Akismet vs Gravity Forms Mailchimp Add-On
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| Feature | Akismet v5.7.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | Gravity Forms Mailchimp Add-On v5.7.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 5M+ | — |
| Last updated | August 18, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection · Akismet paid plan ($) | Gravity Forms Mailchimp Add-On ($) |
| Pros | 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 | Maps fields to Mailchimp merge fields and interest groups; Double opt-in, VIP flag and marketing permission options per feed; Tags and notes sent with each subscriber |
| Cons | Needs an Akismet API key from akismet.com; Commercial sites must buy a paid plan; Submitted content is sent to Akismet for checking | Connection goes through the Gravity Forms licence-keyed OAuth service; Needs a Gravity Forms licence key for updates; Feeds need an active Mailchimp connection to pick an audience |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | 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 | Send submissions to a Mailchimp audience ($), Map form fields to Mailchimp merge fields ($), Interest groups per feed ($), Double opt-in and VIP options ($), Tags and notes per subscriber ($), Marketing permissions mapped per feed ($), Connect Mailchimp through the Gravity Forms OAuth service ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| — | Mailchimp ($) | |
| Plugins | Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms, Jetpack | Gravity Forms ($) |
| Other | Akismet | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.8 | — |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | — |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | rest.akismet.com | — |