WordPress plugin comparison

Akismet Anti-spam vs Language-based Comment Spam Condom

Akismet Anti-spam

by Automattic

5M+ installs4.7

Language-based Comment Spam Condom

by blackmelvyn

30+ installs

At a glance

Akismet Anti-spam has more active installs: 5M+, against 30+ for Language-based Comment Spam Condom.
On a typical day, Akismet Anti-spam is downloaded about 40,362 times, Language-based Comment Spam Condom about 3.
Language-based Comment Spam Condom has no reviews yet.
Akismet Anti-spam was updated more recently: Aug 18, 2026, against Jan 5, 2012 for Language-based Comment Spam Condom.
Akismet Anti-spam is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.3.2 for Language-based Comment Spam Condom.
Akismet Anti-spam has been around longer: since 2005, against 2010 for Language-based Comment Spam Condom.

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

Metric	Akismet Anti-spam	Language-based Comment Spam Condom
Popular rank	#8	#23,688
Active installs	5M+	30+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.2M	58
Rating	4.7(1.2K)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	3.3.2
Search multiplier	×2.05	×0.00
Last release	2 months ago	15 years ago
Requires PHP	7.2	–

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