Antispam Bee vs Simple Cloudflare Turnstile
Updated 6 Oct 2026. 46 features compared side by side.
Free, privacy-focused comment and trackback spam filter that runs on your own server with no CAPTCHA, account or API key.
Free plugin that adds Cloudflare Turnstile CAPTCHA to WordPress, WooCommerce and 30+ form, membership and community plugins.
Choose Antispam Bee if…
- You need honeypot fields and country & language filters
- You also want works without an external service and REST API & XML-RPC protection
- You prefer the more widely used option
Choose Simple Cloudflare Turnstile if…
- You need form plugin support and Google reCAPTCHA
- You also want Cloudflare Turnstile and login & password reset
- You want the more complete feature set (73/100 vs 25/100)
Antispam Bee includes 5 features that Simple Cloudflare Turnstile lacks, including Honeypot fields, Country & language filters and Works without an external service; Simple Cloudflare Turnstile has 25 that Antispam Bee lacks, including Google reCAPTCHA, Cloudflare Turnstile and Login & password reset. Both include 6 of the 46 features we track. 3 features are not yet verified for one or both plugins.
At a glance
Feature comparison
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Antispam Bee Simple Cloudflare TurnstileProtection methods2/73/7
No CAPTCHA providers; filters comments without challenges.
Only as a fallback in failsafe mode when Cloudflare is unavailable; Turnstile is the main challenge.
No Cloudflare Turnstile support.
Cloudflare Turnstile is the plugin's core challenge.
No hCaptcha support.
Only Turnstile, with reCAPTCHA as an outage fallback.
No image or math CAPTCHA.
No built-in math or image CAPTCHA; verification is done by Cloudflare.
Hidden honeypot field plus a check on how fast the comment was submitted.
No honeypot fields; protection relies on the Turnstile check.
Uses a local database of your own past spam, not a shared cloud database.
Does not check submission content against a spam database.
Blocks spam without any visible challenge to commenters.
Turnstile usually passes humans without a puzzle; an interaction-only mode hides the widget unless needed.
Where it protects1/77/7
Core purpose: comment, pingback and trackback spam filtering.
WordPress comments and wpDiscuz comment forms.
Login forms are outside its scope.
WordPress and WooCommerce login and password reset forms.
FAQ states it does not prevent spam registrations.
WordPress, WooCommerce and several membership registration forms.
No WooCommerce checkout, login or registration protection.
Classic and block checkout, Pay for Order, login, registration and account forms.
FAQ states it does not protect form plugins.
WPForms, Gravity Forms, CF7, Fluent, Formidable, Forminator, Jetpack, Kadence and SureForms.
Builder forms are not covered.
Elementor Pro forms and Kadence forms are supported.
Limited to WordPress comments; no forum or community plugin support documented.
BuddyPress registration, bbPress topics/replies, Ultimate Member and other membership forms.
Rules & controls3/54/5
Regex rules, local spam database and trusted-commenter options, but no plain IP/email list UI.
Allowlists only: IPs/CIDR ranges and user agents can skip the check; no block lists.
Allow or block countries and restrict comments to chosen languages.
No country or language blocking options.
Spam reasons per comment, dashboard stats and an optional log file for Fail2Ban.
Optional analytics and debug log record passed/failed checks with failure reasons.
Option to hide the challenge for logged-in users.
No visitor-facing challenge or message to customise.
Theme, language, size, label text and custom error messages.
Privacy & performance3/43/4
No cookies and no personal data stored; developers describe it as GDPR compliant.
Plugin adds no tracking; readme notes Turnstile does not use cookies to collect data.
Core checks run locally; only optional country, language and Gravatar checks call outside.
Each check is verified by Cloudflare's Turnstile service.
No front-end scripts at all; plugin scripts load only in the admin dashboard.
Readme says scripts load only on pages that need them; defer option on by default.
Readme states WordPress Multisite compatibility.
Form & plugin integrations0/1715/17
FAQ says it does not protect form plugins; it only checks WordPress comments.
Free integration, with a [cf7_simple_turnstile] form tag for placement.
FAQ says it does not protect form plugins; it only checks WordPress comments.
WPForms is a listed free form integration.
FAQ says it does not protect form plugins; it only checks WordPress comments.
Gravity Forms supported in free, including multi-page forms.
FAQ says it does not protect form plugins; it only checks WordPress comments.
Elementor Pro forms, including popups and templates.
FAQ says it does not protect form plugins; it only checks WordPress comments.
Plugin docs state there is no Ninja Forms integration.
FAQ says it does not protect form plugins; it only checks WordPress comments.
Formidable Forms is a listed free integration.
FAQ says it does not protect form plugins; it only checks WordPress comments.
Fluent Forms is a listed free integration.
FAQ says it does not protect form plugins; it only checks WordPress comments.
Forminator is a listed free integration.
FAQ says it does not protect form plugins; it only checks WordPress comments.
No Divi contact form module integration listed; only Divi checkout/Woo form compatibility.
Only checks WordPress comments; no checkout, login or registration protection.
Easy Digital Downloads forms are a listed free integration.
Only checks WordPress comments and does not prevent spam registrations.
BuddyPress registration form only.
Only checks WordPress comments; bbPress topics and replies are not covered.
bbPress create topic and reply forms.
Does not prevent spam registrations, so Ultimate Member forms are not covered.
Ultimate Member forms are a listed free integration.
Does not prevent spam registrations, so MemberPress signups are not covered.
MemberPress forms, with an option to limit by membership ID.
FAQ says it does not protect form plugins; it only checks WordPress comments.
MC4WP forms supported via a dedicated shortcode in the form.
FAQ says it is not compatible with wpDiscuz, which loads its own comment form.
wpDiscuz comment form is a listed free integration.
No API for custom forms; only a filter to run on AJAX comment requests.
Documented helper functions render and verify Turnstile in custom forms; shortcodes too.
Advanced protection2/62/6
No firewall; it only filters comments and trackbacks as they are submitted.
No bot firewall; protection is the Turnstile check on forms.
No disposable email check among its spam filters.
No email address validation or disposable-domain list.
No WooCommerce checkout protection.
Turnstile on classic/block checkout and Pay for Order; no dedicated card-testing detection.
Checks incoming pingbacks (via XML-RPC) and trackbacks; no wider REST or XML-RPC blocking.
Login and register checks are skipped for XML-RPC requests; no REST/XML-RPC blocking.
'Mark as spam, do not delete' keeps spam in the Spam folder with the reason for review.
Analytics and a debug log only; no queue to review or release blocked submissions.
Test API Response button, Cloudflare dummy test keys and an optional debug log.
Statuses: Yes Pro Add-on Partial 3rd-party No ?
Pricing compared
Antispam Bee Free
| Free | $0 |
|---|---|
| Free | Free lifetime, Unlimited |
Simple Cloudflare Turnstile Free
| Free | $0 |
|---|---|
| Free | Free lifetime, Unlimited |
Downloads trend
Antispam Bee
17,359 downloads last week
Simple Cloudflare Turnstile
224,655 downloads last week
Verdict
Simple Cloudflare Turnstile scores higher on our feature checklist (73/100 against 25/100) and includes form plugin support, Google reCAPTCHA and Cloudflare Turnstile that Antispam Bee does not. Antispam Bee still has the edge on honeypot fields and country & language filters. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Biggest differences
Antispam Bee: not included. Simple Cloudflare Turnstile: included. WPForms, Gravity Forms, CF7, Fluent, Formidable, Forminator, Jetpack, Kadence and SureForms.
Antispam Bee: not included. Simple Cloudflare Turnstile: partial. Only as a fallback in failsafe mode when Cloudflare is unavailable; Turnstile is the main challenge.
Antispam Bee: not included. Simple Cloudflare Turnstile: included. Cloudflare Turnstile is the plugin's core challenge.
Antispam Bee: not included. Simple Cloudflare Turnstile: included. WordPress and WooCommerce login and password reset forms.
Antispam Bee: not included. Simple Cloudflare Turnstile: included. Classic and block checkout, Pay for Order, login, registration and account forms.
Antispam Bee: not included. Simple Cloudflare Turnstile: included. Free integration, with a [cf7_simple_turnstile] form tag for placement.
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FAQ
Which is better, Antispam Bee or Simple Cloudflare Turnstile?
Simple Cloudflare Turnstile scores higher on our feature checklist (73/100 against 25/100) and includes form plugin support, Google reCAPTCHA and Cloudflare Turnstile that Antispam Bee does not. Antispam Bee still has the edge on honeypot fields and country & language filters. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Which has more features?
Simple Cloudflare Turnstile includes 34 of the 46 features we track, against 11 for Antispam Bee. Feature count is only part of the picture; check which of the differences matter to you.
Is Antispam Bee free?
Antispam Bee has a free version on WordPress.org.
Is Simple Cloudflare Turnstile free?
Simple Cloudflare Turnstile has a free version on WordPress.org.
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