Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection vs Flamingo: Which Is Faster for WordPress?

Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection vs Flamingo - MakeWPFast
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
A
5M+ installs · 4.7/5 rating
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Overall Winner
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Flamingo
A
800K+ installs · 4.2/5 rating
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Head-to-Head Benchmark
MetricAkismet Anti-spamFlamingo
⚡ Activation TTFB+7 ms+-22 ms
⚡ Activation Memory+0 MB+0 MB
⚡ Activation Queries+1+0
🏠 Homepage TTFB+10 ms+-12 ms
🏠 Homepage Memory+0 MB+0 MB
🏠 Homepage Queries+0+0
⚙️ WP Admin TTFB+614 ms+-1 ms
⚙️ WP Admin Memory+0 MB+0 MB
⚙️ WP Admin Queries+6+0

Feature-by-Feature Comparison

FeatureAkismet Anti-spam: Spam ProtectionFlamingo
Active Installs6.0M+800K+
User Rating4.7/54.2/5
Speed ScoreC+C
Tested Up ToWP 6.9.1WP 6.9.1
Requires PHP7.27.4
Last Updated2025-11-122025-12-01
Total Downloads385.6M+8.1M+
Verdict
FasterAkismet
More FeaturesAkismet
Overall WinnerAkismet
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