{"id":16982,"date":"2020-12-05T17:00:19","date_gmt":"2020-12-05T16:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/?p=16982"},"modified":"2020-12-04T12:47:37","modified_gmt":"2020-12-04T11:47:37","slug":"wordpress-smtp-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wordpress-smtp-services\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Best SMTP Service Providers for WordPress Emails"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you\u2019d spend a quick minute thinking about it, you\u2019d notice how the ability to send emails is really important for a website. Need proof? Look at your inbox. How many emails you have in there are from people, and how many are from various websites? Exactly.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]The problem with WordPress and email is that it\u2019s notoriously unreliable. In some situations, an email that\u2019s not sent out means a lost customer. Or it might be an audience member who will never come back to the website.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]It doesn\u2019t have to be that dramatic either \u2013 email misfires might just cause some extra work for your website support staff. However, because it would be best if these things never happened and everything worked well, we\u2019ll talk a bit about WordPress SMTP service, a common way of dealing with the problem.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]In this article, you\u2019ll read about:<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;22px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#whats-an-smtp-service-provider\">What\u2019s an SMTP Service Provider?<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#why-would-you-need-one\">Why Would You Need One?<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#sendgrid\">SendGrid<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#mailgun\">Mailgun<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#sendinblue\">Sendinblue<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#mandrill\">Mandrill<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#g-suite\">G Suite<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"whats-an-smtp-service-provider\"><\/a>What\u2019s an SMTP Service Provider?<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder    \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Whats-an-SMTP-Service-Provider.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"What&#039;s an SMTP Service Provider\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Whats-an-SMTP-Service-Provider.jpg 700w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Whats-an-SMTP-Service-Provider-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Whats-an-SMTP-Service-Provider-620x355.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>An SMTP service provider is a company that provides you \u2013 that is, your website \u2013 the service of sending emails using SMTP.<\/strong> SMTP is the acronym for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, which is unsurprisingly a protocol for sending emails.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>SMTP is a pretty big deal because it is the industry standard for sending emails.<\/strong> It also uses something called proper authentication, which could increase the deliverability of your emails.<strong> Plus, because you\u2019re using a service provider for an email service, you can expect them to be better at handling emails than an entity whose primary job is to host your website.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;80px&#8221;][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=&#8221;new-top-picks-banner&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;81px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"why-would-you-need-one\"><\/a>Why Would You Need One?<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder    \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Why-Would-You-Need-One.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Why Would You Need One\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Why-Would-You-Need-One.jpg 700w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Why-Would-You-Need-One-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Why-Would-You-Need-One-620x355.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Generally, websites use an SMTP service provider because they want to make it more likely that their emails will be delivered. <strong>The more emails your website sends and the more they matter to its operating and your business model, the more you\u2019ll want to start using an SMTP service provider.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Why? <strong>Because your WordPress host probably hasn\u2019t configured WordPress\u2019 PHP mail function properly.<\/strong> Issues with <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wordpress-not-sending-email\/#wp-mail-smtp-plugin\">WordPress not sending emails<\/a> are an all too common occurrence.<strong> So all those emails that your website sends when events like password changes trigger them might never actually reach their marks.<\/strong> And that can be bad.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]You can, of course, choose a host that offers SMTP services. <strong>But that doesn\u2019t change how good of an idea is to have a service that is dedicated exclusively to sending your website\u2019s emails.<\/strong> And it doesn\u2019t hurt that you can use some of those services for free, at least until it\u2019s time to scale up your emailing capabilities.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]So now that we know what\u2019s an SMTP service and why your website might need one, let\u2019s show you a couple of popular choices.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"sendgrid\"><\/a>SendGrid<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border qodef-image-behavior-custom-link\">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n        \t            <a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/sendgrid.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/SendGrid.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"SendGrid\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/SendGrid.jpg 700w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/SendGrid-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/SendGrid-620x354.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                                <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Boasting a nice client list and a free plan for beginners, <a href=\"https:\/\/sendgrid.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SendGrid<\/a> is one of the most used solutions on the market.<strong> It\u2019s a cloud-based service you can use for its SMTP service, but also to run email marketing campaigns.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]You\u2019ll get everything that you expect from an SMTP service provider with SendGrid.<strong> It has its ways for improving deliverability, you\u2019ll have access to analytics, email testing, and you\u2019ll have scalability options.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]As for the price \u2013 you can start for free and move up the paid plans as you outgrow the free plan. <strong>The paid plans start at $14.95 per month and move up from there.