WordPress plugin comparison

Optin Comment Notifications vs Subscribe to Comments

Optin Comment Notifications

by Scott Reilly

50+ installs5.0

Subscribe to Comments

by Mark Jaquith

10K+ installs3.9

At a glance

Subscribe to Comments has more active installs: 10K+, against 50+ for Optin Comment Notifications.
On a typical day, Subscribe to Comments is downloaded about 72 times, Optin Comment Notifications about 3.
Optin Comment Notifications is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 3.9 from 14 reviews.
Subscribe to Comments was updated more recently: Oct 6, 2026, against Mar 27, 2019 for Optin Comment Notifications.
Subscribe to Comments is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.1.28 for Optin Comment Notifications.
Subscribe to Comments has been around longer: since 2005, against 2015 for Optin Comment Notifications.

Subscribe to Comments leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Optin Comment Notifications	Subscribe to Comments
Popular rank	#20,362	#1,584
Active installs	50+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	75	13.1K
Rating	5.0(3)	3.9(14)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	5.1.28	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.77
Last release	7 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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