WordPress plugin comparison
Akismet Anti-spam vs Formidable Anti-Spam
At a glance
- Akismet Anti-spam has more active installs: 5M+, against 60+ for Formidable Anti-Spam.
- On a typical day, Akismet Anti-spam is downloaded about 40,362 times, Formidable Anti-Spam about 2.
- Formidable Anti-Spam 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 Oct 1, 2014 for Formidable Anti-Spam.
- Akismet Anti-spam is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.0.38 for Formidable Anti-Spam.
- Akismet Anti-spam has been around longer: since 2005, against 2014 for Formidable Anti-Spam.
Line by line
Akismet Anti-spam leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Akismet Anti-spam |  Formidable Anti-Spam |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #8 | #19,696 |
| Active installs | 5M+ | 60+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.2M | 41 |
| Rating | 4.7(1.2K) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.0.38 |
| Search multiplier | ×2.05 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 12 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 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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