10 Best Akismet Anti-spam Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Akismet Anti-spam sits at #1 in the WordPress.org Anti-Spam Plugins ranking. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to Akismet Anti-spam
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Antispam Bee
Closest match4.8 (226) 700,000+ active installsSophisticated antispam plugin for effective daily comment and trackback spam-fighting. Built with data protection and privacy in mind.
#6 in the WordPress.org Comment Plugins ranking. 700,000+ installs against 5 million+, rated 4.8 against 4.7, last updated 15 days ago.
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Spam protection, Honeypot, Anti-Spam by CleanTalk
4.8 (3,211) 200,000+ active installsTop-rated antispam for contact forms, comments, WooCommerce, eCommerce, and login. No CAPTCHAs, no friction, just background anti spam protection.
#3 in the WordPress.org Anti-Spam Plugins ranking. 200,000+ installs against 5 million+, rated 4.8 against 4.7, last updated 5 days ago.
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Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools
4.1 (15) 8,000+ active installsRemove Comment Author Link & Links from Comments, Unlink, Disable Comments, Delete All Pending Comments. AI Auto Comment Reply, Voice, Attachments
#10 in the WordPress.org Comment Plugins ranking. 8,000+ installs against 5 million+, last updated 13 days ago.
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Maspik – Multi-Layer Spam Protection
4.7 (87) 30,000+ active installsMulti-layer spam protection for forms, comments and WooCommerce. No CAPTCHA, no puzzles — accurate blocking that works out of the box.
#9 in the WordPress.org Anti-Spam Plugins ranking. 30,000+ installs against 5 million+, last updated 12 days ago.
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4.7 (255) 200,000+ active installsAdd Cloudflare Turnstile to WordPress, WooCommerce, Contact Forms & more. The user-friendly, privacy-preserving reCAPTCHA alternative. 100% free!
#7 in the WordPress.org Anti-Spam Plugins ranking. 200,000+ installs against 5 million+, last updated July 27, 2026.
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5.0 (4) 7,000+ active installsA simple way to fully disable comments on your WordPress.
#5 in the WordPress.org Comment Plugins ranking. 7,000+ installs against 5 million+, last updated 27 days ago.
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Titan Anti-spam & Security – Brute Force Protection, 2FA & Spam Filter
4.5 (370) 50,000+ active installsBlock spam comments, defend against login attacks, strengthen site security. Anti-spam, brute-force protection & two-factor authentication built in.
#6 in the WordPress.org Anti-Spam Plugins ranking. 50,000+ installs against 5 million+, rated 4.5 against 4.7, last updated 18 days ago.
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CF7 Apps – Honeypot, Database, Redirection, Webhook, and Addons for Contact Form 7
3.8 (135) 300,000+ active installsAdd hCaptcha, Honeypot, and Redirection to Contact Form 7 with CF7 Apps, and generate forms effortlessly with AI. Improve form security, keep it light …
#5 in the WordPress.org Anti-Spam Plugins ranking. 300,000+ installs against 5 million+, rated 3.8 against 4.7, last updated August 6, 2026.
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WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam
5.0 (1,436) 400,000+ active installsFastest growing Anti Spam plugin. No API calls, subscriptions, captcha or puzzle. Full GDPR complaint. For comments, contact form, login, registration
#2 in the WordPress.org Anti-Spam Plugins ranking. 400,000+ installs against 5 million+, rated 5.0 against 4.7, last updated 4 days ago.
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Comments – wpDiscuz
4.7 (579) 60,000+ active installsAdvanced AJAX-powered WordPress comments plugin with live commenting, comment voting, inline feedback, social login, custom comment forms, and engagem …
#3 in the WordPress.org Comment Plugins ranking. 60,000+ installs against 5 million+, last updated 4 days ago.
Akismet Anti-spam against each of them
Head to head on installs, ratings, reviews and updates. Each measure names its own leader; there is no overall winner.
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Akismet Anti-spam vs Antispam Bee5 million+ vs 700,000+ installs · 4.7 vs 4.8
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Akismet Anti-spam vs CleanTalk5 million+ vs 200,000+ installs · 4.7 vs 4.8
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Akismet Anti-spam vs Comment Link Remove5 million+ vs 8,000+ installs · 4.7 vs 4.1
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Akismet Anti-spam vs Maspik5 million+ vs 30,000+ installs · 4.7 vs 4.7
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Akismet Anti-spam vs Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile5 million+ vs 200,000+ installs · 4.7 vs 4.7
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Akismet Anti-spam vs Simply Disable Comments5 million+ vs 7,000+ installs · 4.7 vs 5.0
Switching from Akismet Anti-spam: common questions
What is the best alternative to Akismet Anti-spam?
Antispam Bee is the closest match: it shares the Comment Plugins top 10 with Akismet Anti-spam and has 700,000+ active installs with a 4.8 out of 5 rating.
Which Akismet Anti-spam alternative has the most users?
Antispam Bee, with 700,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Akismet Anti-spam alternative is rated highest?
Honeypot, rated 5.0 out of 5 by 1,436 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Akismet Anti-spam alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with Akismet Anti-spam score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against Akismet Anti-spam on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Antispam Bee is the closest match to Akismet Anti-spam by the data we track, and Antispam Bee has the widest reach with 700,000+ active installs. Honeypot shipped the most recent release, on September 3, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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