WordPress plugin comparison
Comment Email Reply vs Subscribe to Comments
At a glance
- Subscribe to Comments has more active installs: 10K+, against 600+ for Comment Email Reply.
- On a typical day, Subscribe to Comments is downloaded about 72 times, Comment Email Reply about 7.
- Comment Email Reply 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 Apr 6, 2015 for Comment Email Reply.
- Subscribe to Comments is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.1.42 for Comment Email Reply.
- Subscribe to Comments has been around longer: since 2005, against 2013 for Comment Email Reply.
Line by line
Subscribe to Comments leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Comment Email Reply |  Subscribe to Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #8,381 | #1,584 |
| Active installs | 600+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 170 | 13.1K |
| Rating | 4.5(15) | 3.9(14) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.1.42 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.77 |
| Last release | 11 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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