Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection vs WP Armour - Honeypot Anti Spam
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
At a glance
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #8, ahead of WP Armour - Honeypot Anti Spam at #149. Over the last 7 days Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection held its place and WP Armour - Honeypot Anti Spam climbed 1 place. Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection has the largest install base, roughly 13× the next: 5M+ active installs against 400K+ for WP Armour - Honeypot Anti Spam. Downloads this week: Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection 370,319 and WP Armour - Honeypot Anti Spam 8,141. Ratings: Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection 4.7★ from 1,186 and WP Armour - Honeypot Anti Spam 5★ from 1,440 reviews.
| Metric | Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection | WP Armour - Honeypot Anti Spam |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #8 ▬ | #149 ▲ 1 |
| Active installs | 5M+ | 400K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 370,319 | 8,141 |
| Rating | 4.7★ (1,186) | 5★ (1,440) |
| Last updated | Aug 18, 2026 | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Current version | 5.7.2 | 2.4.02 |
| Best rank on record | #7 | #149 |
| Days in the top 50 | 50 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Oct 2005 | Jun 2020 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 49 | 12 |
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, Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection or WP Armour - Honeypot Anti Spam?
By active installs, Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection: 5M+ sites run it against 400K+ for WP Armour - Honeypot Anti Spam, according to WordPress.org figures captured on September 12, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection or WP Armour - Honeypot Anti Spam?
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection, at #8 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with WP Armour - Honeypot Anti Spam at #149. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection or WP Armour - Honeypot Anti Spam alternatives to each other?
Yes. All of them are anti-spam plugins, so a site would normally run one of them. The figures above show which one more WordPress sites choose and how that has changed over time.
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.