WordPress plugin comparison
Spam Protection vs Formidable Anti-Spam
At a glance
- Spam Protection has more active installs: 30K+, against 60+ for Formidable Anti-Spam.
- On a typical day, Spam Protection is downloaded about 610 times, Formidable Anti-Spam about 2.
- Formidable Anti-Spam is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 87 reviews.
- Spam Protection was updated more recently: Nov 10, 2026, against Oct 1, 2014 for Formidable Anti-Spam.
- Spam Protection is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.0.38 for Formidable Anti-Spam.
- Formidable Anti-Spam has been around longer: since 2014, against 2021 for Spam Protection.
Line by line
Spam Protection leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Spam Protection |  Formidable Anti-Spam |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #986 | #19,696 |
| Active installs | 30K+ | 60+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 21.7K | 41 |
| Rating | 4.7(87) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 80% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.0.38 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.54 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | today | 12 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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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