WordPress plugin comparison
Genial Comments vs Lazy Social Comments
At a glance
- Genial Comments has more active installs: 4K+, against 900+ for Lazy Social Comments.
- On a typical day, Genial Comments is downloaded about 53 times, Lazy Social Comments about 16.
- Genial Comments is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 20 reviews, against 4.5 from 19 reviews.
- Genial Comments was updated more recently: Oct 23, 2026, against Oct 13, 2026 for Lazy Social Comments.
- Genial Comments is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Lazy Social Comments.
- Lazy Social Comments has been around longer: since 2014, against 2017 for Genial Comments.
Line by line
Genial Comments leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Genial Comments |  Lazy Social Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3,509 | #7,011 |
| Active installs | 4K+ | 900+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2.9K | 317 |
| Rating | 4.8(20) | 4.5(19) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.76 | ×0.45 |
| Last release | 17 days ago | 28 days 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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