All In One WP Security & Firewall vs Gravity Forms Akismet Add-On
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| Feature | All In One WP Security & Firewall v5.4.10 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | Gravity Forms Akismet Add-On v1.1.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | — |
| Last updated | September 17, 2026 | — |
| Editions | All-In-One Security (AIOS) · AIOS Premium ($) | Gravity Forms Akismet Add-On ($) |
| Pros | Two-factor login included in the free version; PHP firewall plus .htaccess 5G and 6G rule sets; Audit log and file change detection with email alerts; Login lockout, renamed login URL and CAPTCHA options | Checks each submission with Akismet during submission; Honeypot inputs added to forms; Spam and ham decisions reported back to Akismet |
| Cons | Malware scanning and country blocking are Premium only; Many options; some .htaccess rules can break sites if misapplied; Database backup tab relies on UpdraftPlus | Needs an Akismet API key; Needs a Gravity Forms licence key for updates; Replaces the core Gravity Forms Akismet toggle |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| Features (Security plugins checklist) | ||
| Firewall | Yes | — |
| Malware scan | Paid | — |
| Login protection | Yes | — |
| Two-factor login | Yes | — |
| Activity log | Yes | — |
| Free version | Yes | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Scheduled file change detection with email alert, Google reCAPTCHA or Cloudflare Turnstile on login, registration and forms, Blocks passwords found in the Have I Been Pwned database, Comment spam protection and spammer IP blocking, Blocks fake Googlebot and Bingbot using published IP ranges, File permission checks and file protection settings, Change the database table prefix, Password tool, WHOIS lookup, custom .htaccess rules, visitor lockout, Tracks logged-in users and login activity | Akismet spam check during submission ($), Honeypot inputs added to forms ($), Spam and ham decisions reported to Akismet on status change ($), Per-form Akismet enable toggle ($), Maps form fields to Akismet name, email, website, subject and content ($), Note added to entries marked as spam ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Contact Form 7, UpdraftPlus | Gravity Forms ($) |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA, Cloudflare Turnstile, Have I Been Pwned, UpdraftCentral | Akismet ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | — |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | developers.google.com, www.bing.com, teamupdraft.com, api.pwnedpasswords.com, challenges.cloudflare.com, www.google.com, api.ipify.org, ipecho.net, ident.me, tnedi.me, ip-api.com, ipinfo.io | rest.akismet.com |
| Blocks | 1 | — |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |
| Custom tables | 8 | — |