WordPress plugin comparison

Comment E-Mail Verification vs Disqus Comment System

Comment E-Mail Verification

by Martin Lormes

60+ installs4.8

Disqus Comment System

by Disqus

30K+ installs2.7

At a glance

Disqus Comment System has more active installs: 30K+, against 60+ for Comment E-Mail Verification.
On a typical day, Disqus Comment System is downloaded about 439 times, Comment E-Mail Verification about 4.
Comment E-Mail Verification is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 2.7 from 219 reviews.
Disqus Comment System was updated more recently: Oct 22, 2026, against Feb 25, 2014 for Comment E-Mail Verification.
Disqus Comment System is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.7.41 for Comment E-Mail Verification.
Disqus Comment System has been around longer: since 2008, against 2010 for Comment E-Mail Verification.

Disqus Comment System leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

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