WordPress plugin comparison

Self-Sustaining Spam Stopper vs Zero Spam for WordPress

Self-Sustaining Spam Stopper

by Jeremy Felt

10+ installs

Zero Spam for WordPress

by Highfivery Studio

20K+ installs4.1

At a glance

Zero Spam for WordPress has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for Self-Sustaining Spam Stopper.
On a typical day, Zero Spam for WordPress is downloaded about 426 times, Self-Sustaining Spam Stopper about 1.
Self-Sustaining Spam Stopper has no reviews yet.
Zero Spam for WordPress was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2026, against Mar 25, 2022 for Self-Sustaining Spam Stopper.
Zero Spam for WordPress is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.9.20 for Self-Sustaining Spam Stopper.
Zero Spam for WordPress has been around longer: since 2014, against 2020 for Self-Sustaining Spam Stopper.

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

Metric	Self-Sustaining Spam Stopper	Zero Spam for WordPress
Popular rank	#42,350	#1,201
Active installs	10+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	23	23.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.1(143)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	5.9.20	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.01
Last release	4 years ago	6 days ago
Requires PHP	5.6	8.2

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