Akismet vs weForms
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| Feature | Akismet v5.7.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | weForms v1.6.29 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 5M+ | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | August 18, 2026 | October 16, 2026 |
| Editions | Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection · Akismet paid plan ($) | weForms · weForms Pro ($) |
| 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 builder with ready-made templates; Form entries stored and listed in the admin; Google reCAPTCHA spam protection in the free version |
| Cons | Needs an Akismet API key from akismet.com; Commercial sites must buy a paid plan; Submitted content is sent to Akismet for checking | Conditional logic and payments need weForms Pro; Upgrade prompts appear throughout the builder; Multi-step availability in the free builder is not settled |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | 1 |
| Features (Form plugins checklist) | ||
| Drag-and-drop builder | — | Yes |
| Conditional logic | — | Paid |
| Payments | — | Paid |
| Calculations | — | No |
| Entries in admin | — | Yes |
| Spam protection | — | Yes |
| Free version | — | Yes |
| 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 | Ready-made form templates, Email notifications on submit, Human presence check field, REST API for forms, Sidebar form widget, Import forms from Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms and WPForms, Address field ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | — | Appsero insights |
| Plugins | Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms, Jetpack | Dokan, Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms, WPForms |
| Other | Akismet | Google reCAPTCHA |
| Requires WordPress | 5.8 | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 7.2.5 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | rest.akismet.com | www.google.com |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |
| Custom tables | — | 2 |