WordPress plugin comparison

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk vs Comment Blacklist Updater

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk

by CleanTalk Inc

200K+ installs4.8

Comment Blacklist Updater

by apasionados

700+ installs4.8

At a glance

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk has more active installs: 200K+, against 700+ for Comment Blacklist Updater.
On a typical day, Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk is downloaded about 5,313 times, Comment Blacklist Updater about 9.
Both are rated 4.8 out of 5.
Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against May 11, 2026 for Comment Blacklist Updater.
Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Comment Blacklist Updater.
Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk has been around longer: since 2012, against 2019 for Comment Blacklist Updater.

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk	Comment Blacklist Updater
Popular rank	#239	#7,626
Active installs	200K+	700+
Downloads, last 30 days	331.1K	255
Rating	4.8(3.2K)	4.8(4)
Support threads resolved	94%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×4.74	×0.58
Last release	13 days ago	6 months ago
Requires PHP	7.2	5.6

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