Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Self-Hosted
- Wordpress
United States
+7
Akismet Alternatives
Akismet is described as 'Checks your comments and contact form submissions against our global database of spam to prevent your site from publishing malicious content' and is a Anti-Spam tool in the security & privacy category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Akismet for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Wordpress, Self-Hosted, SaaS and Linux apps. The best Akismet alternative is Antispam Bee, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Akismet are StopForumSpam, YouTube Spammer Purge, CleanTalk and Signal Spam.
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MxGuard is a cloud-based inbound email security gateway. Domains point their MX records at MxGuard, which scores every message and then rejects, quarantines, tags or forwards it to the customer's existing mail server.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Online
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
Anti-spam plugin blocks automatic spam in comments section. No captcha. Plugin is easy to use: just install it and it just works. Blocked comments can be stored in the Spam area if needed. This can be enabled/disabled via Settings page.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Self-Hosted
- Wordpress
+1
This simple addition to the wonderful Contact Form 7 (CF7) plugin adds basic honeypot anti-spam functionality to thwart spambots without the need for an ugly captcha.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Self-Hosted
- Wordpress
A lightweight (~217 bytes vanila JS at frontend) and privacy-friendly plugin to prevent spam comment in the default commenting system of WordPress. Works instantly. No settings required. No captcha.
United Kingdom
