WordPress plugin comparison
Akismet Anti-spam vs Block Comment Spam Bots
Akismet Anti-spam
by Automattic
5M+ installs4.7
Block Comment Spam Bots
by Rick Hellewell
800+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Akismet Anti-spam has more active installs: 5M+, against 800+ for Block Comment Spam Bots.
- On a typical day, Akismet Anti-spam is downloaded about 40,362 times, Block Comment Spam Bots about 9.
- Block Comment Spam Bots is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.7 from 1,187 reviews.
- Akismet Anti-spam was updated more recently: Aug 18, 2026, against Apr 10, 2024 for Block Comment Spam Bots.
- Akismet Anti-spam is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.5.14 for Block Comment Spam Bots.
- Akismet Anti-spam has been around longer: since 2005, against 2019 for Block Comment Spam Bots.
Line by line
Akismet Anti-spam leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Akismet Anti-spam | Block Comment Spam Bots |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #8 | #7,397 |
| Active installs | 5M+ | 800+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.2M | 201 |
| Rating | 4.7(1.2K) | 5.0(4) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.5.14 |
| Search multiplier | ×2.05 | ×0.07 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 2 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 5.4 |
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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