Akismet vs Themify Builder
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| Feature | Akismet v5.7.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | Themify Builder v7.8.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 3.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 5M+ | 6,000+ |
| Last updated | August 18, 2026 | October 22, 2026 |
| Editions | Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection · Akismet paid plan ($) | Themify Builder · Themify Builder Pro ($) |
| 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 | Drag and drop editing with front-end live preview; Large module library, including galleries, sliders, maps and opt-in forms; Works with WooCommerce, WPML and Polylang |
| Cons | Needs an Akismet API key from akismet.com; Commercial sites must buy a paid plan; Submitted content is sent to Akismet for checking | Advanced templates and add-ons are in the paid Builder Pro; Some features need a Themify licence key for updates; Many modules add front-end assets to each page |
| 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 | Drag and drop page builder, Map module with embedded map, Opt-in form module, Login module, Builder Pro templates ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| — | Mailchimp, Brevo, GetResponse, ConvertKit | |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms, Jetpack | WPML, Polylang |
| Other | Akismet | Google reCAPTCHA, Google Maps |
| Requires WordPress | 5.8 | 5.2 |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1.3 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | rest.akismet.com | vimeo.com, atlas.microsoft.com, js.hcaptcha.com, challenges.cloudflare.com, www.google.com, cdnjs.cloudflare.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | — | 5 |