Role Approved Comment vs Throws SPAM Away
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
Throws SPAM Away ranks #1,445 on the popular list; Role Approved Comment is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Throws SPAM Away has the largest install base, roughly 1000× the next: 10K+ active installs against 10+ for Role Approved Comment. Downloads this week: Throws SPAM Away 1,363 and Role Approved Comment 16.
| Metric | Role Approved Comment | Throws SPAM Away |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | outside top 500 | #1,445 ▬ |
| Active installs | 10+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 16 | 1,363 |
| Rating | no ratings | 5★ (6) |
| Last updated | Nov 24, 2009 | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.0 | 3.9 |
| Best rank on record | #33,816 | #1,436 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Nov 2009 | Jul 2011 |
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
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Role Approved Comment or Throws SPAM Away?
By active installs, Throws SPAM Away: 10K+ sites run it against 10+ for Role Approved Comment, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 25, 2026.
Are Role Approved Comment or Throws SPAM Away 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.