ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms & Comments vs Honeypot Anti-Spam
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Honeypot Anti-Spam leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,686, ahead of ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms & Comments at #1,990. Over the last 7 days Honeypot Anti-Spam held its place and ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms & Comments climbed 54 places. ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms & Comments has the largest install base: 10K+ active installs against 10K+ for Honeypot Anti-Spam. Downloads this week: ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms & Comments 2,333 and Honeypot Anti-Spam 298. Ratings: ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms & Comments 4.9★ from 9 and Honeypot Anti-Spam 4.7★ from 12 reviews.
| Metric | ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms & Comments | Honeypot Anti-Spam |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,990 ▲ 54 | #1,686 ▬ |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 2,333 | 298 |
| Rating | 4.9★ (9) | 4.7★ (12) |
| Last updated | Oct 9, 2026 | May 28, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.7.2 | 1.1.1 |
| Best rank on record | #1,990 | #1,682 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Apr 2026 | Apr 2020 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 1 | 0 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms & Comments or Honeypot Anti-Spam?
By active installs, ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms & Comments: 10K+ sites run it against 10K+ for Honeypot Anti-Spam, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 22, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms & Comments or Honeypot Anti-Spam?
Honeypot Anti-Spam, at #1,686 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms & Comments at #1,990. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms & Comments or Honeypot Anti-Spam alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.