WordPress plugin comparison
Comments by Post Type vs Pods
Comments by Post Type
by Irina Sokolovskaja
10+ installs5.0
Pods
by Scott Kingsley Clark
100K+ installs4.8
At a glance
- Pods has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Comments by Post Type.
- On a typical day, Pods is downloaded about 513 times, Comments by Post Type about 1.
- Comments by Post Type is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.8 from 418 reviews.
- Pods was updated more recently: Aug 31, 2026, against Mar 12, 2016 for Comments by Post Type.
- Pods is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.4.34 for Comments by Post Type.
- Pods has been around longer: since 2008, against 2015 for Comments by Post Type.
Line by line
Pods leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Comments by Post Type | Pods |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #45,606 | #412 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 29 | 15.1K |
| Rating | 5.0(2) | 4.8(418) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 4.4.34 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×2.92 |
| Last release | 10 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.2 |
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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