Comparison
VuloMail vs WSMS (WP SMS).
WSMS, formerly WP SMS, is a full SMS toolkit: 200+ gateways in the free version, admin alerts, WooCommerce notifications, subscriber forms, and, on its paid plan, OTP and two-factor login, scheduled campaigns and a two-way inbox. It doesn’t deliver email. VuloMail is an email delivery plugin with focused SMS alerts through four gateways. If SMS is your main channel, WSMS goes much further.
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.
Active installs
Under 10 (new)
7K+
Rating
No reviews yet
4.1/ 5 · 107 reviews
Current version
1.0.0
7.2.9
Last updated
12 Oct 2026
1 Oct 2026
On WordPress.org since
12 Oct 2026
12 Mar 2012
Requires
WordPress 6.4+ · PHP 7.4+
WordPress 4.1+ · PHP 7.4+
Tested up to
WordPress 7.1.3
WordPress 7.1.3
Features
What’s free, and what isn’t.
Each row says whether WSMS (WP SMS) 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.
WSMS (WP SMS) specifics
Delivers WordPress email through a provider
VuloMail
22 email APIs, 18 SMTP presets or any SMTP server
WSMS (WP SMS)
SMS gateways
VuloMail
4: Twilio, Vonage, Plivo, Clickatell
WSMS (WP SMS)
200+ free, 300+ on All-in-One
OTP and two-factor login by SMS
VuloMail
WSMS (WP SMS)
Bulk SMS and subscriber forms
VuloMail
WSMS (WP SMS)
Scheduled and recurring sends are paid
Two-way SMS inbox
VuloMail
WSMS (WP SMS)
Reliability & visibility
Backup connection when the primary fails
VuloMail
Plus WordPress's own mailer as a last resort
WSMS (WP SMS)
Log of every email sent
VuloMail
Email and SMS in one log
WSMS (WP SMS)
Keeps an SMS outbox; doesn't handle email
Alert when an email fails
VuloMail
By SMS, at most one text every 15 minutes
WSMS (WP SMS)
SMS
Text-message (SMS) alerts
VuloMail
Twilio, Vonage, Plivo or Clickatell
WSMS (WP SMS)
New users, logins, posts, updates
WooCommerce order & stock texts to you
VuloMail
Orders, failed payments, refunds, stock, reviews
WSMS (WP SMS)
Basic order notifications; advanced suite is paid
Order-update texts to customers
VuloMail
Processing, completed, refunded, cancelled, notes
WSMS (WP SMS)
Basic order notifications; advanced suite is paid
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.
WSMS (WP SMS)
Free version: Sending through 200+ SMS gateways, admin alerts, SMS newsletter forms and integrations.
All-in-One
$59/yr
1 site
Introductory price; 5-site and unlimited licences also sold
WSMS states that renewals are at full price, and doesn't publish the renewal amount.
Strengths
Where each one wins.
We list theirs first. If one of these matters most to you, it should decide it.
- 200+ SMS gateways in the free version, against VuloMail's four, including many regional ones.
- OTP and two-factor login, scheduled campaigns, abandoned-cart texts and a two-way inbox on the paid plan.
- Subscriber forms and bulk SMS for marketing.
- VuloMail also fixes your WordPress email: 22 email APIs, 18 SMTP presets or any SMTP server, a backup connection and a log of every message.
- Email and SMS in one log and one dashboard, with a text alert when an email fails.
- Free, with no paid plan.
Verdict
Which one should you pick?
Choose WSMS (WP SMS) if
- SMS is a main channel for you: marketing, OTP logins or local gateways VuloMail doesn't support.
Choose VuloMail if
- You need reliable WordPress email first, and want order and site alerts by text through Twilio, Vonage, Plivo or Clickatell.
Switching
Using them together.
Keep both if you like
WSMS doesn't deliver email, so it doesn't compete with VuloMail for your site's messages.
Avoid double texts
If both plugins send the same alert, such as new-order texts, switch it off in one of them.
Add your email provider
Connect SMTP or an email service in VuloMail, set it as primary and send a test.
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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