Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection vs SpamLens: Jev AI Spam Protection for Comments and Contact Form 7
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
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #8, ahead of SpamLens: Jev AI Spam Protection for Comments and Contact Form 7 at #58,353. Over the last 7 days Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection held its place and SpamLens: Jev AI Spam Protection for Comments and Contact Form 7 slipped 8,570 places. Downloads this week: Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection 246,784 and SpamLens: Jev AI Spam Protection for Comments and Contact Form 7 51.
| Metric | Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection | SpamLens: Jev AI Spam Protection for Comments and Contact Form 7 |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #8 ▬ | #58,353 ▼ 8570 |
| Active installs | 5M+ | — |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 246,784 | 51 |
| Rating | 4.7★ (1,187) | no ratings |
| Last updated | Aug 18, 2026 | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Current version | 5.7.2 | 1.0.1 |
| Best rank on record | #7 | #49,173 |
| Days in the top 50 | 87 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Oct 2005 | Sep 2026 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 83 | 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 ranks higher on WordPress.org, Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection or SpamLens: Jev AI Spam Protection for Comments and Contact Form 7?
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection, at #8 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with SpamLens: Jev AI Spam Protection for Comments and Contact Form 7 at #58,353. 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 SpamLens: Jev AI Spam Protection for Comments and Contact Form 7 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.