Disqus Comment System vs Subscribe to Comments

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Disqus Comment System

by Disqus

Health C65

Subscribe to Comments

by Mark Jaquith

Health D54

Active-install trajectory

Disqus Comment System Subscribe to Comments

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Disqus Comment System	Subscribe to Comments
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30K–40K ✓	10K–20K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25% ✓	-50%
Overall health	C · 65 ✓	D · 54
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	82/100 ✓	30/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	42/100	71/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	2.73★	3.88★ ✓
Reviews	219 ✓	14
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100 ✓	48/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	7mo ago ✓	1.8y ago
Downloads · 30d	3.9K ✓	597
Category	Email & Marketing	Email & Marketing

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Disqus Comment System Subscribe to Comments

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.