WordPress plugin comparison

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk vs SpamAnvil

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk

by CleanTalk Inc

200K+ installs4.8

SpamAnvil

by Alexandre Amato

30+ installs5.0

At a glance

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk has more active installs: 200K+, against 30+ for SpamAnvil.
On a typical day, Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk is downloaded about 5,313 times, SpamAnvil about 21.
SpamAnvil 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 Oct 23, 2026 for SpamAnvil.
Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk resolves more of its support threads: 91% in the last two months, against 0% for SpamAnvil.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk has been around longer: since 2012, against 2026 for SpamAnvil.

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

Metric	Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk	SpamAnvil
Popular rank	#239	#24,623
Active installs	200K+	30+
Downloads, last 30 days	331.1K	786
Rating	4.8(3.2K)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	91%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×4.74	×0.27
Last release	12 days ago	18 days ago
Requires PHP	7.2	7.4

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