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Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk vs MDL Spam Filter

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk

by CleanTalk Inc

200K+ installs4.8

MDL Spam Filter

by Monday Digital Lab

10+ installs

At a glance

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk has more active installs: 200K+, against 10+ for MDL Spam Filter.
On a typical day, Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk is downloaded about 5,313 times, MDL Spam Filter about 9.
MDL Spam Filter has no reviews yet.
Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Aug 10, 2026 for MDL Spam Filter.
Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for MDL Spam Filter.
Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk has been around longer: since 2012, against 2026 for MDL Spam Filter.

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

Metric	Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk	MDL Spam Filter
Popular rank	#239	#47,458
Active installs	200K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	331.1K	253
Rating	4.8(3.2K)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	94%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×4.74	×0.13
Last release	13 days ago	3 months ago
Requires PHP	7.2	7.4

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