FluentComments vs Antispam Bee

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

FluentComments

by Shahjahan Jewel

Health C67

Antispam Bee

by pluginkollektiv

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

FluentComments Antispam Bee

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	FluentComments	Antispam Bee
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	700–800	700K–800K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	C · 67	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	56/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	95/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.04★	4.77★ ✓
Reviews	6	226 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	77/100	91/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.1y ago	6d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	151	363.6K ✓
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

FluentComments Antispam Bee

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.