Creative Mail – Easier WordPress &… vs Spam protection, Honeypot, Anti-Spam by… (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Creative Mail – Easier WordPress &…
300K+ active installs
Free
Spam protection, Honeypot, Anti-Spam by…
200K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Spam protection, Honeypot, Anti-Spam by… has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 3,174 reviews) while Creative Mail – Easier WordPress &… leads in active installations (300K+ vs 200K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Creative Mail – Easier WordPress &… has accumulated 21M+ total downloads while Spam protection, Honeypot, Anti-Spam by… has 23M+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Creative Mail – Easier WordPress &… | Spam protection, Honeypot, Anti-Spam by… | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.5/5 | ► | 4.8/5 |
| Total Reviews | 391 | ► | 3,174 |
| Active Installs | 300K+ | ◄ | 200K+ |
| Total Downloads | 21M+ | ► | 23M+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | 91% | |
| Last Updated | 1 year ago | ► | 2 days ago |
| First Released | 2020 | 2012 | |
| Age | 6 years | 14 years | |
| WP Requires | 4.9+ | 4.7+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.3+ | 7.2+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.6.9 | 6.76 |
Rating Breakdown
Creative Mail – Easier WordPress &…
Spam protection, Honeypot, Anti-Spam by…
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Creative Mail – Easier WordPress &… averaged approximately 545 daily downloads while Spam protection, Honeypot, Anti-Spam by… averaged 13,190.
Recent Reviews
Creative Mail – Easier WordPress &… Reviews
Very good
Very good
Good idea
Nice with Woo
Not free
It’s kind of a trial, not free. And it made no sense, and wanted me to set up a website, when I just wanted to add mailing options for an existing website. And it seems to be totally linked to Woocomm
Spam protection, Honeypot, Anti-Spam by… Reviews
Super Support
The guys are always available, reliable, and friendly! I use the paid Cleatalk service, and I have to say it’s a top-notch solution—it’s not expensive and does the job! I install it for all my clients
Excellent for price and simplicity
Was great to clean out over 1000 spam accounts and prevent bot registrations. Only problem was lost sales due to woocommerce spam protection being on and stopping some checkouts. Had to disable that f
Anti-Spam is great but needs to address bots and crawlers
Clear Talk Anti-Spam was all I needed in conjunction with Imunify 360 to keep servers stable and free of abuse. This past year has had me fighting against all of these AI bots and scrapers that use
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