WordPress plugin comparison

Lightweight Subscribe To Comments vs Init FX Engine

Lightweight Subscribe To Comments

by isabel104

1K+ installs4.9

Init FX Engine

by Init HTML

80+ installs5.0

At a glance

Lightweight Subscribe To Comments has more active installs: 1K+, against 80+ for Init FX Engine.
On a typical day, Lightweight Subscribe To Comments is downloaded about 12 times, Init FX Engine about 8.
Init FX Engine is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.9 from 25 reviews.
Init FX Engine was updated more recently: Oct 1, 2026, against Aug 30, 2024 for Lightweight Subscribe To Comments.
Init FX Engine is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.6.11 for Lightweight Subscribe To Comments.
Lightweight Subscribe To Comments has been around longer: since 2014, against 2025 for Init FX Engine.

Init FX Engine leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Lightweight Subscribe To Comments	Init FX Engine
Popular rank	#6,322	#17,620
Active installs	1K+	80+
Downloads, last 30 days	366	192
Rating	4.9(25)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.6.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.11	×0.37
Last release	2 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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