WordPress plugin comparison
Subscribe to Comments vs WP Simple Notify
Subscribe to Comments
by Mark Jaquith
10K+ installs3.9
WP Simple Notify
by Chris Baltazar
10+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Subscribe to Comments has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for WP Simple Notify.
- On a typical day, Subscribe to Comments is downloaded about 72 times, WP Simple Notify about 2.
- WP Simple Notify is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 3.9 from 14 reviews.
- Subscribe to Comments was updated more recently: Oct 6, 2026, against Apr 16, 2020 for WP Simple Notify.
- Subscribe to Comments is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.4.25 for WP Simple Notify.
- Subscribe to Comments has been around longer: since 2005, against 2020 for WP Simple Notify.
Line by line
Subscribe to Comments leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Subscribe to Comments | WP Simple Notify |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,584 | #41,068 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 13.1K | 46 |
| Rating | 3.9(14) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 5.4.25 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.77 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 6 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.0 |
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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