Akismet vs Gravity Forms Zapier Add-On
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| Feature | Akismet v5.7.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | Gravity Forms Zapier Add-On v4.5.1 · 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 ($) | Gravity Forms Zapier Add-On ($) |
| 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 | Feeds send entries to a Zap's webhook URL; Bulk transfer of existing entries for Zapier; Sample entries and requirements checks for Zap setup |
| Cons | Needs an Akismet API key from akismet.com; Commercial sites must buy a paid plan; Submitted content is sent to Akismet for checking | Needs a Gravity Forms licence key for updates; Zaps are built and maintained in Zapier, not in WordPress; Depends on Zapier's own pricing and task limits |
| 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 | Per-form Zapier feeds that post to a Zap webhook URL ($), Use admin labels or field labels for the payload ($), Entry properties such as ID, date, IP, payment and post ID ($), Product and payment inputs populated for Zapier ($), REST route for listing and managing Zapier feeds ($), REST route for sample entries ($), Bulk transfer of existing entries ($), Requirements check endpoint for Zapier setup ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms, Jetpack | Gravity Forms ($) |
| Other | Akismet | Zapier ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 5.8 | — |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | — |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | rest.akismet.com | — |