Spam Protection | Maspik vs Init Void Shield – Zero-DB, 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
Spam Protection | Maspik ranks #993 on the popular list; Init Void Shield – Zero-DB, Honeypot, Anti-Spam is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Spam Protection | Maspik has the largest install base, roughly 3000× the next: 30K+ active installs against 10+ for Init Void Shield – Zero-DB, Honeypot, Anti-Spam. Downloads this week: Spam Protection | Maspik 2,546 and Init Void Shield – Zero-DB, Honeypot, Anti-Spam 104.
| Metric | Spam Protection | Maspik | Init Void Shield – Zero-DB, Honeypot, Anti-Spam |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #993 ▲ 7 | outside top 500 |
| Active installs | 30K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 2,546 | 104 |
| Rating | 4.7★ (87) | no ratings |
| Last updated | Sep 29, 2026 | Sep 23, 2026 |
| Current version | 3.1.3 | 1.11 |
| Best rank on record | #993 | #28,524 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Feb 2021 | Aug 2026 |
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, Spam Protection | Maspik or Init Void Shield – Zero-DB, Honeypot, Anti-Spam?
By active installs, Spam Protection | Maspik: 30K+ sites run it against 10+ for Init Void Shield – Zero-DB, Honeypot, Anti-Spam, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 26, 2026.
Are Spam Protection | Maspik or Init Void Shield – Zero-DB, 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.