Clear comments vs Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection

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

Clear comments

by brahmnan

Health D41

Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection

by Automattic

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

Not enough install history yet to chart a trajectory for both plugins. It builds as we snapshot daily.

Metric	Clear comments	Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	0–0	5M–6M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	-17% ✓
Overall health	D · 41	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.68★ ✓
Reviews	0	1,186 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	31/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	5.6y ago	13d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	32	8.6M ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Security

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

Release activity

Clear comments Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection

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.