GraphComment vs Stop Spammers
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| Feature | GraphComment v5.1.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | Stop Spammers v2026.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 400+ | 20,000+ |
| Last updated | September 12, 2026 | July 18, 2026 |
| Editions | Comments – GraphComment | Stop Spammers Classic |
| Pros | Replaces native comments with a hosted comment system; Synced back to the WordPress database; Optional WooCommerce product page comments | Checks IPs against StopForumSpam, BotScout and Akismet; Captcha challenge on login, registration and comment forms; Allow list, block list and activity reports |
| Cons | Requires a GraphComment account and vendor service; Some options such as SSO, overlay and read-only are locked to account plans; Sends install and activation events to the vendor without asking | Legacy build; new features are not planned; Successor Dam Spam is the recommended plugin; Several external lookups send visitor IPs to third-party services |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Hosted comment thread replacing native comments, Import of existing WordPress comments, Scheduled comment sync, REST webhook for comment updates from the vendor, Comments on WooCommerce product pages, Diagnostic check and forced sync in admin, SSO, overlay and read-only options locked to account plan ($) | Spam checks run on each request at init, Captcha challenge on login, registration and comment forms, Checks 404 hits for exploit-scanning bots, Allow list and block list screens, Reports of caught spam, Tor exit node and hosting-provider checks, Logs IP address on user registration and login |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | — | Akismet |
| Other | GraphComment API | StopForumSpam, BotScout, Google reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, Solve Media |
| Requires WordPress | 5.9 | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.0 |
| Phones home | Yes | No |
| External services | dev.graphcomment.com, devintegration.graphcomment.com, dev-import.graphcomment.com, graphcomment.com, integration.graphcomment.com, import.graphcomment.com | www.google.com, hcaptcha.com, verify.solvemedia.com, www.stopforumspam.com, botscout.com, rest.akismet.com, api-secure.solvemedia.com |
| Blocks | 1 | — |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |