WordPress plugin comparison

Lightweight Subscribe To Comments vs Decent Comments

Lightweight Subscribe To Comments

by isabel104

1K+ installs4.9

Decent Comments

by itthinx

1K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Both have 1K+ active installs.
On a typical day, Decent Comments is downloaded about 21 times, Lightweight Subscribe To Comments about 12.
Lightweight Subscribe To Comments is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 25 reviews, against 4.6 from 20 reviews.
Decent Comments was updated more recently: Jan 6, 2026, against Aug 30, 2024 for Lightweight Subscribe To Comments.
Decent Comments is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.6.11 for Lightweight Subscribe To Comments.
Decent Comments has been around longer: since 2011, against 2014 for Lightweight Subscribe To Comments.

Decent Comments leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Lightweight Subscribe To Comments	Decent Comments
Popular rank	#6,322	#5,072
Active installs	1K+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	366	582
Rating	4.9(25)	4.6(20)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.6.11	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.11	×0.42
Last release	2 years ago	10 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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