WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Email Domain Restriction vs Akismet Anti-spam

Advanced Email Domain Restriction

by Md Siddiqur Rahman

100+ installs5.0

Akismet Anti-spam

by Automattic

5M+ installs4.7

At a glance

Akismet Anti-spam has more active installs: 5M+, against 100+ for Advanced Email Domain Restriction.
On a typical day, Akismet Anti-spam is downloaded about 38,842 times, Advanced Email Domain Restriction about 8.
Advanced Email Domain Restriction 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 Aug 15, 2026 for Advanced Email Domain Restriction.
Akismet Anti-spam is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Advanced Email Domain Restriction.
Akismet Anti-spam has been around longer: since 2005, against 2024 for Advanced Email Domain Restriction.

Akismet Anti-spam leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced Email Domain Restriction	Akismet Anti-spam
Popular rank	#14,888	#8
Active installs	100+	5M+
Downloads, last 30 days	206	1.2M
Rating	5.0(1)	4.7(1.2K)
Support threads resolved	0%	0%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.39	×2.05
Last release	2 months ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.2

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