WordPress plugin comparison

Better WordPress Recent Comments vs Subscribe to Comments

Better WordPress Recent Comments

by Khang Minh

500+ installs4.5

Subscribe to Comments

by Mark Jaquith

10K+ installs3.9

At a glance

Subscribe to Comments has more active installs: 10K+, against 500+ for Better WordPress Recent Comments.
On a typical day, Subscribe to Comments is downloaded about 72 times, Better WordPress Recent Comments about 7.
Better WordPress Recent Comments is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 15 reviews, against 3.9 from 14 reviews.
Subscribe to Comments was updated more recently: Oct 6, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Better WordPress Recent Comments.
Subscribe to Comments is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.7.41 for Better WordPress Recent Comments.
Subscribe to Comments has been around longer: since 2005, against 2011 for Better WordPress Recent Comments.

Subscribe to Comments leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Better WordPress Recent Comments	Subscribe to Comments
Popular rank	#8,786	#1,584
Active installs	500+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	126	13.1K
Rating	4.5(15)	3.9(14)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	3.7.41	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.77
Last release	9 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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