WordPress plugin comparison
Akismet Anti-spam vs Contact Form 7
At a glance
- Contact Form 7 has more active installs: 10M+, against 5M+ for Akismet Anti-spam.
- On a typical day, Contact Form 7 is downloaded about 77,302 times, Akismet Anti-spam about 40,362.
- Akismet Anti-spam is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 1,187 reviews, against 4.0 from 2,188 reviews.
- Contact Form 7 was updated more recently: Nov 10, 2026, against Aug 18, 2026 for Akismet Anti-spam.
- Contact Form 7 resolves more of its support threads: 31% in the last two months, against 0% for Akismet Anti-spam.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Akismet Anti-spam has been around longer: since 2005, against 2007 for Contact Form 7.
Line by line
Contact Form 7 leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Akismet Anti-spam |  Contact Form 7 |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #8 | #3 |
| Active installs | 5M+ | 10M+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.2M | 5M |
| Rating | 4.7(1.2K) | 4.0(2.2K) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | 31% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×2.05 | ×6.19 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | today |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 8.3 |
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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