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Best Free WordPress Plugins for Spam

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Spam

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for spam comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection Best overall 94/100
  2. 2. Disable Comments 92/100
  3. 3. Spam protection, Honeypot, Anti-Spam by CleanTalk 92/100
  4. 4. ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 91/100
  5. 5. WP Armour 89/100
  6. 6. hCaptcha for WP 89/100
  7. 7. Sucuri Security 88/100
  8. 8. Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile 88/100
  9. 9. Image CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7 and WPForms by HookAndHook 88/100
  10. 10. Gravity Forms Zero Spam 86/100
  11. 11. Titan Anti-spam & Security 86/100
  12. 12. reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce 86/100
  13. 13. Maspik 86/100
  14. 14. Invisible Anti-Spam & CAPTCHA 85/100
  15. 15. WP Mail Logging 84/100
1 Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
Best overall Free by Automattic

Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection

The best anti-spam protection to block spam comments and spam in a contact form. The most trusted antispam solution for WordPress and WooCommerce.

4.7★
from 1,186 ratings
5M+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
94

WPScore

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2 Disable Comments
Free by WPDeveloper

Disable Comments

Allows administrators to globally disable comments on their site. Comments can be disabled according to post type. Multisite friendly.

4.7★
from 280 ratings
1M+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
92

WPScore

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5 WP Armour
Free by Dnesscarkey

WP Armour

Fastest growing Anti Spam plugin. No API calls, subscriptions, captcha or puzzle. Full GDPR complaint. For comments, contact form, login, registration

5★
from 1,435 ratings
400k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
89

WPScore

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6 hCaptcha for WP
Free by hcaptcha

hCaptcha for WP

The strongest CAPTCHA. Switch from reCAPTCHA and Turnstile for free. Works with 60+ integrations: Contact Form 7, Elementor, WooCommerce, Divi, etc.

4.6★
from 86 ratings
70k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
89

WPScore

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7 Sucuri Security
Free by Sucuri

Sucuri Security

The Sucuri WordPress Security plugin is a security toolset for security integrity monitoring, malware detection and security hardening.

4.2★
from 384 ratings
600k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
88

WPScore

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10 Gravity Forms Zero Spam
Free by GravityKit

Gravity Forms Zero Spam

Enhance your Gravity Forms to include anti-spam measures originally based on the work of David Walsh's "Zero Spam" technique.

4.3★
from 24 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
86

WPScore

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11 Titan Anti-spam & Security
Free by Themeisle

Titan Anti-spam & Security

Block spam comments, defend against login attacks, strengthen site security. Anti-spam, brute-force protection & two-factor authentication built in.

4.5★
from 369 ratings
50k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
86

WPScore

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13 Maspik
Free by yonifre

Maspik

Multi-layer spam protection for forms, comments and WooCommerce. No CAPTCHA, no puzzles — accurate blocking that works out of the box.

4.7★
from 87 ratings
30k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
86

WPScore

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14 Invisible Anti-Spam & CAPTCHA
Free by Matthias Nordwig

Invisible Anti-Spam & CAPTCHA

Invisible spam protection for every form, login and checkout. No puzzles, no checkboxes, no lost visitors — a CAPTCHA your users never see.

4.8★
from 50 ratings
4k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
85

WPScore

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15 WP Mail Logging
Free by Syed Balkhi

WP Mail Logging

Log, view, and resend all emails sent from your WordPress site. Great for resolving email sending issues or keeping a copy for auditing.

4.7★
from 365 ratings
300k+
active installs
Updated
Feb 2026
Tested to
WP 6.9.7
84

WPScore

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