MailPoet vs Mailster
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| Feature | MailPoet v5.43.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details | Mailster v2.0.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid · ★ 3.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 500,000+ | 7,000+ |
| Last updated | October 20, 2026 | October 15, 2026 |
| Editions | MailPoet · MailPoet Premium ($) | Mailster Compatibility Tester · Mailster ($) |
| Pros | Newsletter editor with responsive templates; Sign-up forms and new post notifications; WooCommerce integration for shop emails; Usage analytics is off by default | Server, PHP and mail checks in one admin page; Clear pass, warning or error result for each check; Free to run before buying Mailster |
| Cons | Sending goes through the MailPoet sending service; Captcha on forms loads Google or Cloudflare scripts when enabled; Some features need a paid MailPoet key | Offers a Mailster licence purchase on the same page; Downloads the paid Mailster plugin after checkout; Only checks readiness, it is not the newsletter plugin |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | 2 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | 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 | Server and PHP compatibility checks, Mail delivery check through wp_mail, Admin page for running tests, Mailster licence checkout and download ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | Freemius checkout |
| MailPoet sending service | — | |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | — | Mailster download endpoint |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA, Cloudflare Turnstile | — |
| Requires WordPress | 7.0 | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | bridge.mailpoet.com, challenges.cloudflare.com, www.google.com | mailster.co |
| Blocks | 5 | — |