10 Best Anti-spam Reloaded Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Anti-spam Reloaded has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. 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 Anti-spam Reloaded
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Spam Destroyer
Closest match4.6 (54) 5,000+ active installsKills spam dead in it's tracks. Be gone evil demon spam!
Shares the comments, spam tags on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated April 29, 2026.
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4.8 (226) 700,000+ active installsSophisticated antispam plugin for effective daily comment and trackback spam-fighting. Built with data protection and privacy in mind.
Shares the comments tag on WordPress.org. About 700 times the installs, last updated 15 days ago.
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Akismet Anti-spam
Paid version availableAkismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
4.7 (1,186) 5 million+ active installsThe best anti-spam protection to block spam comments and spam in a contact form. The most trusted antispam solution for WordPress and WooCommerce.
Shares the comments, spam tags on WordPress.org. About 5,000 times the installs, last updated 19 days ago.
- 4
Invisible Anti-Spam & CAPTCHA — reCAPTCHA Alternative for All Forms
4.8 (50) 4,000+ active installsInvisible spam protection for every form, login and checkout. No puzzles, no checkboxes, no lost visitors — a CAPTCHA your users never see.
Shares the spam tag on WordPress.org. About 4 times the installs, last updated 13 days ago.
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5.0 (21) 3,000+ active installsFeel safe knowing that your website is safe from spam. La Sentinelle will guard your WordPress website against spam in a simple and effective way.
Shares the comments tag on WordPress.org. About 3 times the installs, last updated 14 days ago.
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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
Shares the comment spam tag on WordPress.org. About 400 times the installs, last updated 4 days ago.
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4.7 (94) 10,000+ active installsA quick way to delete all pending and spam comments. Useful for victims of spammer attacks.
Shares the comments, spam tags on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, no update since January 28, 2024.
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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.
Shares the spam tag on WordPress.org. About 200 times the installs, last updated 5 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.
Shares the spam tag on WordPress.org. About 100 times the installs, last updated 6 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!
Shares the spam tag on WordPress.org. About 200 times the installs, last updated July 27, 2026.
Switching from Anti-spam Reloaded: common questions
What is the best alternative to Anti-spam Reloaded?
Spam Destroyer is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 5,000+ active installs with a 4.6 out of 5 rating.
Which Anti-spam Reloaded alternative has the most users?
Akismet Anti-spam, with 5 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Anti-spam Reloaded 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 Anti-spam Reloaded 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 Anti-spam Reloaded 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 Anti-spam Reloaded 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
Spam Destroyer is the closest match to Anti-spam Reloaded by the data we track, and Akismet Anti-spam has the widest reach with 5 million+ 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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