Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection vs Popup Maker – Boost Sales, Conversions, Optins, Subscribers with the Ultimate WP Popups Builder: Which Is Faster for WordPress?

Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection vs Popup Maker – Boost Sales, Conversions, Optins, Subscribers with the Ultimate WP Popups Builder - MakeWPFast
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
A
6M+ installs · 4.7/5 rating
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Popup Maker – Boost Sales, Conversions, Optins, Subscribers with the Ultimate WP Popups Builder
B+
700K+ installs · 4.9/5 rating
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Overall Winner
Head-to-Head Benchmark
MetricAkismet Anti-spamPopup Maker
⚡ Activation TTFB+7 ms+3 ms
⚡ Activation Memory+0 MB+4 MB
⚡ Activation Queries+1+0
🏠 Homepage TTFB+10 ms+7 ms
🏠 Homepage Memory+0 MB+4 MB
🏠 Homepage Queries+0+9
⚙️ WP Admin TTFB+614 ms+-16 ms
⚙️ WP Admin Memory+0 MB+0 MB
⚙️ WP Admin Queries+6+4

Feature-by-Feature Comparison

FeatureAkismet Anti-spam: Spam ProtectionPopup Maker – Boost Sales, Conversions, Optins, Subscribers with the Ultimate WP Popups Builder
Active Installs6.0M+700K+
User Rating4.7/54.9/5
Speed ScoreC+B-
Tested Up ToWP 6.9.1WP 6.8.3
Requires PHP7.27.4
Last Updated2025-11-122025-10-13
Total Downloads385.6M+19.7M+
Verdict
FasterPopup-maker
More FeaturesAkismet
Overall WinnerPopup-maker

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