WordPress plugin comparison
Cardea vs Spam Protection
At a glance
- Spam Protection has more active installs: 30K+, against fewer than 10 for Cardea.
- On a typical day, Spam Protection is downloaded about 519 times, Cardea about 2.
- Cardea has no reviews yet.
- Spam Protection was updated more recently: Oct 28, 2026, against Sep 4, 2026 for Cardea.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Spam Protection has been around longer: since 2021, against 2026 for Cardea.
Line by line
Spam Protection leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Cardea |  Spam Protection |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #63,411 | #990 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 61 | 21.4K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.7(87) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 80% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.05 | ×1.54 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 13 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
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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