GoSMTP

Paid plan

Sends through your own provider account

VuloMail

Included

GoSMTP

Free

Rules that route emails to different providers

VuloMail

No

One primary and one backup for all email

GoSMTP

Paid plan

Smart Routing

Reliability & visibility

Backup connection when the primary fails

VuloMail

Included

Plus WordPress's own mailer as a last resort

GoSMTP

Paid plan

The setting only appears with Pro installed

Log of every email sent

VuloMail

Included

Email and SMS in one log

GoSMTP

Paid plan

Resend from the log

VuloMail

Included

When message-content storage is switched on

GoSMTP

Paid plan

Alert when an email fails

VuloMail

Included

By SMS, at most one text every 15 minutes

GoSMTP

Paid plan

Email, Slack, Discord

Sender-domain DNS check (SPF/DMARC)

VuloMail

Included

Checked from your own server

GoSMTP

Not listed

Open / click tracking

VuloMail

No

GoSMTP

Paid plan

SMS

Text-message (SMS) alerts

VuloMail

Included

Twilio, Vonage, Plivo or Clickatell

GoSMTP

No

WooCommerce order & stock texts to you

VuloMail

Included

Orders, failed payments, refunds, stock, reviews

GoSMTP

No

Order-update texts to customers

VuloMail

Included

Processing, completed, refunded, cancelled, notes

GoSMTP

No

Admin

WP-CLI commands

VuloMail

No

GoSMTP

Not listed

Multisite network settings

VuloMail

Not listed

Not documented

GoSMTP

Not listed

Pricing

What it costs.

Plugin prices only. Your email or SMS provider bills you separately with either plugin, except where noted.

VuloMail

$0

No paid plan, no account, no limits set by VuloMail. Every feature on this page is in the free plugin.

GoSMTP

Free version: Sending through 8 email services or any SMTP server, and a test email.

Personal

$39/yr

1 site

Professional

$75/yr

5 sites

Business

$200/yr

100 sites

Your own sites only

Strengths

Where each one wins.

We list theirs first. If one of these matters most to you, it should decide it.

Where GoSMTP is stronger
  • The cheapest paid plan of the freemium plugins here: $39 a year for one site.
  • Paid plans add open and click tracking, email reports and smart routing, which VuloMail doesn't offer.
  • Exposes settings and test sends to AI assistants through the WordPress Abilities API.
Where VuloMail is stronger
  • Email log, resend, backup connection and failure alerts are free; GoSMTP charges for all four.
  • Gmail, Microsoft 365, Amazon SES, Resend and MailerSend work in the free plugin.
  • SMS alerts and WooCommerce texts to you and your customers.
  • A sender-domain SPF and DMARC check in Diagnostics.

Verdict

Which one should you pick?

Choose GoSMTP if

  • You only need basic sending and it already works for you.
  • You want open tracking and reports for $39 a year.

Choose VuloMail if

  • You want to see what your site sends, and have a backup, without a licence.
  • You need Gmail, Microsoft 365 or Amazon SES and don't want to pay for it.
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Switching

Moving from GoSMTP.

01

Add the same account

Add the provider you use in GoSMTP as a VuloMail connection. Nothing changes until you set it as primary.

02

Set it as primary

Optionally add a backup connection, so a second provider takes over if the first fails.

03

Send a test

Tools → Send a test email goes through live routing. Diagnostics confirms your SPF and DMARC records.

04

Deactivate GoSMTP

Two plugins handling the same email compete for it. VuloMail's Diagnostics flags any it recognises.

Sources & method

Checked on 13 October 2026. Plugin numbers come from the WordPress.org plugin directory; features and prices come from each vendor's own listing and pricing pages. Products change, so check the vendor's current page before you decide.

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