Best antispam plugins for WordPress
The most popular antispam plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Akismet Anti-spam leads with 5M+ active installs, ahead of Antispam Bee (700K+) and Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk (200K+). All 142 plugins tagged “antispam” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 antispam plugins
- 1.
Akismet Anti-spamThe most installed antispam plugin, with 5M+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 1,187 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
Antispam Bee700K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 226 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 3.
Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk200K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 3,224 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 4.
reCaptcha by BestWebSoft100K+ active installs. Rated 3.9 from 391 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 5.hCaptcha for WP
70K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 88 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 6.
Titan Anti-spam & Security50K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 370 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 7.
Spam Protection30K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 87 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 8.AntiSpam for Contact Form 7
10K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 13 reviews, updated 6 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 9.ActiveLayer Anti-Spam
10K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 10 reviews, updated 4 weeks ago.
- 10.
Captcha by BestWebSoft10K+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 21 reviews, updated 3 days ago.
All 142 plugins tagged “antispam”

Akismet Anti-spam
#8by Automattic2 months ago
The best anti-spam protection to block spam comments and spam in a contact form. The most trusted antispam solution for WordPress and WooCommerce.
- Installs
- 5M+
- Rating
- 4.7(1.2K)
- Downloads
- 41.8K/day

Antispam Bee
#84by pluginkollektiv2 months ago
Sophisticated antispam plugin for effective daily comment and trackback spam-fighting. Built with data protection and privacy in mind.
- Installs
- 700K+
- Rating
- 4.8(226)
- Downloads
- 2.3K/day

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk
#239by CleanTalk Inc10 days ago
Advanced antispam for comments, registrations & contact forms. No CAPTCHA, plus email validation and honeypot. We catch spam others miss!
- Installs
- 200K+
- Rating
- 4.8(3.2K)
- Downloads
- 5.3K/day

reCaptcha by BestWebSoft
#341by bestwebsoft8 days ago
Protect WordPress website forms from spam entries with Google reCAPTCHA.
- Installs
- 100K+
- Rating
- 3.9(391)
- Downloads
- 1.4K/day
hCaptcha for WP
#556by hcaptcha9 days ago
The strongest CAPTCHA. Switch from reCAPTCHA and Turnstile for free. Works with 60+ integrations: Contact Form 7, Elementor, WooCommerce, Divi, etc.
- Installs
- 70K+
- Rating
- 4.6(88)
- Downloads
- 1.4K/day

Titan Anti-spam & Security
#725by Themeisle10 days ago
Block spam comments, defend against login attacks, strengthen site security. Anti-spam, brute-force protection & two-factor authentication built in.
- Installs
- 50K+
- Rating
- 4.5(370)
- Downloads
- 720/day

Spam Protection
Up in the last 7 days:3#988by yonifre11 days ago
Blocks spam the moment you activate it. No CAPTCHA, no setup, no API key. Multi-Layer. Just install and forget.
- Installs
- 30K+
- Rating
- 4.7(87)
- Downloads
- 519/day
AntiSpam for Contact Form 7
Up in the last 7 days:8#1,824by Erik6 months ago
A trustworthy antispam plugin for Contact Form 7. Wave goodbye to spam and keep your inbox clean!
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.2(13)
- Downloads
- 77/day
ActiveLayer Anti-Spam
Up in the last 7 days:46#1,855by Syed Balkhi1 month ago
Intelligent spam protection for WordPress forms, comments, and reviews. No CAPTCHA needed. Works with WPForms, Contact Form 7, WooCommerce, and more.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.9(10)
- Downloads
- 239/day

Captcha by BestWebSoft
Up in the last 7 days:1#1,992by bestwebsoft3 days ago
1 The Ultimate Spam Protection Plugin Using Captcha for WordPress Forms.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.1(21)
- Downloads
- 284/day

CryptX
Down in the last 7 days:3#2,127by Ralf Weber1 month ago
No more SPAM by spiders scanning your site for email addresses!
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.5(20)
- Downloads
- 76/day

Friendly Captcha for WordPress
Up in the last 7 days:8#2,140by Friendly Captcha19 days ago
Friendly Captcha is a privacy-first anti-bot solution that protects WordPress website forms from spam and abuse.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 3.9(18)
- Downloads
- 217/day

reCAPTCHA in WP comments form
Down in the last 7 days:17#2,466by jmviade7 years ago
reCAPTCHA in WP comments form is an ANTISPAM tool that adds a Google reCAPTCHA to the comments form and protects your site from the spam robots threat …
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 4.1(20)
- Downloads
- 22/day

