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WPForms Lite review
WPForms Lite is a free drag-and-drop form builder for WordPress. No local entry storage, no conditional logic, and most integrations require a paid plan from $49.50/year.
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Contact Form 7 review
Contact Form 7 uses wp_mail(), so any mailer plugin routes its submissions automatically. Free, no Pro tier, add-ons fill the rest.
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Zoho ZeptoMail plugin review
Zoho’s official WordPress plugin for Zeptomail (formerly TransMail). API-based, multi-agent routing, failed-email log, retry, test send. No Pro tier.
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Bird (formerly MessageBird, formerly SparkPost) as a WordPress SMTP server
SparkPost is now Bird’s email product. Free is 1,000 emails a month with a 50-a-day cap; paid plans are monthly deposits from $15, charged per 1,000 sent. The official WordPress plugin is closed, but WP Mail SMTP and FluentSMTP connect over the API.
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Free and unauthenticated SMTP servers in 2026
What free SMTP servers still exist in 2026, why unauthenticated SMTP no longer reaches inboxes at Gmail and Microsoft 365, and what a WordPress site can use.
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Free SMTP Servers for WordPress
Thirteen free SMTP options for WordPress, ranked by whether the $0 tier has a stated end date. Free plans with no stated expiry and time-limited trials, separated.
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Send Emails with Mandrill: WordPress plugin review
Single-provider WordPress mailer for Mailchimp Transactional. Worth installing only when its three Mandrill-specific hooks earn the install over generic SMTP.
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Mailchimp Transactional Email (formerly Mandrill) as a WordPress SMTP Server
Mailchimp Transactional Email runs on Mandrill’s infrastructure but requires a $20/month Mailchimp Standard plan before any 25,000-email block can be purchased.
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Netcore Email API (formerly Pepipost) as a WordPress SMTP Server
Netcore Email API (formerly Pepipost) is an enterprise-focused relay. Pricing shifted to Growth and Enterprise tiers on the Customer Engagement Platform, billed by Monthly Tracked Users and sold by custom quote, with channel delivery separate. Free tier allows 100 emails/day. Most WordPress sites should use simpler alternatives.
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SMTP2GO as a WordPress SMTP Server
SMTP2GO is a transactional email relay with a free tier (1,000 emails/month) and no marketing overhead. Starter plan is $10/month. The right tool when WordPress just needs email to work.
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SendLayer as a WordPress SMTP Server
SendLayer is a transactional relay from Awesome Motive (WPBeginner / WP Mail SMTP), with turnkey Quick Connect setup through Easy WP SMTP. Annual plans from $5/mo.
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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.
