WordPress plugin comparison

Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools vs Genial Comments

Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools

by QuantumCloud

8K+ installs4.1

Genial Comments

by GenialSouls

4K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools has more active installs: 8K+, against 4K+ for Genial Comments.
On a typical day, Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools is downloaded about 79 times, Genial Comments about 53.
Genial Comments is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 20 reviews, against 4.1 from 15 reviews.
Genial Comments was updated more recently: Oct 23, 2026, against Sep 21, 2026 for Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools has been around longer: since 2016, against 2017 for Genial Comments.

Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools	Genial Comments
Popular rank	#2,334	#3,504
Active installs	8K+	4K+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.4K	3K
Rating	4.1(15)	4.8(20)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.90	×0.76
Last release	1 month ago	17 days ago
Requires PHP	5.6	7.4

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