Akismet AlternativesAnti-Spam Tools and other similar apps like Akismet

Akismet is described as 'Checks your comments and contact form submissions against our global database of spam to prevent your site from publishing malicious content' and is a Anti-Spam tool in the security & privacy category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Akismet for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Wordpress, Self-Hosted, Linux and Mac apps. The best Akismet alternative is Antispam Bee, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Akismet are StopForumSpam, YouTube Spammer Purge, CleanTalk and Signal Spam.

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  1. Antispam Bee icon

    Antispam Bee

     6 likes

    Say Goodbye to comment spam on your WordPress blog or website. Antispam Bee blocks spam comments and trackbacks effectively, without captchas and without sending personal information to third party services. It is free of charge, ad-free and 100% GDPR compliant.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Wordpress
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    Comments about Antispam Bee as an Alternative to Akismet
    Kelson V
    Positive
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    Works great without calling out to a remote service, and doesn't require your visitors to be using JavaScript either. No need to deal with API keys or licensing.

    Guest
    Positive
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    You can control the spam, from your comments previusly indicates as spam, and much more tools, all clean, simply and ad free.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Antispam Bee is Free and Open SourceAkismet is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • Antispam Bee is Privacy focusedAkismet is not according to our users
  2. StopForumSpam icon

    StopForumSpam

     6 likes

    Your favorite and most trusted "one stop shop" for the prevention of forum & blog spam, trusted by over 200,000 forums...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  4. YouTube Spammer Purge icon

    YouTube Spammer Purge

     2 likes

    It allows you to filter and search for spammer comments on your channel and other's channel(s) in many different ways AND delete/report them all at once (see features below).

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. CleanTalk icon

    CleanTalk

     3 likes

    Anti-Spam Features. CleanTalk protects your website from spam bots and spam in Comments, Orders, Widgets, Registrations, Bookings, And any custom web form, Contact Emails, Subscriptions, Checks the existing comments and users for spam.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Wordpress
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  6. Signal Spam icon

    Signal Spam

     3 likes

    Signal Spam provides email and web client tools to allow you to submit spam emails you have received. These spam emails are then analysed, categorised and added to a database of known abuse. ISP's can subscribe to this database for free to help filter out and block spam.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  7. Mollom icon

    Mollom

     2 likes

    Mollom is a freemium web service to get rid of spam, unwanted content and fake users on your Drupal, Wordpress and Joomla site or blog.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. OOPSpam icon

    OOPSpam

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    The most robust spam protection utilizing AI and a cocktail of unique measurements to safeguard your customers.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  10. Sblam! icon

    Sblam!

     3 likes

    Open-source implementation of server-side spam filtering of blog comments and forum posts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
     
  11. Anti-spam icon

    Anti-spam

     1 like

    Anti-spam plugin blocks automatic spam in comments section. No captcha. Plugin is easy to use: just install it and it just works. Blocked comments can be stored in the Spam area if needed. This can be enabled/disabled via Settings page.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Wordpress
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  12. SpamPatrol icon

    SpamPatrol

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    SpamPatrol provides API and integrations that allow you to analyze messages submitted on your forms to see if they are spam or not. Instead of worrying about block lists, CAPTCHAs, honey pot fields, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Wordpress
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  13. Cerber Security icon

    Cerber Security

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    Defends WordPress against hacker attacks, spam, trojans and malware.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Wordpress
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  14. CF7 Honeypot icon

    CF7 Honeypot

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    This simple addition to the wonderful Contact Form 7 (CF7) plugin adds basic honeypot anti-spam functionality to thwart spambots without the need for an ugly captcha.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Wordpress
     
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