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# Akismet

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> Akismet filters out hundreds of millions of spam comments from the Web every day.
> 
> Verdict: Rated **4.5/5** by 2 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Overview

### Who Uses Akismet?

Web publishers.

## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **4.5/5** | 2 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support Software | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 100% | (10/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: Automattic
- **Location**: San Francisco, US

## Commercial Context

- **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based
- **Supported Languages**: English
- **Available Countries**: United States

## Features

- Spam Detection

## Support Options

- Email/Help Desk
- FAQs/Forum
- Knowledge Base Software
- Phone Support
- Chat

## Category

- [Anti-spam Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/30996/anti-spam/software)

## Alternatives

1. [Microsoft Defender for Office 365](https://www.capterra.ca/software/219685/microsoft-defender-for-office-365) — 4.6/5 (235 reviews)
2. [SpamTitan](https://www.capterra.ca/software/168436/spamtitan) — 4.6/5 (563 reviews)
3. [ALTOSPAM](https://www.capterra.ca/software/176264/altospam) — 4.8/5 (73 reviews)
4. [Trustifi](https://www.capterra.ca/software/218859/trustifi) — 4.9/5 (18 reviews)
5. [Topsec Cloud Solutions](https://www.capterra.ca/software/145598/topsec-email-security) — 4.9/5 (69 reviews)

## Reviews

### "Akismet review" — 5.0/5

> **Verified Reviewer** | *June 2, 2023* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
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> **Pros**: Akismet offers great solutions for spam prevention. It's lightweight and runs perfectly on all most all versions of WordPress and it's very affordable.Setup is easy and it unites perfectly with WP Forms to prevent unwanted spam comments or marketing from unknown people.
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> **Cons**: Technical support service is very slow- It's hard to get a particular problem solved on time,  that's why I don't even contact them anymore when I'm faced with a trouble. It's not a good practice, we are clients and we do pay for the service- so we deserve all possible attention.
> 
> Great plugin to fight spam activities.

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### "De los mejores anti-spam que conozco para mi web" — 4.0/5

> **Itziar** | *July 14, 2023* | Health, Wellness & Fitness | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Lo que más que sea gratuito (salvo algunos funciones que son de pago pero no son tan importantes), su facilidad de uso, es bastante intuitiva, con diseño sencillo y fácil de manejar. Estuve barajando entre varias posibilidades para mi página de wordpress y viendo que Akismet tenía tantas buenas reseñas y descargas no me lo pensé más, y hasta ahora, es lo que estoy utilizando.
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> **Cons**: Actualmente no hay nada que me disguste sinceramente, por poner alguna pega, que fuera totalmente gratuito, pero por lo demás, no tengo quejas.
> 
> Mi experiencia es genial, me ofrece lo que necesito, un anti-spam que cumple su función, fácil de usar, dinámico, estética sencilla y lo más importante, que hasta ahora no he tenido problemas con él, por lo que de momento, no cambiaría a otro.

## Links

- [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.ca/software/1042118/akismet)

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