Anti-Spam by CleanTalk 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
WP Armour - Honeypot Anti Spam leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #149, ahead of Anti-Spam by CleanTalk at #241. Over the last 7 days WP Armour - Honeypot Anti Spam climbed 1 place and Anti-Spam by CleanTalk slipped 1 place. WP Armour - Honeypot Anti Spam has the largest install base, roughly 2× the next: 400K+ active installs against 200K+ for Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. Downloads this week: Anti-Spam by CleanTalk 33,541 and WP Armour - Honeypot Anti Spam 8,141. Ratings: Anti-Spam by CleanTalk 4.8★ from 3,211 and WP Armour - Honeypot Anti Spam 5★ from 1,440 reviews.
| Metric | Anti-Spam by CleanTalk | WP Armour - Honeypot Anti Spam |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #241 ▼ 1 | #149 ▲ 1 |
| Active installs | 200K+ | 400K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 33,541 | 8,141 |
| Rating | 4.8★ (3,211) | 5★ (1,440) |
| Last updated | Sep 2, 2026 | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Current version | 6.87 | 2.4.02 |
| Best rank on record | #239 | #149 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | May 2012 | Jun 2020 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 6 | 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, Anti-Spam by CleanTalk or WP Armour - Honeypot Anti Spam?
By active installs, WP Armour - Honeypot Anti Spam: 400K+ sites run it against 200K+ for Anti-Spam by CleanTalk, according to WordPress.org figures captured on September 12, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Anti-Spam by CleanTalk or WP Armour - Honeypot Anti Spam?
WP Armour - Honeypot Anti Spam, at #149 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Anti-Spam by CleanTalk at #241. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Anti-Spam by CleanTalk 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.