Blacklist Manager vs WP Armour
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| Feature | Blacklist Manager v2.4.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 3.6/5 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 | 2,000+ | 400,000+ |
| Last updated | October 22, 2026 | September 3, 2026 |
| Editions | Blacklist Manager · Blacklist Manager Premium ($) | WP Armour · WP Armour Extended ($) |
| Pros | Blocklists for phone, email, IP and email domain; Checkout, registration and comment checks; Activity log of blocked attempts | No captcha or extra question for visitors; No API calls or external service, which simplifies a GDPR review |
| Cons | Global network and Premium add-on need a separate subscription; Upgrade prompts appear in the free admin; Customer identity data is sent to the Global Blacklist network once it is activated | 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 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Blocklist rules for phone, email, IP and email domain, Block blocklisted customers at classic and block checkout, Block blocklisted registrations and comments, Checkout verification step, Activity log of blocked attempts, WPForms submission checks, Global Blacklist network reports and checks ($), Tier sync webhook from the vendor ($) | Comments and registration protection, Login and lost password protection, Spam statistics, Extended spam check hook ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | WPForms | Contact Form 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms, Formidable Forms, Fluent Forms, bbPress, Elementor Pro forms, Divi forms |
| Other | Global Blacklist network ($), ip-api.com | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.3 | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | globalblacklist.org, ip-api.com | — |