Restrict It vs Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection

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

Health D41

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection moved down one install band, 6M+ to 5M+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Restrict It	Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	—	5M–6M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	-17% ✓
Overall health	—	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	4.68★ ✓
Reviews	0	1,187 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	28/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	9.8y ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	17	2.1M ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	—	1.2% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Security

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

Release activity

Restrict ItAkismet 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.