SiteGround Email Marketing 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 leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,589, ahead of SiteGround Email Marketing at #4,711. Over the last 7 days Subscribe to Comments slipped 108 places and SiteGround Email Marketing climbed 25 places. Subscribe to Comments has the largest install base, roughly 5× the next: 10K+ active installs against 2K+ for SiteGround Email Marketing. Downloads this week: Subscribe to Comments 10,810 and SiteGround Email Marketing 185. Ratings: SiteGround Email Marketing 2★ from 4 and Subscribe to Comments 3.9★ from 14 reviews.
| Metric | SiteGround Email Marketing | Subscribe to Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #4,711 ▲ 25 | #1,589 ▼ 108 |
| Active installs | 2K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 185 | 10,810 |
| Rating | 2★ (4) | 3.9★ (14) |
| Last updated | Jun 22, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.7.6 | 2.3.3 |
| Best rank on record | #4,711 | #1,471 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Dec 2023 | 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, SiteGround Email Marketing or Subscribe to Comments?
By active installs, Subscribe to Comments: 10K+ sites run it against 2K+ for SiteGround Email Marketing, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 17, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, SiteGround Email Marketing or Subscribe to Comments?
Subscribe to Comments, at #1,589 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with SiteGround Email Marketing at #4,711. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are SiteGround Email Marketing 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.