OOPSpam vs WP Armour
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| Feature | OOPSpam v1.2.88 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | WP Armour v2.4.02 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 5.0/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 6,000+ | 400,000+ |
| Last updated | October 23, 2026 | September 3, 2026 |
| Editions | oopspam Anti-Spam · oopspam API plans ($) | WP Armour · WP Armour Extended ($) |
| Pros | Background spam checks with no captcha; Works with WooCommerce and many form plugins; Spam and ham logs kept on the site | No captcha or extra question for visitors; No API calls or external service, which simplifies a GDPR review |
| Cons | Needs an oopspam API key and a plan once the free calls run out; Each submission is sent to the oopspam API; IP location lookups use a third-party geolocation service | Only catches bots that fill in hidden fields; determined spam can pass; Some extra checks and integrations are only in the paid Extended edition |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Background spam check for comments and forms, Spam and ham entry logs in admin, Scheduled cleanup of old log entries, Setup wizard | Comments and registration protection, Login and lost password protection, Spam statistics, Extended spam check hook ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Gravity Forms, Contact Form 7, Fluent Forms, Formidable Forms, Forminator, Elementor Pro Forms, BuddyPress | Contact Form 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms, Formidable Forms, Fluent Forms, bbPress, Elementor Pro forms, Divi forms |
| Requires WordPress | 4.6 | 5.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | reallyfreegeoip.org, api.oopspam.com | — |