“Other SMTP” security?

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Hi,

I was reading your docs on defining password in wp-config.php for “Other SMTP”.
It does seem like a really good idea.
I guess it would make security equal to WordPress own way of storing database access?

Are there any big security concerns that would motivate setting up an account at Mailgun, Sendgrid or Gmail?
I believe the big benefit of using our existing SMTP -account is we would not need to pay 79$/month for a dedicated sending ip? (we will be using WP Mail for transaction and contact form, app. 400 e-mail sent/month in total)

Grateful for your comments on this, thanks!