BotBlocker vs Kama SpamBlock

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

BotBlocker

by Brandon Fenning

Health F35

Kama SpamBlock

by Timur Kamaev

Health A89

Active-install trajectory

BotBlocker Kama SpamBlock

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	BotBlocker	Kama SpamBlock
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	4K–5K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-20%
Overall health	F · 35	A · 89 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	46/100	90/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	2.85★	4.54★ ✓
Reviews	10	17 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	94/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	14.4y ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	71	975 ✓
Category	Security	Security

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

BotBlocker Kama SpamBlock

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.