Formidable Anti-Spam vs En Spam

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

Health D45

Health B84

Active-install trajectory

En Spam moved down one install band, 600+ to 500+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Formidable Anti-Spam	En Spam
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	60–70	500–600 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-17%
Overall health	D · 45	B · 84 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	75/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★	3.99★ ✓
Reviews	1	7 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	90/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	12.0y ago	9d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	75	162 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.3%	2.9% ✓
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

Formidable Anti-SpamEn Spam

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.