Akismet vs Gravity Perks
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| Feature | Akismet v5.7.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | Gravity Perks v2.2.9 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + 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 ($) | Gravity Perks |
| Pros | Checks comments and contact form submissions against a shared spam database; Works with Contact Form 7 and Gravity Forms; Stats through a dashboard widget and REST endpoints | One place to turn perks on or off; Perks tab and extra settings in the form field editor; Perks are small single-purpose enhancements for Gravity Forms |
| Cons | Needs an Akismet API key from akismet.com; Commercial sites must buy a paid plan; Submitted content is sent to Akismet for checking | Automatic upgrades and support need a Gravity Wiz licence key; Needs Gravity Forms active; Each perk is a separate plugin to manage |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Checks comments before they are saved, Spam checks for Gravity Forms and Contact Form 7 submissions, Scheduled deletion of old spam and orphaned comment meta, Block statistics dashboard widget, REST endpoints for key, settings and stats, Webhook endpoint for Akismet account updates, Stats ability for the WordPress Abilities API | Perk manager screen to turn perks on or off, Base classes for perks as add-on or feed add-on plugins, Perks tab in the form field editor, Activation hooks registered per perk, Dashboard announcements for administrators, Licence key for perk updates and support ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms, Jetpack | Gravity Forms |
| Other | Akismet | Gravity Wiz licence API ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 5.8 | — |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | — |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | rest.akismet.com | gravitywiz.com |