WP Mailto Links
Down in the last 7 days:2#2,532by Online Optimisation3 years ago
Protect & encode email addresses safely from spambots & spamming. Easy to use - encodes emails out-of-the-box.
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 4.6(33)
- Downloads
- 22/day

oopspam Anti-Spam
Up in the last 7 days:5#2,716by oopspam Team3 days ago
Protect your forms from spam with 99.9% accuracy - no CAPTCHA, no JavaScript, no tracking. Trusted by 3.5M+ websites.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 4.9(51)
- Downloads
- 288/day

Spam Destroyer
Down in the last 7 days:1#2,968by Ryan Hellyer6 months ago
Kills spam dead in it's tracks. Be gone evil demon spam!
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.6(54)
- Downloads
- 36/day

Captcha Them All
Down in the last 7 days:4#3,020by FuzzGuard2 years ago
In any online website, hackers and unscrupulous users will try and attack your website. Whether it is trying to attack your website by brute forcing …
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.7(15)
- Downloads
- 24/day

Kama SpamBlock
Down in the last 7 days:10#3,328by Timur Kamaev3 months ago
Light and invisible protection against basic automated comment spam. Pings and trackbacks check for real backlinks.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 5.0(17)
- Downloads
- 32/day

La Sentinelle antispam
Down in the last 7 days:21#3,979by Marcel Pol19 days ago
Feel safe knowing that your website is safe from spam. La Sentinelle will guard your WordPress website against spam in a simple and effective way.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 5.0(21)
- Downloads
- 48/day

Block List Updater
Down in the last 7 days:15#4,219by pluginkollektiv4 months ago
Automatic updating of the comment block list in WordPress with antispam keys from GitHub.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.3(4)
- Downloads
- 18/day

No-Bot Registration
Down in the last 7 days:9#4,899by Arnan de Gans10 months ago
Prevent bots from creating accounts by blacklisting domains and usernames and present people with a human friendly security question.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.4(28)
- Downloads
- 18/day
Antispam for Elementor Forms
Up in the last 7 days:49#5,549by Greyhound Studio2 months ago
Practical spam prevention for Elementor Forms, without relying on third-party services.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 22/day

Honeypot Anti Spam for Forminator Forms
Down in the last 7 days:5#6,276by kgmservizi1 day ago
A lightweight honeypot that blocks spam bots on Forminator contact, payment and custom forms. No captcha, no setup.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 12/day

Human Presence
Down in the last 7 days:25#6,366by humanpresence2 years ago
The #1 Plugin for Blocking Form Spam on WordPress
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.7(15)
- Downloads
- 24/day

Honeypot Plus for Contact Form 7
Up in the last 7 days:50#7,109by wpdebuglog9 months ago
Honeypot Plus for Contact Form 7 - Adds honeypot plus anti-spam functionality to Contact Form 7 forms.
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 12/day
Pixeline’s Email Protector
Down in the last 7 days:8#7,233by pixeline10 days ago
Write email addresses without worrying about spambots and email harvesters.
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 4.3(8)
- Downloads
- 29/day
FV Antispam
Down in the last 7 days:5#7,279by FolioVision1 year ago
FV Antispam is a powerful and simple antispam plugin. It moves any spambot comments directly to trash and allows Akismet to just deal with human spam.
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 3.7(3)
- Downloads
- 20/day

Analytics Spam Blocker
Down in the last 7 days:36#7,525by Arnan de Gans10 months ago
Prevent referrer spam from affecting your website analytics. Easily create a blocklist and receive new domains weekly to stay on top of the issue.
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 3.9(14)
- Downloads
- 10/day
FluentComments
Up in the last 7 days:12#7,709by Shahjahan Jewel2 months ago
AJAX comments with layered spam protection and no CAPTCHA. Threaded replies, load more, and 5 editable notification emails. Free, no pro version.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 4.3(6)
- Downloads
- 22/day

WP referrer spam blacklist (fight 2040+ Referrer Spammers in (Google/Matomo) Analytics)
Down in the last 7 days:61#8,197by Umbrovskis.com5 years ago
WordPress plugin to fight with 2040+ referrer spammers (like semalt, buttons-for-website and many more).
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 4.3(3)
- Downloads
- 8/day

