CleanTalk Spam Protection vs Simple Cloudflare Turnstile
Updated 6 Oct 2026. 46 features compared side by side.
CAPTCHA-free cloud anti-spam for comments, registrations, WooCommerce and 100+ form plugins, with a firewall for known bots. From $12/year.
Free plugin that adds Cloudflare Turnstile CAPTCHA to WordPress, WooCommerce and 30+ form, membership and community plugins.
Choose CleanTalk Spam Protection if…
- You need cloud spam filtering and honeypot fields
- You also want country & language filters and ninja forms
- You want the more complete feature set (85/100 vs 73/100)
Choose Simple Cloudflare Turnstile if…
- You need Google reCAPTCHA and Cloudflare Turnstile
- You also want scripts load only where needed
- You want to start with a free version
CleanTalk Spam Protection includes 9 features that Simple Cloudflare Turnstile lacks, including Honeypot fields, Cloud spam filtering and Country & language filters; Simple Cloudflare Turnstile has 3 that CleanTalk Spam Protection lacks, including Google reCAPTCHA, Cloudflare Turnstile and Scripts load only where needed. Both include 31 of the 46 features we track.
At a glance
Feature comparison
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CleanTalk Spam Protection Simple Cloudflare TurnstileProtection methods3/73/7
Designed as a CAPTCHA-free alternative; no reCAPTCHA option.
Only as a fallback in failsafe mode when Cloudflare is unavailable; Turnstile is the main challenge.
No Cloudflare Turnstile option.
Cloudflare Turnstile is the plugin's core challenge.
No hCaptcha option.
Only Turnstile, with reCAPTCHA as an outage fallback.
No image or math CAPTCHA; protection is invisible.
No built-in math or image CAPTCHA; verification is done by Cloudflare.
Optional hidden honeypot field for supported forms, alongside JS and timing tests.
No honeypot fields; protection relies on the Turnstile check.
IP, email and domain checked against CleanTalk's cloud database of spam activity.
Does not check submission content against a spam database.
Background JavaScript, timing and database tests with nothing for visitors to solve.
Turnstile usually passes humans without a puzzle; an interaction-only mode hides the widget unless needed.
Where it protects7/77/7
Filters WordPress, Jetpack and wpDiscuz comments; can bulk-check existing comments.
WordPress comments and wpDiscuz comment forms.
Login brute-force defence is in CleanTalk's separate paid Security plugin; SpamFireWall still blocks known bot IPs.
WordPress and WooCommerce login and password reset forms.
Blocks spam sign-ups and can scan existing users for spam accounts.
WordPress, WooCommerce and several membership registration forms.
Checks checkout, registration during checkout and reviews; can store blocked orders.
Classic and block checkout, Pay for Order, login, registration and account forms.
100+ form plugins including CF7, WPForms, Gravity Forms, Fluent Forms, Formidable and Ninja Forms.
WPForms, Gravity Forms, CF7, Fluent, Formidable, Forminator, Jetpack, Kadence and SureForms.
Elementor, Avada and Kadence Blocks forms are on the supported list.
Elementor Pro forms and Kadence forms are supported.
Supports bbPress, Asgaros Forum and BuddyPress (including private messages).
BuddyPress registration, bbPress topics/replies, Ultimate Member and other membership forms.
Rules & controls5/54/5
Personal block/allow lists for IPs, subnets, emails and domains, plus role and URL exclusions.
Allowlists only: IPs/CIDR ranges and user agents can skip the check; no block lists.
Country block list and stop-words come with the Extra Package (+50% of licence).
No country or language blocking options.
Cloud dashboard logs every request for 7 days (45 days with Extra Package).
Optional analytics and debug log record passed/failed checks with failure reasons.
Logged-in users are skipped unless 'Protect logged in users' is on; roles can be excluded.
Option to hide the challenge for logged-in users.
Custom block response messages are an Extra Package feature.
Theme, language, size, label text and custom error messages.
Privacy & performance2/43/4
Documented GDPR compliance, an option to stop setting cookies and field exclusions for personal data.
Plugin adds no tracking; readme notes Turnstile does not use cookies to collect data.
SaaS: every check runs on CleanTalk's cloud servers.
Each check is verified by Cloudflare's Turnstile service.
Bot-detection script and SpamFireWall run site-wide by design, not only on form pages.
Readme says scripts load only on pages that need them; defer option on by default.
Multisite compatible, with per-site settings or a global access key for the network.
Readme states WordPress Multisite compatibility.
Form & plugin integrations17/1715/17
Contact Form 7 submissions are filtered out of the box.
Free integration, with a [cf7_simple_turnstile] form tag for placement.
Filters WPForms submissions for every form type.
WPForms is a listed free form integration.
Gravity Forms is on the built-in supported forms list.
Gravity Forms supported in free, including multi-page forms.
Elementor forms are on the built-in supported forms list.
Elementor Pro forms, including popups and templates.
Ninja Forms is on the built-in supported forms list.
Plugin docs state there is no Ninja Forms integration.
Formidable Forms is on the built-in supported forms list.
Formidable Forms is a listed free integration.
Fluent Forms is on the built-in supported forms list.
Fluent Forms is a listed free integration.
Forminator forms are on the built-in supported list, including multi-step forms.
Forminator is a listed free integration.
Plugin code detects and checks Divi contact form module submissions.
No Divi contact form module integration listed; only Divi checkout/Woo form compatibility.
Easy Digital Downloads is on the built-in supported list.
Easy Digital Downloads forms are a listed free integration.
Checks BuddyPress registrations, plus a dedicated BuddyPress integration class.
BuddyPress registration form only.
bbPress is on the supported list; topics, replies and registrations are checked.
bbPress create topic and reply forms.
Hooks Ultimate Member's registration submit to check new sign-ups for spam.
Ultimate Member forms are a listed free integration.
Validates MemberPress signups via its registration check.
MemberPress forms, with an option to limit by membership ID.
MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress is on the built-in supported list.
MC4WP forms supported via a dedicated shortcode in the form.
wpDiscuz comments are on the built-in supported list.
wpDiscuz comment form is a listed free integration.
Protects custom and external forms via settings, plus a check_message API for custom code.
Documented helper functions render and verify Turnstile in custom forms; shortcodes too.
Advanced protection6/62/6
SpamFireWall blocks known spam bot IPs before they load site pages.
No bot firewall; protection is the Turnstile check on forms.
Blocks disposable and temporary email addresses and checks emails exist.
No email address validation or disposable-domain list.
Checks checkout and add-payment-method submissions for bots; no dedicated card-testing rules.
Turnstile on classic/block checkout and Pay for Order; no dedicated card-testing detection.
Blocks XML-RPC pingbacks and checks some plugin REST routes; no general API lockdown.
Login and register checks are skipped for XML-RPC requests; no REST/XML-RPC blocking.
Spam goes to the Spam folder, blocked orders can be stored and restored, and a cloud log lists requests.
Analytics and a debug log only; no queue to review or release blocked submissions.
Test with stop_email@example.com for forms and a special test IP for SpamFireWall.
Test API Response button, Cloudflare dummy test keys and an optional debug log.
Statuses: Yes Pro Add-on Partial 3rd-party No ?
Pricing compared
CleanTalk Spam Protection Premium
| Anti-Spam 1 site | $12 per year, 1 site |
|---|---|
| Anti-Spam 3 sites | $24 per year, 3 sites |
| Anti-Spam 5 sites | $36 per year, 5 sites |
| Anti-Spam 10 sites | $69 per year, 10 sites |
| Anti-Spam Unlimited | $27 per month, Unlimited |
Simple Cloudflare Turnstile Free
| Free | $0 |
|---|---|
| Free | Free lifetime, Unlimited |
Downloads trend
CleanTalk Spam Protection
123,528 downloads last week
Simple Cloudflare Turnstile
224,655 downloads last week
Verdict
CleanTalk Spam Protection scores higher on our feature checklist (85/100 against 73/100) and includes cloud spam filtering, honeypot fields and country & language filters that Simple Cloudflare Turnstile does not. Simple Cloudflare Turnstile still has the edge on Google reCAPTCHA and Cloudflare Turnstile. Only Simple Cloudflare Turnstile has a free version. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Biggest differences
CleanTalk Spam Protection: included. Simple Cloudflare Turnstile: not included. IP, email and domain checked against CleanTalk's cloud database of spam activity.
CleanTalk Spam Protection: not included. Simple Cloudflare Turnstile: partial. Only as a fallback in failsafe mode when Cloudflare is unavailable; Turnstile is the main challenge.
CleanTalk Spam Protection: not included. Simple Cloudflare Turnstile: included. Cloudflare Turnstile is the plugin's core challenge.
CleanTalk Spam Protection: included. Simple Cloudflare Turnstile: not included. Optional hidden honeypot field for supported forms, alongside JS and timing tests.
CleanTalk Spam Protection: paid version (Extra Package). Simple Cloudflare Turnstile: not included. Country block list and stop-words come with the Extra Package (+50% of licence).
CleanTalk Spam Protection: not included. Simple Cloudflare Turnstile: included. Readme says scripts load only on pages that need them; defer option on by default.
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FAQ
Which is better, CleanTalk Spam Protection or Simple Cloudflare Turnstile?
CleanTalk Spam Protection scores higher on our feature checklist (85/100 against 73/100) and includes cloud spam filtering, honeypot fields and country & language filters that Simple Cloudflare Turnstile does not. Simple Cloudflare Turnstile still has the edge on Google reCAPTCHA and Cloudflare Turnstile. Only Simple Cloudflare Turnstile has a free version. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Which has more features?
CleanTalk Spam Protection includes 40 of the 46 features we track, against 34 for Simple Cloudflare Turnstile. Feature count is only part of the picture; check which of the differences matter to you.
Is CleanTalk Spam Protection free?
CleanTalk Spam Protection is premium only. Paid plans start at $12/yr.
Is Simple Cloudflare Turnstile free?
Simple Cloudflare Turnstile has a free version on WordPress.org.
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