Subscribe to Comments vs Subscribe2 – Form, Email Subscribers & Newsletters
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 #1,541 on the popular list; Subscribe2 – Form, Email Subscribers & Newsletters is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Subscribe to Comments has the largest install base: 10K+ active installs against 10K+ for Subscribe2 – Form, Email Subscribers & Newsletters. Downloads this week: Subscribe2 – Form, Email Subscribers & Newsletters 1,454 and Subscribe to Comments 942. Ratings: Subscribe to Comments 3.9★ from 14 and Subscribe2 – Form, Email Subscribers & Newsletters 3.5★ from 116 reviews.
| Metric | Subscribe to Comments | Subscribe2 – Form, Email Subscribers & Newsletters |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,541 ▲ 27 | outside top 500 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 942 | 1,454 |
| Rating | 3.9★ (14) | 3.5★ (116) |
| Last updated | Oct 6, 2026 | Sep 23, 2026 |
| Current version | 2.3.3 | 10.48 |
| Best rank on record | #1,471 | #1,491 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jun 2005 | 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, Subscribe to Comments or Subscribe2 – Form, Email Subscribers & Newsletters?
By active installs, Subscribe to Comments: 10K+ sites run it against 10K+ for Subscribe2 – Form, Email Subscribers & Newsletters, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 29, 2026.
Are Subscribe to Comments or Subscribe2 – Form, Email Subscribers & Newsletters 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.