WordPress plugin comparison
Adbirt vs Akismet Anti-spam
At a glance
- Akismet Anti-spam has more active installs: 5M+, against fewer than 10 for Adbirt.
- On a typical day, Akismet Anti-spam is downloaded about 40,362 times, Adbirt about 2.
- Adbirt is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 1,187 reviews.
- Akismet Anti-spam was updated more recently: Aug 18, 2026, against Nov 24, 2020 for Adbirt.
- Akismet Anti-spam is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.6.23 for Adbirt.
- Akismet Anti-spam has been around longer: since 2005, against 2020 for Adbirt.
Line by line
Akismet Anti-spam leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Adbirt |  Akismet Anti-spam |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #66,783 | #8 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 5M+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 38 | 1.2M |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.7(1.2K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 5.6.23 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×2.05 |
| Last release | 6 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 7.2 |
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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