Jetpack vs Zero Spam for WordPress
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| Feature | Jetpack v16.3.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.7/5 Visit Details | Zero Spam for WordPress v5.7.14 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.1/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 3M+ | 20,000+ |
| Last updated | October 12, 2026 | October 23, 2026 |
| Editions | Jetpack · Jetpack paid plans ($) | Zero Spam for WordPress |
| Pros | Many modules in one plugin, each switched on separately; Brute-force protection and an image CDN without extra services; Contact form with Akismet spam checks and entries kept in admin | No captchas or moderation queues for visitors; Blocks IPs and countries from admin settings; Integrations for many form and commerce plugins |
| Cons | Needs a WordPress.com connection to work fully; Usage tracking runs once the site is connected, with no separate toggle found; Paid plans gate some features, such as multi-step forms | Quota-limited Zero Spam API; upgrade is needed for higher volumes; Some lookups need your own IP service API keys; Sharing spam data with the vendor is an opt-in setting |
| Mentioned in our posts | 7 | 1 |
| Features (Form plugins checklist) | ||
| Drag-and-drop builder | Yes | — |
| Conditional logic | Yes | — |
| Multi-step forms | Paid | — |
| Payments | No | — |
| File upload | Yes | — |
| Calculations | No | — |
| Entries in admin | Yes | — |
| Spam protection | Yes | — |
| Free version | Yes | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Site stats dashboard, Brute force login protection, Photon image CDN, Social sharing buttons, Related posts, Newsletter and blog subscriptions, XML sitemaps, VideoPress video hosting ($), Secure sign-on through WordPress.com | Spam and bot blocking with no visitor captcha, Stop Forum Spam reputation lookup, Geolocation lookups with ipstack or ipinfo keys, REST API for network settings, Optional sharing of anonymous spam detections, Integrations for WPForms, Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms, Formidable and others, API usage monitoring and quota alerts |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal ($) | — |
| MailPoet | — | |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | — | Gravity Forms, WPForms |
| Other | Akismet, WordPress.com | Stop Forum Spam, ipstack, IPinfo, ipbase |
| Requires WordPress | 7.0 | 6.9 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 8.2 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Yes | Only if you agree |
| External services | jetpack.wordpress.com, api.bruteprotect.com, public-api.wordpress.com, www.sandbox.paypal.com, www.paypal.com, api-m.sandbox.paypal.com, api.paypal.com, v0.wordpress.com, videopress.com, widgets.wp.com, pixel.wp.com, subscribe.wordpress.com | www.zerospam.org, api.stopforumspam.org, api.ipinfo.io, api.ipbase.com, api.ipstack.com |
| Blocks | 60 | — |
| Shortcodes | 60 | — |
| Custom tables | 1 | — |