CloudFilt Bot & Spam Protection
Down in the last 7 days:63#9,094by CloudFilt8 months ago
Prevent and stop bots traffic. This plugin inserts in your website the CloudFilt codes for the security tracking available on https://cloudfilt.com/.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 4.5(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Antispam
Up in the last 7 days:22#9,556by Eugen Bobrowski10 years ago
Anti-spam check the robots by behavior. No captcha. Antispam let robots do so as a human can't do.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 4.0(4)
- Downloads
- 5/day

Honeypot Guard
Down in the last 7 days:150#11,345by MDigital21 days ago
Anti-spam protection for forms, signups, and comments using advanced honeypot techniques. No CAPTCHAs, no user friction.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 17/day
MP Spam Be Gone
Up in the last 7 days:16#11,818by MikesPickz5 years ago
MP Spam Be Gone is the simplest, most effective Spam blocker.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Raven's Antispam
Down in the last 7 days:38#11,864ravens-antispam16 years ago
Powerful and invisible fighter against comment spam.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 4/day

I don't like Spam!
Up in the last 7 days:33#12,288by them.es9 months ago
Use the Comment Blocklist feature to protect your contact form.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 6/day

Prosopo Procaptcha
Down in the last 7 days:155#12,356by 1prosopo10 days ago
Free, GDPR-compliant CAPTCHA that stops spam bots on WordPress core forms and 21 form plugins, page builders and themes.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 28/day

Spam Master
Down in the last 7 days:119#12,503by TechGasp2 months ago
Real-time firewall and anti-spam for WordPress. Block spam bots, comments, logins & registrations. No CAPTCHA, no slowdown.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.2(72)
- Downloads
- 22/day

LH Zero Spam
Down in the last 7 days:15#13,005by shawfactor4 years ago
Zero Spam makes blocking spam comments and registrations easy.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Custom Captcha Field for Fluent Forms
Down in the last 7 days:57#13,188by Lukman Hussain Nakib4 months ago
Lightweight, self-hosted captcha field for Fluent Forms — image, math and question/answer challenges. No external services, no tracking.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 7/day

Classic Honeypot for CF7
Up in the last 7 days:3,479#13,552by Nilo Velez9 days ago
A lean honeypot anti-spam field for Contact Form 7. A fork of the classic Honeypot for Contact Form 7 by Nocean, with no extra modules.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 28/day
Astounding Spam Prevention
Up in the last 7 days:17#14,255by willjenkins2 years ago
Very effective anti-spam plugin that eliminates comment spam, and registration spam. Combines many effective methods for identifying spammers and keep …
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.6(9)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Advanced SmartCaptcha
Down in the last 7 days:125#14,458by kasitoru9 months ago
A plugin that helps protect your WordPress site forms from spam and bots using the Yandex SmartCaptcha service.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Apio systems
Down in the last 7 days:226#14,541by Joris Le Blansch2 months ago
Basic Honeypot plugin for Contact Form 7 to drastically reduce spam on form submissions without user interaction.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day
WP Email Invisibliser
Up in the last 7 days:81#14,548by Adam Sargant14 years ago
A simple plugin to hide emails from spambots. Simply use the shortcode [hide_email myemail@mydomain.com] to hide myemail@mydomain.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Smart Captcha Yandex
Down in the last 7 days:63#14,852by Temyk4 years ago
Интеграция Yandex Smart Captcha для вашего WordPress сайта.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 2.5(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP-AntiSpambot
Down in the last 7 days:99#16,739by Dustin Filippini13 years ago
Adds a shortcode which converts email addresses to HTML entities to block spambots.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.8(4)
- Downloads
- 3/day

Good Question
Down in the last 7 days:244#17,077by Artem Frolov6 years ago
Simple plugin to stop spam comments and registrations on your site. Adds a question field on the form, easy for humans, but not solvable for the bots.
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- 4.6(13)
- Downloads
- 0/day

SpamKill
Down in the last 7 days:152#17,206by spamkill1 month ago
Anti-spam & spam protection for comments and WooCommerce reviews. No CAPTCHA, no signup, no API key. Just activate. 99.9% accurate, free forever.
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 9/day
Antispam for all fields
Down in the last 7 days:71#17,701by ramon fincken8 years ago
Plugin to reject spam. Port from same author from http://www.phpbbantispam.com Actually visits the URL from commenter to spider for spamwords.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 3.5(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day