Akismet

“I built a free WordPress anti-spam plugin that works without captchas, cookies, or Akismet. Tired of Akismet requiring an API key and phoning home? I built a lightweight alternative (38 KB total, ~200 bytes of inline JS) that blocks spam be…”more

“Anti-Spam plugin, as an alternative to Akismet (I don’t have an Akismet API key and can’t afford the paid version).”

“I installed Akismet and the Akismet Gravity Forms add-on, and the bot registrations stopped getting through, but after a while I realized it was because installing that actually broke the registration form.”

“Our website has Akismet, Wordfence and Malcare on it and yet we are still receiving an influx on spam. We have also blocked certain countries and IPs. What additional steps could be taken to block this spam?”

“I’m currently a paying Akismet customer, but after everything that has unfolded over the last few weeks, I no longer want to financially support Automattic with my continued business. What are some great alternatives to Akismet?”

“My sites use Akismet. I used it for ultimate sites with 90 euro / year to prevent spams (Wordpress). Now they have increased prices so much. I think it's hard for me and I'm thinking about other options.”