Akismet vs Titan Anti-Spam & Security
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| Feature | Akismet v5.7.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | Titan Anti-Spam & Security v7.5.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 5M+ | 50,000+ |
| Last updated | August 18, 2026 | October 22, 2026 |
| Editions | Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection · Akismet paid plan ($) | Titan Anti-spam & Security · Titan Security Pro ($) |
| 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 | Comment and form spam filtering in one plugin; Login attempt limits and XML-RPC lockout; Security audit checks and hardening tweaks |
| Cons | Needs an Akismet API key from akismet.com; Commercial sites must buy a paid plan; Submitted content is sent to Akismet for checking | Vulnerability checks call an external service; Telemetry consent is shown, but its default can be yes; Deactivates an incompatible Titan Security Pro install |
| 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 | Comment and spam filtering engine, Login attempt limits and lockouts, Disable XML-RPC methods, Hide WordPress version in script URLs, Vulnerability check through the Titan API, Security audit checks such as author enumeration and upload directory listing, Scheduled backup and data cleanup jobs |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms, Jetpack | Titan Security Pro ($) |
| Other | Akismet | Titan vulnerability API, Themeisle SDK |
| Requires WordPress | 5.8 | 5.6 |
| 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.titansitescanner.com, api.themeisle.com, translations.themeisle.com |