Comments On vs Subscribe to Comments
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Subscribe to Comments ranks #1,579 on the popular list; Comments On is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Subscribe to Comments has the largest install base, roughly 1000× the next: 10K+ active installs against 10+ for Comments On. Downloads this week: Subscribe to Comments 10,800 and Comments On 17.
| Metric | Comments On | Subscribe to Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | outside top 500 | #1,579 ▼ 88 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 17 | 10,800 |
| Rating | no ratings | 3.9★ (14) |
| Last updated | Nov 27, 2013 | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Current version | 0.1 | 2.3.3 |
| Best rank on record | #34,380 | #1,471 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Nov 2013 | Jun 2005 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Comments On or Subscribe to Comments?
By active installs, Subscribe to Comments: 10K+ sites run it against 10+ for Comments On, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 20, 2026.
Are Comments On or Subscribe to Comments alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.