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    • Bird (formerly MessageBird, formerly SparkPost) as a WordPress SMTP server

      SparkPost operates as Bird’s email product after the 2021 acquisition. Self-service Startup (from $15/mo for 50K) and Growth (from $80/mo for 100K) tiers; dedicated IP is a $24.95/mo add-on on Growth and above. The official WordPress plugin remains closed as of March 2025.

    • Hostinger

      Hostinger bundles up to 100 free mailboxes per domain. Default wp_mail uses PHP mail() unsigned. Standard SMTP ports open. Mailbox cap is 100/day per account.

    • A2 Hosting (now Hosting.com)

      Hosting.com (formerly A2) caps shared mailboxes at 5/10/20/40 by plan and sending at 100 messages/hour per domain. External SMTP is allowed; local mail relays via MailChannels.

    • GreenGeeks

      GreenGeeks tiers sending limits by plan (100/300/500 per hour on Lite/Pro/Premium) and includes 50 mailboxes on Lite 25. SMTP open; no external-SMTP block.

    • InMotion Hosting

      InMotion Hosting (Launch/Power/Pro, all unlimited mailboxes) routes outbound through MailChannels since Dec 2024. 250/hour per domain; SMTP open.

    • FastComet

      FastComet (WHG-owned since April 2025) tiers mailboxes 5/25/Unlimited/Unlimited and runs outbound through SpamExperts. SMTP open; no published sending limit.

    • Brevo (Sendinblue) as a WordPress SMTP Server

      Brevo’s free tier sends 300 emails/day from WordPress via SMTP or API. A marketing platform that also handles transactional email – good fit for some sites, more platform than others need.

    • Cloudflare Email Routing

      Cloudflare Email Routing forwards inbound mail for free on any domain on Cloudflare DNS, with the same authentication stack (SRS, ARC, DKIM) as paid services.

    • Mailjet as a WordPress SMTP Server

      Mailjet’s free tier sends 6,000 emails/month from WordPress. Marketing and transactional email run on one account, with EU data centers. Fits sites already using Mailjet campaigns or wanting a single EU provider for both.

    • Mailgun as a WordPress SMTP Server

      Mailgun is mature developer-focused email infrastructure. HTTP API and SMTP relay, permanent free tier of 100 emails/day, inbound routing, email validation, and granular event webhooks. Fits high-volume, developer-led projects and agencies running per-domain sending reputation.

    • Mailgun for WordPress Review

      Mailgun’s official WordPress plugin routes wp_mail() through Mailgun’s API over HTTPS, bypassing host SMTP port blocks. Free plugin; Mailgun’s free plan caps sending at 100 emails a day.

    • Free SMTP Servers for WordPress

      Thirteen free SMTP options for WordPress, ranked by whether the $0 tier is actually permanent. Permanent free plans, trials, and testing sandboxes – separated.