Akismet vs WooCommerce Checkout Manager PRO
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| Feature | Akismet v5.7.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | WooCommerce Checkout Manager PRO v7.6.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 5M+ | — |
| Last updated | August 18, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection · Akismet paid plan ($) | WooCommerce Checkout Manager PRO ($) |
| 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 | Fees added from checkout field values; Show or hide fields by cart subtotal, checkout or account page; Custom fields appear in order list columns, CSV export and emails |
| Cons | Needs an Akismet API key from akismet.com; Commercial sites must buy a paid plan; Submitted content is sent to Akismet for checking | Premium features stay off until a valid licence key is active; Declared incompatible with WooCommerce Cart and Checkout Blocks; Needs the free Checkout Manager plugin to be active |
| 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 | Fees based on checkout field values ($), Show or hide fields by cart subtotal ($), Show or hide fields on checkout or account pages ($), Custom fields as order list columns, sorting and filters ($), Custom fields in the order CSV export ($), Custom fields in order emails ($), Custom fields on the My Account address view ($), Date and time pickers at checkout ($), Regex validation for text fields ($), Searchable select fields ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce ($) |
| Plugins | Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms, Jetpack | WooCommerce PDF Invoices & Packing Slips ($), WooCommerce Delivery Notes ($), YITH WooCommerce Subscription ($) |
| Other | Akismet | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.8 | — |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 5.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.0 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | rest.akismet.com | quadlayers.com, feedback.quadlayers.com |