WordPress plugin comparison
Genial Comments vs Subscribe to Comments
At a glance
- Subscribe to Comments has more active installs: 10K+, against 4K+ for Genial Comments.
- On a typical day, Subscribe to Comments is downloaded about 72 times, Genial Comments about 53.
- Genial Comments is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 20 reviews, against 3.9 from 14 reviews.
- Genial Comments was updated more recently: Oct 23, 2026, against Oct 6, 2026 for Subscribe to Comments.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Subscribe to Comments has been around longer: since 2005, against 2017 for Genial Comments.
Line by line
Subscribe to Comments leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Genial Comments |  Subscribe to Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3,509 | #1,584 |
| Active installs | 4K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2.9K | 13.1K |
| Rating | 4.8(20) | 3.9(14) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.76 | ×0.77 |
| Last release | 17 days ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 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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