Akismet vs uCalc
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| Feature | Akismet v5.7.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | uCalc v2.0.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.3/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 5M+ | 600+ |
| Last updated | August 18, 2026 | August 25, 2023 |
| Editions | Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection · Akismet paid plan ($) | uCalc |
| 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 | Place a calculator with a shortcode, block or widget; Calculators are built in the uCalc service; Free plugin with no code needed |
| Cons | Needs an Akismet API key from akismet.com; Commercial sites must buy a paid plan; Submitted content is sent to Akismet for checking | Needs a uCalc account and connection key; Calculators are hosted and edited in the uCalc service; Plugin was last tested with WordPress 6.3 |
| 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 | uCalc shortcode to show a calculator, Gutenberg block for a calculator, Calculator widget, Connect a uCalc account with an API key, Pick a calculator from the account list, Editor button to insert a calculator |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms, Jetpack | — |
| Other | Akismet | uCalc service |
| Requires WordPress | 5.8 | 4.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.3 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | rest.akismet.com | ucalc.pro |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |