Independent product intelligence · Worldwide · 2026-05-01 → 2026-07-31

Akismetakismet.com

Akismet utilizes advanced machine learning to filter comment, form, and text spam with 99.99% accuracy, saving users time and protecting websites from spam attacks.

Workflow Automationakismet.comTracked since 2026-08-211 discovery source
130.9MBacklinks
255.6KReferring domains
63Domain authority
-5.6%Referring domains · 90 days

Authority & distribution

How strong is Akismet’s web footprint?

Backlinks measure accumulated distribution; referring domains show how broadly that authority is spread. Both are observable on the open web, so both are published for every product here.

Backlinks

130.9MCurrent snapshot

Referring domains

255.6KCurrent snapshot

Authority

63Domain authority · category median 22

90-day move

-5.6%Referring domains, last 90 days
At 63, Akismet sits above the 22 median for its category.

Trajectory · Pro

The counts above are the latest of 370 daily observations. The curve through them is on the full profile.

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Traffic & engagement

Where Akismet ranks

Measured · Pro

Measured for this product: global rank, country rank and category rank.

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AI referral visibility

Which AI assistants are already sending Akismet traffic?

Measured · Pro

Measured for this product: AI referral traffic, which assistants refer it and which pages those referrals land on.

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Product profile

What Akismet is selling.

Traffic makes more sense when you can connect it to the actual product promise.

“Akismet”

Akismet utilizes advanced machine learning to filter comment, form, and text spam with 99.99% accuracy, saving users time and protecting websites from spam attacks.

Workflow AutomationSeen 2026-08-21 → 2026-08-21Coverage tier C

What we have measured

4 of 8 signal groups are available for this product: identity, authority and backlinks, AI referrals, search demand.

Not measured for this domain: traffic and engagement, audience demographics, country distribution, acquisition mix. Those sections are left out of the page rather than filled with estimates.

Canonical website: https://akismet.com

Observed across 1 discovery source.

Research questions

What the evidence answers about Akismet.

Every answer is tied to a source we collected, and the questions with no evidence behind them are left unanswered rather than guessed.

What does Akismet do and what problem does it solve?

Akismet uses advanced machine learning to automatically filter spam from comments, forms, and text with 99.99% accuracy. It solves the problem of protecting websites from spam attacks and saves users time by automating the moderation process.

What does Akismet offer in terms of features or capabilities?

Akismet offers an automated spam filtering service with advanced machine learning capabilities. It specifically filters comment, form, and text spam, and it is integrated into the workflow automation category, automating website moderation tasks.

What is Akismet used for and in what situations?

Akismet is an automated anti-spam service primarily used for filtering comment spam, contact form spam, and other unwanted text submissions on websites. It is particularly useful for WordPress sites and any online platform where user-generated content needs to be moderated.

3 of 6 research questions are answered for this product. The rest need source evidence we have not collected yet, so they are left unanswered rather than guessed.

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  • Backlink trajectoryThe figures above are the latest observation. The daily curve behind them holds 370.
  • AI referral detailHow much traffic assistants send, which 2 of them do it, and the 4 pages they land on.
  • Search structure and ranking depthOrganic against paid, brand against non-brand, and how many keywords rank in the top three against the long tail — which is what decides whether the demand is portable or tied to the name.
  • The rest of the marketPage through every leaderboard 100 rows at a time, put any five products side by side, and query the whole dataset over API / MCP.

Worldwide estimates · Data period 2026-05-01 → 2026-07-31. Figures are measured estimates intended for market research. Signals we have not measured for this domain are omitted, never estimated; a measured zero is still reported as zero. How this was measured