Akismet vs Simple Job Board
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| Feature | Akismet v5.7.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | Simple Job Board v2.14.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 5M+ | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | August 18, 2026 | September 8, 2026 |
| Editions | Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection · Akismet paid plan ($) | Simple Job Board · Simple Job Board Add-ons ($) |
| 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 | Job listings with category, type, location and tag filters; Custom application form builder and applicant list in the admin; Applications sent by email and kept in the dashboard |
| Cons | Needs an Akismet API key from akismet.com; Commercial sites must buy a paid plan; Submitted content is sent to Akismet for checking | Elementor form layouts and extra features need paid add-ons; Add-on licences are activated from the plugin's own screens; Page layout is set in the plugin's appearance settings |
| 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 | Application form builder per job, Email notifications for applications, Applicant records stored in the admin, Job categories, types, locations and tags, Allowed resume file types setting, Recent jobs widget, Personal data export and erase tools, Heading strings registered for WPML, Elementor application form layout ($), Add-on catalogue and licence activation ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms, Jetpack | WPML, Elementor ($) |
| Other | Akismet | PressTigers market (add-on catalogue and licence) |
| Requires WordPress | 5.8 | 5.1 |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.0 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | rest.akismet.com | market.presstigers.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | — | 2 |