Akismet vs Ninja Tables
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| Feature | Akismet v5.7.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | Ninja Tables v5.2.18 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 5M+ | 70,000+ |
| Last updated | August 18, 2026 | October 9, 2026 |
| Editions | Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection · Akismet paid plan ($) | Ninja Tables · Ninja Tables Pro ($) |
| 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 | Builds responsive tables with a visual editor and no code; Ready-made templates and CSV import to start quickly; Can pull entries from Fluent Forms into a table |
| Cons | Needs an Akismet API key from akismet.com; Commercial sites must buy a paid plan; Submitted content is sent to Akismet for checking | Google Sheets as a data source needs the paid Pro add-on; Pro upgrade prompts and licence notices in the admin menu; Deactivation and lead forms contact the vendor site when the user agrees |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | 1 |
| 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 | CSV import into tables, Export table data, Ready-made table templates, Embed tables with shortcodes, Table data from Fluent Forms entries, Add-to-cart buttons in table rows |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms, Jetpack | Fluent Forms |
| Other | Akismet | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.8 | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | rest.akismet.com | wpmanageninja.com |
| Shortcodes | — | 3 |