Gravity Forms Akismet Add-On vs WPS Hide Login
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| Feature | Gravity Forms Akismet Add-On v1.1.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details | WPS Hide Login v1.9.19 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 2M+ |
| Last updated | — | August 13, 2026 |
| Editions | Gravity Forms Akismet Add-On ($) | WPS Hide Login |
| Pros | Checks each submission with Akismet during submission; Honeypot inputs added to forms; Spam and ham decisions reported back to Akismet | Moves the login page to a custom URL with no core file changes; Restores the standard login when deactivated; Supports multisite network settings |
| Cons | Needs an Akismet API key; Needs a Gravity Forms licence key for updates; Replaces the core Gravity Forms Akismet toggle | Hiding the URL is not a substitute for login rate limiting; Forgotten login URLs lock editors out until the plugin is disabled; Maintained without guaranteed free support |
| Features (Security plugins checklist) | ||
| Firewall | — | No |
| Malware scan | — | No |
| Login protection | — | Yes |
| Two-factor login | — | No |
| Activity log | — | No |
| Free version | — | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Akismet spam check during submission ($), 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 ($) | Custom login URL slug, Custom redirect page for blocked wp-admin visitors, Blocks direct access to wp-login.php and wp-admin, Network settings on multisite, Site Health test for the login URL |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | Gravity Forms ($) | — |
| Other | Akismet ($) | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 | 4.1 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | — | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | rest.akismet.com | — |