Akismet vs WooCommerce Checkout Manager
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| Feature | Akismet v5.7.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | WooCommerce Checkout Manager v7.9.8 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 5M+ | 80,000+ |
| Last updated | August 18, 2026 | September 30, 2026 |
| Editions | Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection · Akismet paid plan ($) | WooCommerce Checkout Manager · WooCommerce Checkout Manager Premium ($) |
| 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 | Reorder, rename and remove WooCommerce checkout fields; Add custom fields of many types to billing, shipping or additional sections; File uploads on the order page are included 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 | Fees based on field values need the paid version; Cart-subtotal rules and admin list or email display need the paid version; Admin notices promote the paid version and a review |
| 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 | Reorder checkout fields, Custom checkout field types, Conditional fields based on a parent field, File uploads on the order page, Force shipping address fields, Force account creation at checkout, Custom message before or after the checkout form, Remove the order notes field, Declares WooCommerce custom order tables compatibility, Charges based on field values ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms, Jetpack | — |
| Other | Akismet | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.8 | 4.7 |
| 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 | quadlayers.com, feedback.quadlayers.com |