Best spam protection plugins for WordPress
The most popular spam protection plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Antispam Bee leads with 700K+ active installs, ahead of WP Armour (400K+) and CF7 Apps (300K+). All 136 plugins tagged “spam protection” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 spam protection plugins
- 1.
Antispam BeeThe most installed spam protection plugin, with 700K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 226 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
WP Armour400K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 1,478 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 3.
CF7 Apps300K+ active installs. Rated 3.8 from 135 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 4.
Titan Anti-spam & Security50K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 370 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 5.
Stop Spammers Classic20K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 243 reviews, updated 6 days ago.
- 6.Honeypot Anti-Spam
10K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 12 reviews, updated 5 months ago.
- 7.
SilentShield10K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 24 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 8.ActiveLayer Anti-Spam
10K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 10 reviews, updated 2 days ago.
- 9.
Captcha by BestWebSoft10K+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 21 reviews, updated 5 days ago.
- 10.
CryptX10K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 20 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
All 136 plugins tagged “spam protection”

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
- 2.2K/day

WP Armour
#141by Dinesh Karki2 months ago
Fastest growing Anti Spam plugin. No API calls, subscriptions, captcha or puzzle. Full GDPR complaint. For comments, contact form, login, registration
- Installs
- 400K+
- Rating
- 5.0(1.5K)
- Downloads
- 1.3K/day

CF7 Apps
#156by Saad Iqbal13 days ago
Add hCaptcha, Honeypot, Redirection, and AI-powered form generation to Contact Form 7.
- Installs
- 300K+
- Rating
- 3.8(135)
- Downloads
- 4.8K/day

Titan Anti-spam & Security
Down in the last 7 days:1#725by Themeisle13 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
- 593/day

Stop Spammers Classic
Down in the last 7 days:3#1,106by Web Guy6 days ago
A simplified, restored, and preserved version of the original Stop Spammers plugin.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.4(243)
- Downloads
- 289/day
Honeypot Anti-Spam
Up in the last 7 days:2#1,699by RaiolaNetworks5 months ago
Stop comment spam in WordPress with the honeypot technique. No captcha, no setup, lightweight and invisible to your visitors.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.7(12)
- Downloads
- 47/day

SilentShield
Up in the last 7 days:8#1,765by Forge12 Interactive GmbH1 month ago
SilentShield – the invisible shield against spam. Spam is the weed of the internet. It clogs your forms, steals your time, and corrupts your data.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.7(24)
- Downloads
- 140/day
ActiveLayer Anti-Spam
Up in the last 7 days:41#1,840by Syed Balkhi2 days 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:11#1,988by bestwebsoft5 days ago
1 The Ultimate Spam Protection Plugin Using Captcha for WordPress Forms.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.1(21)
- Downloads
- 298/day

CryptX
Down in the last 7 days:2#2,124by Ralf Weber2 months ago
No more SPAM by spiders scanning your site for email addresses!
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.5(20)
- Downloads
- 72/day

Disable Comments & Delete All Comments
#2,169by Themeisle20 days ago
Disable comments globally on all posts or certain post types. Delete all comments at once, by post type or comment status. Manage links in comments.
- Installs
- 9K+
- Rating
- 5.0(41)
- Downloads
- 100/day

oopspam Anti-Spam
Up in the last 7 days:3#2,714by oopspam Team5 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
- 273/day

Custom Contact Forms
Up in the last 7 days:7#2,792by outlawgt7 days ago
Build powerful custom forms with drag and drop. Saved entries, dashboard, signatures, Mailchimp, webhooks, and modern spam protection.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 3.5(171)
- Downloads
- 103/day

Invisible Anti-Spam & CAPTCHA
Up in the last 7 days:18#3,192by Matthias Nordwig6 days ago
Invisible spam protection for every form, login and checkout. No puzzles, no checkboxes, no lost visitors — a CAPTCHA your users never see.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.8(50)
- Downloads
- 199/day

Dam Spam
Up in the last 7 days:62#3,659by Web Guy6 days ago
Spam protection for WordPress registration, login, comments, and contact forms.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.3(4)
- Downloads
- 85/day

Universal Honey Pot
Up in the last 7 days:4#5,083by Ludwig You1 year ago
Universal Honey Pot is a powerful and user-friendly WordPress plugin that provides a plug-and-play solution for protecting your forms against unwanted …
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.7(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Contact Form 7 Text CAPTCHA
Down in the last 7 days:12#5,344by Saurav Sharma1 year ago
Secure your website Contact Form 7 forms from bots and hackers using plugin Contact Form 7 Text CAPTCHA. Just place shortcode [captchacf7* input-captc …
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.5(2)
- Downloads
- 16/day

Anti-Spam Protection
Up in the last 7 days:8#5,420by fullworks22 days ago
Block spam on Contact Form 7, WPForms & comments. No API key. GDPR compliant. Free for commercial use. No configuration needed.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(12)
- Downloads
- 47/day

Proxy & VPN Blocker
Down in the last 7 days:59#5,824by Proxy & VPN Blocker2 months ago
Block VPNs, proxies, Tor, and spam on WordPress. Strengthen security and stop fake users with smart IP blocking via proxycheck.io.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.8(33)
- Downloads
- 28/day

Uber reCaptcha
Down in the last 7 days:4#5,875by Razvan Aldea1 year ago
This plugin adds the reCaptcha form to the WordPress login form, recover password form, register form and comment form.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.7(9)
- Downloads
- 14/day

mosparo Integration
Up in the last 7 days:24#6,583by mosparo13 days ago
The plugin adds the functionality to use mosparo in WordPress forms or forms from Contact Form 7, Everest Form, and other plugins.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 86/day

Enable Turnstile (Cloudflare) for Gravity Forms
Up in the last 7 days:1#6,761by Sully20 days ago
A lightweight plugin to enable Cloudflare's Turnstile alternative CAPTCHA on your Gravity Forms.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 29/day
FluentComments
Up in the last 7 days:67#7,645by 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
Hostbox Google reCAPTCHA
Down in the last 7 days:40#8,252by Hostbox1 year ago
Simple Google reCAPTCHA (v2 and v3) for WordPress, 100% free, no hidden premium, no catches. Supports WooCommerce and Contact Form 7.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day

CHEQ Essentials
Down in the last 7 days:28#8,828by eranfl6 months ago
Protect, analyze & block threats in real time your website from bots, click fraud, and invalid traffic with CHEQ Essentials.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Simple Honeypot for Contact Form 7
Up in the last 7 days:16#8,868by Roland2 years ago
A WordPress plugin to block spam bots on every Contact Form 7 form.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Math Captcha for Contact Form 7
Down in the last 7 days:73#10,830by Shohidul Islam Apu7 months ago
A powerful, lightweight, and smart Math Captcha solution to block spam from Contact Form 7, WP Login, WooCommerce, and Tutor LMS forms.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Honeypot Guard
Down in the last 7 days:115#11,321by MDigital24 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
- 12/day

Bot Protection with Turnstile
Up in the last 7 days:152#12,388by mra13 / Team Tips and Tricks HQ2 months ago
A lightweight plugin that protects core WordPress forms and selected third‑party plugins from spam and bot attacks using Cloudflare Turnstile CAPTCHA.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Email No Bot
Down in the last 7 days:3#12,466by Jose Mortellaro1 month ago
Humans will see the email address on your page, but robots will not.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Advanced Email Filter for Elementor Forms
Up in the last 7 days:15#12,859by Mahidul Islam Mukto3 months ago
Enhance Elementor Pro Forms with advanced email filtering capabilities including global blocklists/whitelist and per-form controls.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Spambargo
Down in the last 7 days:86#13,963by Aviv Digital24 days ago
Block spam in Elementor, Contact Form 7, JetFormBuilder, Ninja Forms, WooCommerce and comments with keyword, link and email checks.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Advanced SmartCaptcha
Down in the last 7 days:25#14,444by 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
- 6/day

Web Ok Honeypot Lite for CF7
Up in the last 7 days:160#15,484by weboksolutions6 months ago
Lightweight honeypot spam protection for Contact Form 7. Zero config — just add [honeypot] to your form.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day

SpamJam
Down in the last 7 days:198#16,042by Matt Biscay6 days ago
Block comment and form spam without CAPTCHAs. Lightweight honeypot protection works automatically and keeps real visitors moving.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

SpamKill
Down in the last 7 days:128#17,229by 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
- 11/day

Gossiped Comments
#17,509by gossiped2 months ago
Universal commenting system with cross-site profiles, reputation scores, and real-time analytics.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Mail Cloak
#17,730by Rizonepress1 year ago
Advanced email protection with intelligent bot detection and automated security monitoring for WordPress websites.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Captcha Spam Blocker
Down in the last 7 days:133#17,792by botezatu1 year ago
Enhance your site’s security with dynamic CAPTCHA, blocking spam and bot access on forms. GDPR-compliant.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 4.5(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

RMGCaptcha Math Guard
Up in the last 7 days:245#18,060by Ridhwan Ahsan2 months ago
A lightweight math CAPTCHA and spam protection plugin for WordPress login, WooCommerce, and Contact Form 7 forms.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 8/day

SpamLock
Down in the last 7 days:805#18,743by Umar Jameel2 months ago
Block Elementor Pro form submissions using email, domain, or IP blacklist.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 6/day

TechArk Spam Shield for Contact Form 7
Down in the last 7 days:114#18,835by TechArk Solutions3 months ago
A powerful spam protection plugin for Contact Form 7 that blocks bots, spam submissions, VPN users, repeated attempts, and automated attacks — without …
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Turbo Rate Limiter
Up in the last 7 days:227#19,271by ahriad7 months ago
Protect your WordPress site from brute force attacks, API abuse, and DDoS attacks with customizable rate limiting rules.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
IP Limit Add-On for Gravity Forms
#20,064by bipinbheda541 year ago
This Add-one is useful for spam prevention, you can set a limit to the Gravity Forms submissions by visitor's IP address over a custom time range.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 4/day

Reycob Form Firewall
Down in the last 7 days:120#20,579by Victor Rodriguez1 month ago
Protects public WordPress forms, login, registration, comments, and WooCommerce product reviews with a local CAPTCHA and rate limits.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

2IZI SmartCaptcha for Yandex
Up in the last 7 days:1,006#21,405by 2izi2 months ago
Yandex SmartCaptcha protection for WordPress, WooCommerce and Contact Form 7.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day
Dlit Easy Math Captcha
Up in the last 7 days:1,029#21,847by dlit2 months ago
A simple math captcha plugin for comments, login, registration, WooCommerce reviews, and Contact Form 7.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 4/day

Comment Guardian
#22,311by Daniele De Rosa4 years ago
Comment Guardian is an innovative and intelligent spam protection that eliminates comment spam 99.9% of the time.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

FW Tools for Elementor Forms
Up in the last 7 days:737#23,167by Olaf Lederer2 days ago
Spam protection, IP and email request limiting, local spam logs, and an optional review-before-send step for Elementor Pro forms.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
WhoKnew Shield
Up in the last 7 days:236#23,795by WhoKnew.io2 months ago
Security plugin blocking spam bots from harvesting email addresses, phone numbers & addresses. Dual-layer anti-spam protection with auto-detection.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 6/day