Akismet vs Quick PayPal Payments
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| Feature | Akismet v5.7.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | Quick PayPal Payments v6.0.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 5M+ | 1,000+ |
| Last updated | August 18, 2026 | October 14, 2026 |
| Editions | Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection · Akismet paid plan ($) | Quick PayPal Payments · Quick PayPal Payments Pro (silver, gold or platinum plan) ($) |
| 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 | No developer or API keys needed; Unlimited forms in any PayPal currency; Shortcode, block and widget placement |
| Cons | Needs an Akismet API key from akismet.com; Commercial sites must buy a paid plan; Submitted content is sent to Akismet for checking | Postage, coupons and recurring payments need a paid plan; Tracks usage only if the admin opts in; Depends on PayPal's classic checkout endpoints |
| 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 | PayPal payment forms by shortcode, Payment report shortcode, Gutenberg block, Payment form widget, Redirect to PayPal checkout, Postage charges on forms ($), Coupon codes on forms ($), Donation forms with a set of amounts ($), Plan gating of form options ($), Premium licence detection ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | PayPal |
| Plugins | Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms, Jetpack | — |
| 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 | api.freemius.com, www.paypal.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | — | 3 |