WordPress plugin comparison

Akismet Anti-spam vs Comment Form CSRF Protection

Akismet Anti-spam

by Automattic

5M+ installs4.7

Comment Form CSRF Protection

by Ayesh Karunaratne

400+ installs5.0

At a glance

Akismet Anti-spam has more active installs: 5M+, against 400+ for Comment Form CSRF Protection.
On a typical day, Akismet Anti-spam is downloaded about 40,362 times, Comment Form CSRF Protection about 3.
Comment Form CSRF Protection is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.7 from 1,187 reviews.
Akismet Anti-spam was updated more recently: Aug 18, 2026, against Jul 23, 2023 for Comment Form CSRF Protection.
Akismet Anti-spam is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.3.14 for Comment Form CSRF Protection.
Akismet Anti-spam has been around longer: since 2005, against 2019 for Comment Form CSRF Protection.

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

Metric	Akismet Anti-spam	Comment Form CSRF Protection
Popular rank	#8	#9,408
Active installs	5M+	400+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.2M	73
Rating	4.7(1.2K)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.3.14
Search multiplier	×2.05	×0.03
Last release	2 months ago	3 years ago
Requires PHP	7.2	7.1

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