WordPress plugin comparison

EZ Anti-Spam Comments with reCAPTCHA vs Zero Spam for WordPress

EZ Anti-Spam Comments with reCAPTCHA

by Eli

300+ installs5.0

Zero Spam for WordPress

by Highfivery Studio

20K+ installs4.1

At a glance

Zero Spam for WordPress has more active installs: 20K+, against 300+ for EZ Anti-Spam Comments with reCAPTCHA.
On a typical day, Zero Spam for WordPress is downloaded about 426 times, EZ Anti-Spam Comments with reCAPTCHA about 6.
EZ Anti-Spam Comments with reCAPTCHA is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.1 from 143 reviews.
Zero Spam for WordPress was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2026, against Oct 15, 2025 for EZ Anti-Spam Comments with reCAPTCHA.
Zero Spam for WordPress 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 2014 for Zero Spam for WordPress.

Zero Spam for WordPress leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	EZ Anti-Spam Comments with reCAPTCHA	Zero Spam for WordPress
Popular rank	#10,741	#1,203
Active installs	300+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	141	23.5K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.1(143)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.26	×1.01
Last release	1 year ago	5 days ago
Requires PHP	–	8.2

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