WordPress plugin comparison

EZ Anti-Spam Comments with reCAPTCHA vs Spam Protection

EZ Anti-Spam Comments with reCAPTCHA

by Eli

300+ installs5.0

Spam Protection

by yonifre

30K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Spam Protection has more active installs: 30K+, against 300+ for EZ Anti-Spam Comments with reCAPTCHA.
On a typical day, Spam Protection is downloaded about 519 times, EZ Anti-Spam Comments with reCAPTCHA about 7.
EZ Anti-Spam Comments with reCAPTCHA is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.7 from 87 reviews.
Spam Protection was updated more recently: Oct 28, 2026, against Oct 15, 2025 for EZ Anti-Spam Comments with reCAPTCHA.
Spam Protection is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for EZ Anti-Spam Comments with reCAPTCHA.
EZ Anti-Spam Comments with reCAPTCHA has been around longer: since 2012, against 2021 for Spam Protection.

Spam Protection leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	EZ Anti-Spam Comments with reCAPTCHA	Spam Protection
Popular rank	#10,732	#990
Active installs	300+	30K+
Downloads, last 30 days	148	20.9K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.7(87)
Support threads resolved	–	80%
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.26	×1.54
Last release	1 year ago	13 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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