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Contact Form Zero vs Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection

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

Active-install trajectory

Contact Form ZeroAkismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection

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 Contact Form Zero Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. 40–50 5M–6M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window. +33% ✓ -17%
Overall health B · 82 A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 97/100 100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. 74/100 93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. 70/100 70/100
Rating (weighted for review count) 4.0★ 4.7★ ✓
Reviews 1 1,187 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 88/100 ✓ 84/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. Low Low
Last updated 4mo ago 3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d 114 1.3M ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. 1.4% ✓ 1.2%
Category Email & Marketing Security

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

Release activity

Contact Form ZeroAkismet 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.