WordPress plugin comparison

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk vs Comment Guardian

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk

by CleanTalk Inc

200K+ installs4.8

Comment Guardian

by Daniele De Rosa

40+ installs5.0

At a glance

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk has more active installs: 200K+, against 40+ for Comment Guardian.
On a typical day, Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk is downloaded about 5,313 times, Comment Guardian about 2.
Comment Guardian is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 3,224 reviews.
Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against May 30, 2022 for Comment Guardian.
Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.0.18 for Comment Guardian.
Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk has been around longer: since 2012, against 2021 for Comment Guardian.

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk	Comment Guardian
Popular rank	#239	#22,311
Active installs	200K+	40+
Downloads, last 30 days	331.1K	31
Rating	4.8(3.2K)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	91%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.0.18
Search multiplier	×4.74	×0.01
Last release	12 days ago	4 years ago
Requires PHP	7.2	5.6

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