WordPress plugin comparison
Lazy Social Comments vs Subscribe to Comments
Lazy Social Comments
by Joel James
900+ installs4.5
Subscribe to Comments
by Mark Jaquith
10K+ installs3.9
At a glance
- Subscribe to Comments has more active installs: 10K+, against 900+ for Lazy Social Comments.
- On a typical day, Subscribe to Comments is downloaded about 72 times, Lazy Social Comments about 16.
- Lazy Social Comments is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 19 reviews, against 3.9 from 14 reviews.
- Lazy Social Comments was updated more recently: Oct 13, 2026, against Oct 6, 2026 for Subscribe to Comments.
- Subscribe to Comments is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Lazy Social Comments.
- Subscribe to Comments has been around longer: since 2005, against 2014 for Lazy Social Comments.
Line by line
Subscribe to Comments leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Lazy Social Comments | Subscribe to Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #7,011 | #1,584 |
| Active installs | 900+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 317 | 13.1K |
| Rating | 4.5(19) | 3.9(14) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.45 | ×0.77 |
| Last release | 28 days ago | 1 month 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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