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Akismet vs Sift: who uses which
Akismet is on more sites: 261,350 against 14,510 for Sift, about 18.0 times as many. Here's how they compare across the websites we've indexed, and where each one does best.
Where each one is used
| Domain | Akismet | Sift |
|---|---|---|
| .com on .com | 135,778 | 12,618 |
| .org on .org | 11,417 | 333 |
| .net on .net | 8,007 | 114 |
| .fr in France | 7,170 | 14 |
| .ru on .ru | 6,809 | 3 |
| .nl in the Netherlands | 6,721 | 12 |
| .de in Germany | 6,605 | 16 |
| .uk in the UK | 6,513 | 61 |
1 sites run both at once.
Questions
Which is more popular, Akismet or Sift?
Akismet is on more sites: 261,350 against 14,510 for Sift, about 18.0 times as many, across the sites StackGrep has indexed.
Do sites use Akismet and Sift together?
1 sites load both. That's often a switch in progress, or two teams picking different tools.
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