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Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk vs DawsonyWeb Spam Protection and API Hardening

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk

by CleanTalk Inc

200K+ installs4.8

DawsonyWeb Spam Protection and API Hardening

by DawsonyWeb

Fewer than 10 installs

At a glance

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk has more active installs: 200K+, against fewer than 10 for DawsonyWeb Spam Protection and API Hardening.
On a typical day, Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk is downloaded about 5,313 times, DawsonyWeb Spam Protection and API Hardening about 6.
DawsonyWeb Spam Protection and API Hardening has no reviews yet.
Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Oct 26, 2026 for DawsonyWeb Spam Protection and API Hardening.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk has been around longer: since 2012, against 2026 for DawsonyWeb Spam Protection and API Hardening.

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.

Metric	Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk	DawsonyWeb Spam Protection and API Hardening
Popular rank	#239	#69,514
Active installs	200K+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	331.1K	247
Rating	4.8(3.2K)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	94%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×4.74	×0.05
Last release	13 days ago	15 days ago
Requires PHP	7.2	8.0

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