Akismet vs Checkout Field Editor for WooCommerce
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| Feature | Akismet v5.7.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | Checkout Field Editor for WooCommerce v2.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 5M+ | 400,000+ |
| Last updated | August 18, 2026 | September 1, 2026 |
| Editions | Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection · Akismet paid plan ($) | Checkout Field Editor for WooCommerce · Checkout Field Editor Pro for WooCommerce ($) |
| 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 | Add, edit, hide, delete and reorder checkout fields; Field labels translate through WPML or Polylang; Works with the classic WooCommerce checkout |
| 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 display, custom sections and advanced field types need Pro; Field types and sections beyond the basics are Pro-only; Pro upgrade prompts appear in the settings screens |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | — |
| 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 | Add custom checkout fields, Edit field label, type and properties, Reorder checkout fields, Checkout Form settings screen under WooCommerce, Translate field strings with WPML or Polylang, Pro upgrade screen listing Pro-only features |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | WooCommerce Stripe Gateway |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms, Jetpack | WPML, Polylang |
| Other | Akismet | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.8 | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 5.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | rest.akismet.com | feedback.themehigh.in |