WordPress plugin comparison

Bad Comments vs Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk

Bad Comments

by Stefan Chitic

10+ installs1.0

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk

by CleanTalk Inc

200K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk has more active installs: 200K+, against 10+ for Bad Comments.
On a typical day, Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk is downloaded about 5,313 times, Bad Comments about 1.
Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 3,224 reviews, against 1.0 from 1 review.
Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Sep 7, 2010 for Bad Comments.
Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.0.5 for Bad Comments.
Bad Comments has been around longer: since 2010, against 2012 for Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk.

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Bad Comments	Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk
Popular rank	#48,488	#239
Active installs	10+	200K+
Downloads, last 30 days	20	337K
Rating	1.0(1)	4.8(3.2K)
Support threads resolved	–	91%
Tested up to	3.0.5	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×4.74
Last release	16 years ago	12 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.2

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