Which has better reviews, CIDRAM or Mailgun Email Validator?

CIDRAM has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 12 reviews) compared to Mailgun Email Validator (4.1★ from 25 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.

Should I choose CIDRAM or Mailgun Email Validator?

CIDRAM holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.1★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, CIDRAM or Mailgun Email Validator?

Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. Mailgun Email Validator has the deeper published review base (25 vs 12), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

CIDRAM typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (12 reviews). Mailgun Email Validator typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (25 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.

Can I migrate data between CIDRAM and Mailgun Email Validator?

Migration support varies by app and category. CIDRAM and Mailgun Email Validator both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from CIDRAM" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

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CIDRAM vs Mailgun Email — WordPress

CIDRAM vs Mailgun

Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points

CIDRAM

5.0·12reviews·20+installs

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1. Listing metadata

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	CIDRAM	Mailgun
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Description	1579 / 5000 chars32% used	2214 / 5000 chars44% used
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Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	Maikuolan	Jesin A
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Feature comparison between CIDRAM and Mailgun Email Validator
Metric	CIDRAM	Mailgun Email Validator
Rating	★ 5.0 ★	4.1 ★
Total reviews	12	★ 25
Active installs	20+	50+
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4. App details

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CIDRAM

CIDRAM (Classless Inter-Domain Routing Access Manager) is a PHP script designed to protect websites by blocking requests originating from IP addresses regarded as being sources of undesirable traffic, including (but not limited to) traffic from non-human access endpoints, cloud services, spambots, scrapers, etc. It does this by calculating the possible CIDRs of the IP addresses supplied from inbound requests and then attempting to match these possible CIDRs against its signature files (these signature files contain lists of CIDRs of IP addresses regarded as being sources of undesirable traffic); If matches are found, the requests are blocked. Requirements PHP >= 7.2.0 PCRE Updating Note: CIDRAM does not interact in any way with your database, and stores its own configuration settings, customisations, and related materials as flatfiles within its own directory. If you’ve not changed any of the default configuration settings and if you’re not using any customisations for this plugin, updating normally via the plugins dashboard, without need for any additional steps, should be sufficient and shouldn’t cause any problems. However, if you’ve modified the configuration settings for CIDRAM, or if you’ve made any customisations, I would recommend making backups of all of these prior to updating, due to that updating will overwrite all settings and customisations (after updating, you can then restore your customisations from your backups). Alternatively, if you update via the CIDRAM front-end updates page, all settings and customisations should be preserved.

Top keywords

customisations6×2.50%
settings5×2.08%
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cidram4×1.67%
addresses3×1.25%
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configuration3×1.25%
configuration settings3×1.25%
ip3×1.25%
ip addresses3×1.25%
requests3×1.25%
traffic3×1.25%

Mailgun

Most email validators look for an @ and a .(dot) some go further and blacklist certain domain names. But Mailgun’s Advanced email validation service goes deeper and looks for the existence of the domain name, presence of a MX record and the custom ESP(Email Service Provider) grammar. The grammar here is the rules defined by each email provider. For example, Yahoo Mail addresses can only contain letters, numbers, underscores, and one period. So [email protected] perfectly passes the is_email() function but can never exist as it contains more than one period. Such addresses can’t escape Mailgun’s Email validation. Why use Mailgun’s email validation service? Performs the usual email syntax check. Checks the existence of the email domain. So [email protected] can’t escape. Checks if the email domain has a MX record. So [email protected] is caught. Checks if the username complies with the grammar of its ESP (Email Service provider). Eg Gmail doesn’t allow usernames less than 6 characters and hyphens so [email protected] and [email protected] can’t get away. Why use this plugin? Integrates with the is_email() function of WordPress. So it works seamlessly with Contact Form 7, Jetpack/Grunion contact forms, WordPress registration form and any form which uses the is_email() function. Kicks spam before it is inserted into the database Ensures that the commenting process is uninterrupted even if Mailgun suffers a downtime Works completely transparent, nothing changes in the frontend This plugin requires a Mailgun Public API Key which can be obtained by signing up at Mailgun. If you’re trying out this plugin on a local WAMP/LAMP/MAMP installation make sure your system is connected to the Internet for this plugin to contact Mailgun. Available Languages English Serbo-Croatian by Borisa Djuraskovic Spanish by Andrew Kurtis Further Reading Read about Mailgun’s email validation service. http://blog.mailgun.com/post/free-email-validation-api-for-web-forms/ http://blog.mailgun.com/post/weekly-product-update-improvements-to-email-validation-api/ Mailgun Address Validator demo and its source code The Mailgun Email Validator Plugin official homepage.

Top keywords

email15×4.36%
mailgun12×3.49%
com7×2.03%
service5×1.45%

CIDRAM vs Mailgun

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Which has better reviews, CIDRAM or Mailgun Email Validator?

Should I choose CIDRAM or Mailgun Email Validator?

Which is faster to set up, CIDRAM or Mailgun Email Validator?

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Can I migrate data between CIDRAM and Mailgun Email Validator?

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