LearnDash LMS - Notifications vs MailPoet
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| Feature | LearnDash LMS - Notifications v1.6.10 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details | MailPoet v5.43.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 500,000+ |
| Last updated | — | October 20, 2026 |
| Editions | LearnDash LMS - Notifications ($) | MailPoet · MailPoet Premium ($) |
| Pros | Many LearnDash event triggers for emails; Delayed emails queued for later sending; Runs on WordPress mail, so any mail plugin applies | Newsletter editor with responsive templates; Sign-up forms and new post notifications; WooCommerce integration for shop emails; Usage analytics is off by default |
| Cons | Needs a paid LearnDash LMS licence; Auto-updates need a valid LearnDash LMS licence; Depends on WordPress mail for delivery | Sending goes through the MailPoet sending service; Captcha on forms loads Google or Cloudflare scripts when enabled; Some features need a paid MailPoet key |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 2 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Email triggers for LearnDash events ($), Email on course enrolment and group enrolment ($), Emails before and after course expiry ($), Delayed emails queued and sent by cron ($), Login tracking with reminder cron ($), Sends through WordPress wp_mail ($) | Sign-up forms, Automatic emails such as welcome and post notifications, WooCommerce email editor integration, Email open and click tracking, Subscriber tracking consent capture, Captcha on sign-up forms |
| Integrations | ||
| — | MailPoet sending service | |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | LearnDash LMS ($) | — |
| Other | — | Google reCAPTCHA, Cloudflare Turnstile |
| Requires WordPress | 6.6 | 7.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.5 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | bridge.mailpoet.com, challenges.cloudflare.com, www.google.com |
| Blocks | — | 5 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |