Akismet vs Contact Form 7
A side by side look at reach, regional footprint and where each wordpress plugins technology actually wins, built from live detections across millions of websites.
The short version. Akismet has roughly 186x more sites overall (902.6K vs 4.8K). But the split flips by market: Akismet over-indexes in Chile, Slovakia and Japan, while Contact Form 7 runs the majority in Germany, United Arab Emirates and India. Which one fits depends far more on your market than on raw totals.
Head to head
Where each technology comes out ahead, by dimension
Who leads each market
Share of the two technologies per country. The marker is Akismet's 99% global share, so bars past it lean Akismet.
Where to build
Building an app, theme or agency around one technology? This is where its sites actually concentrate.
Build for Akismet
Build for Contact Form 7
United States is the most one-sided market in this comparison: 94.9K Akismet sites to 248 on Contact Form 7, a 100% split. For a new project there, the ecosystem, plugins and talent all point one way.
Which should you choose
A quick read based on reach and regional traction
Choose Akismet if
- ✓You sell into Chile, Slovakia and Japan, where it has real traction.
- ✓You want the larger install base (902.6K sites) and a bigger ecosystem.
- ✓Your team is already invested in the Akismet stack.
Choose Contact Form 7 if
- ✓You operate in Germany, United Arab Emirates and India, its heartland.
- ✓You value where it concentrates its footprint over sheer volume.
- ✓Your team is already invested in the Contact Form 7 stack.
Export the websites behind either technology
Get the sites using Akismet or Contact Form 7 with emails, socials and country filters.