WordPress plugin comparison
Comments Shield vs Spam Comments Cleaner
Comments Shield
by Delower Hossain
50+ installs5.0
Spam Comments Cleaner
by Manish Kumar Agarwal
1K+ installs4.5
At a glance
- Spam Comments Cleaner has more active installs: 1K+, against 50+ for Comments Shield.
- On a typical day, Spam Comments Cleaner is downloaded about 11 times, Comments Shield about 4.
- Comments Shield is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.5 from 15 reviews.
- Comments Shield was updated more recently: Aug 13, 2026, against Feb 2, 2018 for Spam Comments Cleaner.
- Comments Shield is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.9.35 for Spam Comments Cleaner.
- Spam Comments Cleaner has been around longer: since 2013, against 2025 for Comments Shield.
Line by line
Comments Shield leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Comments Shield | Spam Comments Cleaner |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #21,293 | #6,253 |
| Active installs | 50+ | 1K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 92 | 171 |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.5(15) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 4.9.35 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.32 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 8 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.0 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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