WordPress plugin comparison

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk vs Stop Spammers Classic

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk

by CleanTalk Inc

200K+ installs4.8

Stop Spammers Classic

by Web Guy

20K+ installs4.4

At a glance

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk has more active installs: 200K+, against 20K+ for Stop Spammers Classic.
On a typical day, Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk is downloaded about 5,313 times, Stop Spammers Classic about 289.
Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 3,226 reviews, against 4.4 from 243 reviews.
Stop Spammers Classic was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2026, against Oct 29, 2026 for Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk.
Stop Spammers Classic resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 94% for Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Stop Spammers Classic has been around longer: since 2010, against 2012 for Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk.

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk	Stop Spammers Classic
Popular rank	#239	#1,106
Active installs	200K+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	331.1K	14.5K
Rating	4.8(3.2K)	4.4(243)
Support threads resolved	94%	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×4.74	×1.05
Last release	13 days ago	6 days ago
Requires PHP	7.2	5.0

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