10 Best Akismet Anti-spam Alternatives in 2026
Updated October 22, 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 August 23, 2026.
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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
#9 in the WordPress.org Comment Plugins ranking. 8,000+ installs against 5 million+, last updated September 21, 2026.
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CleanTalk Anti-Spam – Complete Spam Protection
4.8 (3,219) 200,000+ active installsAdvanced antispam for comments, registrations, contact forms, WooCommerce, plus email validation and protection. We catch spam others miss!
#3 in the WordPress.org Anti-Spam Plugins ranking. 200,000+ installs against 5 million+, rated 4.8 against 4.7, last updated today.
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Spam Protection | Maspik
4.7 (87) 30,000+ active installsBlocks spam the moment you activate it. No CAPTCHA, no setup, no API key. Multi-Layer. Just install and forget.
#7 in the WordPress.org Anti-Spam Plugins ranking. 30,000+ installs against 5 million+, last updated 23 days ago.
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5.0 (4) 8,000+ active installsA simple way to fully disable comments on your WordPress.
#4 in the WordPress.org Comment Plugins ranking. 8,000+ installs against 5 million+, last updated August 11, 2026.
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WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam
5.0 (1,463) 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 September 3, 2026.
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4.6 (259) 200,000+ active installsAdd Cloudflare Turnstile to WordPress, WooCommerce, Contact Forms & more. The user-friendly, privacy-preserving reCAPTCHA alternative. 100% free!
#4 in the WordPress.org Anti-Spam Plugins ranking. 200,000+ installs against 5 million+, rated 4.6 against 4.7, last updated 23 days ago.
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4.3 (24) 100,000+ active installsBlock form spam in Gravity Forms with an invisible token check, email rejection rules, and optional AI review. No CAPTCHAs for your visitors.
#9 in the WordPress.org Anti-Spam Plugins ranking. 100,000+ installs against 5 million+, last updated September 1, 2026.
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Disable Comments – Remove Comments & Stop Spam [Multi-Site Support]
4.7 (281) 1 million+ active installsDisable comments site-wide or by post type, delete existing comments in bulk, and block comment spam via REST API and XML-RPC. Multisite ready.
#1 in the WordPress.org Comment Plugins ranking. About a quarter of the installs, last updated September 1, 2026.
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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 22 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 Comment Link Remove5 million+ vs 8,000+ installs · 4.7 vs 4.1
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Akismet Anti-spam vs CleanTalk Anti-Spam5 million+ vs 200,000+ installs · 4.7 vs 4.8
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Akismet Anti-spam vs Spam Protection5 million+ vs 30,000+ installs · 4.7 vs 4.7
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Akismet Anti-spam vs Simply Disable Comments5 million+ vs 8,000+ installs · 4.7 vs 5.0
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Akismet Anti-spam vs Honeypot5 million+ vs 400,000+ 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?
Disable Comments, with 1 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Akismet Anti-spam alternative is rated highest?
Honeypot, rated 5.0 out of 5 by 1,463 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 Disable Comments has the widest reach with 1 million+ active installs. CleanTalk Anti-Spam shipped the most recent release, on October 21, 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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