Advanced Custom Fields: Gravity Forms Add-on vs Akismet
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| Feature | Advanced Custom Fields: Gravity Forms Add-on v1.3.10 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.2/5 Visit Details | Akismet v5.7.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 30,000+ | 5M+ |
| Last updated | December 2, 2025 | August 18, 2026 |
| Editions | Advanced Custom Fields: Gravity Forms Add-on | Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection · Akismet paid plan ($) |
| Pros | Lightweight, with no settings page or front-end output; Returns either the full form object or just the form ID; Supports single or multiple form selection and an optional empty value | Checks comments and contact form submissions against a shared spam database; Works with Contact Form 7 and Gravity Forms; Stats through a dashboard widget and REST endpoints |
| Cons | Needs both ACF and Gravity Forms active; Does not render the form; template code is required; Only active forms are offered in the select list | Needs an Akismet API key from akismet.com; Commercial sites must buy a paid plan; Submitted content is sent to Akismet for checking |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 2 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Gravity Forms field type registered in ACF, Return value as form object or form ID, Select multiple forms in one field, Optional empty selection, Field type for legacy ACF version 4, Admin notices when ACF, Gravity Forms or active forms are missing | Checks comments before they are saved, Spam checks for Gravity Forms and Contact Form 7 submissions, Scheduled deletion of old spam and orphaned comment meta, Block statistics dashboard widget, REST endpoints for key, settings and stats, Webhook endpoint for Akismet account updates, Stats ability for the WordPress Abilities API |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | Advanced Custom Fields, Gravity Forms | Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms, Jetpack |
| Other | — | Akismet |
| Requires WordPress | 4.6 | 5.8 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.2 |
| Tested up to | 6.9.0 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | rest.akismet.com |