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"mailgun\"><\/a>Mailgun<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border qodef-image-behavior-custom-link\">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n        \t            <a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mailgun.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Mailgun.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Mailgun\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Mailgun.jpg 700w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Mailgun-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Mailgun-620x354.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                                <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]You should only choose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mailgun.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mailgun<\/a> if you\u2019re a developer looking for a service provider most likely to be described with the word \u201cpowerful.\u201d If that\u2019s your jam, then you should look no further. <strong>If you\u2019re a newbie, however, you might want to move on.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]If you choose Mailgun, you\u2019ll have at your disposal the industry standard-setting email API solution for developers.<strong> It goes without saying that you\u2019ll have analytics, performance tweaks, and inbound email processing options.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]You can get some of this for free, for three months. Then you can pay as you scale up. <strong>You can also jump right into one of the paid plans that start at $35 per month.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"sendinblue\"><\/a>Sendinblue<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border qodef-image-behavior-custom-link\">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n        \t            <a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sendinblue.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sendinblue.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Sendinblue\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sendinblue.jpg 700w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sendinblue-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sendinblue-620x354.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                                <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sendinblue.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sendinblue<\/a> is one of the top service providers on the market. <strong>They are one to check if you\u2019re in the market for more than just an SMTP service provider, as SMTP, or transactional email as they call it, is only a small part of their full offering.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]But that small part might give you just the thing your website needs for transactional emails. <strong>After all, Sendinblue\u2019s service offers everything you\u2019d expect from a top-notch provider \u2013 great email templates, high deliverability, and performance monitoring options.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]The basic Sendinblue\u2019s service is free of charge, but it\u2019s limited to sending only 300 emails per day. <strong>To remove the daily limit, you\u2019d have to subscribe to one of their plans which start at $25 per month.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"mandrill\"><\/a>Mandrill<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border qodef-image-behavior-custom-link\">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n        \t            <a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/mailchimp.com\/features\/transactional-email\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Mandrill.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Mandrill\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Mandrill.jpg 700w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Mandrill-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Mandrill-620x354.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                                <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/mailchimp.com\/features\/transactional-email\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mandrill<\/a> is the name of Mailchimp\u2019s transactional email addon. It\u2019s a great solution for websites that are already using Mailchimp.<strong> If you\u2019re not using Mailchimp, then Mandrill\u2019s not an option for you.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Mandrill offers features such as automatic feedback loop registration, great analytics with comparative reports and A\/B testing,<\/strong> tons of options for email customization, and fast delivery time. Email is what Mailchimp is all about, and it shows in its transactional email service, too.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>The way you pay for Mandrill is in 25,000 email blocks that cost $20 each.<\/strong> You can try it for free, too, but it is a paid service.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"g-suite\"><\/a>G Suite<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border qodef-image-behavior-custom-link\">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n        \t            <a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/workspace.google.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/G-Suite.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"G Suite\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/G-Suite.jpg 700w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/G-Suite-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/G-Suite-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                                <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Need to focus on deliverability to Gmail users? Why not try <a href=\"https:\/\/gsuite.google.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">G Suite<\/a>? <strong>Google offers a free SMTP service to anyone who has an email, but for business purposes, you might consider signing up for at least the Basic G Suite plan.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]With G Suite, you get all the benefits of the productivity suite on top of an SMTP service. <strong>So that\u2019s Meet video and voice conferencing, shared calendars, a form builder, and a ton of other useful stuff.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>The best part of it is that you get it for the low price of $6 per month per user.<\/strong> For a small business, that\u2019s great, and it also leaves the choice to opt for more expensive and inclusive plans as your needs grow.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]When communications are key to your business, you want to do everything you possibly can do ensure that the message gets to the intended recipient. With WordPress and email, this usually means getting an SMTP service provider to handle transactional emails instead of your hosting provider. It\u2019s a much more reliable option, and one you can usually try out for free.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for SMTP services to boost your WordPress website&#8217;s mail deliverability? 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