WordPress plugin comparison
Genial Comments vs Social Comments by Heateor
Genial Comments
by GenialSouls
4K+ installs4.8
Social Comments by Heateor
by Heateor Support
600+ installs4.7
At a glance
- Genial Comments has more active installs: 4K+, against 600+ for Social Comments by Heateor.
- On a typical day, Genial Comments is downloaded about 53 times, Social Comments by Heateor about 9.
- Genial Comments is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 20 reviews, against 4.7 from 23 reviews.
- Genial Comments was updated more recently: Oct 23, 2026, against Sep 12, 2025 for Social Comments by Heateor.
- Genial Comments is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Social Comments by Heateor.
- Social Comments by Heateor has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for Genial Comments.
Line by line
Genial Comments leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Genial Comments | Social Comments by Heateor |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3,510 | #8,400 |
| Active installs | 4K+ | 600+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2.9K | 244 |
| Rating | 4.8(20) | 4.7(23) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.76 | ×0.27 |
| Last release | 18 days ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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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