Alternatives to ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms & Comments
Intelligent spam protection for WordPress forms, comments, and reviews. No CAPTCHA needed. Works with WPForms, Contact Form 7, WooCommerce, and more.
Snapshot
Rating: 0.0/5 (0 reviews)
Downloads: 5,576
Active installs: 1,000
Maintenance score: 68/100
Compatibility
Requires WordPress: 5.5
Tested up to: 7.0
Requires PHP: 7.2
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WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam(1,401)•Updated 194d ago
Fastest growing Anti Spam plugin. No API calls, subscriptions, captcha or puzzle. Full GDPR complaint. For comments, contact form, login, registration
400,000 installs4,583,676 downloads45/100 • Stale
Honeypot Anti-Spam(12)•Updated 34d ago
Stop comment spam in WordPress with the honeypot technique. No captcha, no setup, lightweight and invisible to your visitors.
10,000 installs73,949 downloads63/100 • Actively maintained
No-Bot Registration(27)•Updated 186d ago
Prevent bots from creating accounts by blacklisting domains and usernames and present people with a human friendly security question.
2,000 installs37,095 downloads44/100 • Stale
2,000 installs15,239 downloads24/100 • Possibly abandoned
Anti-Spam Protection – No API Key, GDPR Friendly(11)•Updated 22d ago
Block spam on Contact Form 7, WPForms & comments. No API key. GDPR compliant. Free for commercial use. No configuration needed.
1,000 installs61,604 downloads72/100 • Actively maintained
Human Presence – Stop Form Spam Without ReCaptcha(15)•Updated 860d ago
The #1 Plugin for Blocking Form Spam on WordPress
1,000 installs34,238 downloads24/100 • Possibly abandoned
WP referrer spam blacklist (fight 2040+ Referrer Spammers in (Google/Matomo) Analytics)(3)•Updated 2012d ago
WordPress plugin to fight with 2040+ referrer spammers (like semalt, buttons-for-website and many more).
700 installs19,899 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
SPAM Protection and Anti SPAM(0)•Updated 1584d ago
SPAM Protection and Anti SPAM against comments, registrations and login. Content protection for your website.
200 installs5,554 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
200 installs7,974 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
SpamJam(0)•Updated 23d ago
Stop 99% of spam comments and registrations automatically. Zero captchas, zero hassle. Your visitors won't even notice it's there.
100 installs3,344 downloads68/100 • Actively maintained
Disable Author Url and Comment Links(2)•Updated 5093d ago
Disable Author Url and Comment Links : DAUnCL helps you keep your comments clean from spam links left by automated or manual comment spammers who are …
100 installs11,382 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Stop Comment Form Spam(0)•Updated 4071d ago
New WordPress 3.6 or higher plugin which removes the website url field and comment form allowed tags which attract automated comment spam.
100 installs5,349 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Spam Comment Remover(1)•Updated 206d ago
Automatically remove spam comments without Akismet. Universal spam detection that blocks junk, hidden links, fake names, gibberish, and automated subm …
90 installs1,998 downloads40/100 • Stale
Comments by FastComments – Live, Privacy-First Comment System(5)•Updated 22d ago
A live, fast, privacy-focused commenting system with advanced spam prevention capabilities. FastComments prioritizes speed and user experience above a …
40 installs6,076 downloads70/100 • Actively maintained
Language-based Comment Spam Condom(0)•Updated 5292d ago
This plugin prevents comments spamming using language verification.
30 installs5,541 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
A1JSpamGuard(3)•Updated 373d ago
A1JSpamGuard is a simple and efficient WordPress plugin to block spam in comments, registration forms, and contact forms.
10 installs523 downloads28/100 • Possibly abandoned
WP-Check Spammers(0)•Updated 5245d ago
Check comment against the SpamBot Search Tool using the IP address, the email and the name of the poster as search criteria.
10 installs3,217 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Spam_BLIP(0)•Updated 2106d ago
Spam BLIP stops comment spam before it is posted, using DNS blacklists, existing comments marked as spam, and user defined lists.
10 installs2,867 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
humanID – Anti-Spam Comment Filter(0)•Updated 171d ago
Replace ReCAPTCHA with a faster, user-friendly solution and block spammers & bots permanently
0 installs1,196 downloads50/100 • Maintained
The 9 Dollar Comment Spam Mute(0)•Updated 41d ago
Auto-discard comment spam before it ever hits your database. Zero-Touch protection — no API keys, no external calls,
0 installs91 downloads59/100 • Actively maintained