Anti-spam AlternativesAnti-Spam Tools and other similar apps like Anti-spam

Anti-spam is described as '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' and is a Anti-Spam tool in the security & privacy category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Anti-spam for a variety of platforms, including Wordpress, Web-based, Self-Hosted, Linux and SaaS apps. The best Anti-spam alternative is Antispam Bee, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Anti-spam are Akismet, StopForumSpam, YouTube Spammer Purge and CleanTalk.

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  1. Antispam Bee icon
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    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
     
    • Antispam Bee is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Anti-spam.

    • Antispam Bee is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Anti-spam.

    • Antispam Bee is Free and Open SourceAnti-spam is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Antispam Bee is Privacy focusedAnti-spam is not according to our users
  2. Akismet icon
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    Akismet checks your comments and contact form submissions against our global database of spam to prevent your site from publishing malicious content.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Wordpress
     
  3. StopForumSpam icon
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    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
     
    • StopForumSpam is the most popular Web-based alternative to Anti-spam.

    • StopForumSpam is Free and ProprietaryAnti-spam is Freemium and Proprietary
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    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

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • YouTube Spammer Purge is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Anti-spam.

    • YouTube Spammer Purge is Free and Open SourceAnti-spam is Freemium and Proprietary
  5. CleanTalk icon
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    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 (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Wordpress
     
  6. Mollom icon
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    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
     
  7. Sblam! icon
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    Open-source implementation of server-side spam filtering of blog comments and forum posts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
     
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    A lightweight (~217 bytes vanila JS at frontend) and privacy-friendly plugin to prevent spam comment in the default commenting system of WordPress. Works instantly. No settings required. No captcha.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Wordpress
     
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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 (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Wordpress
     
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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
     
  11. OOPSpam icon
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    The most robust spam protection utilizing AI and a cocktail of unique measurements to safeguard your customers.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • OOPSpam is the most popular SaaS alternative to Anti-spam.

    • OOPSpam is Freemium and ProprietaryAnti-spam is also Freemium and Proprietary
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    Defends WordPress against hacker attacks, spam, trojans and malware.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Wordpress
     
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