WordPress plugin comparison

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk vs Squelch Unspam

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk

by CleanTalk Inc

200K+ installs4.8

Squelch Unspam

by Matt Lowe

50+ installs3.0

At a glance

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk has more active installs: 200K+, against 50+ for Squelch Unspam.
On a typical day, Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk is downloaded about 5,313 times, Squelch Unspam about 3.
Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 3,226 reviews, against 3.0 from 1 review.
Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Apr 10, 2024 for Squelch Unspam.
Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.5.14 for Squelch Unspam.
Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk has been around longer: since 2012, against 2013 for Squelch Unspam.

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

Metric	Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk	Squelch Unspam
Popular rank	#239	#21,369
Active installs	200K+	50+
Downloads, last 30 days	331.1K	61
Rating	4.8(3.2K)	3.0(1)
Support threads resolved	94%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.5.14
Search multiplier	×4.74	×0.03
Last release	13 days ago	2 years ago
Requires PHP	7.2	–

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