# ActiveLayer

> ActiveLayer is an AI-powered spam protection service for WordPress forms and comments.

- Type: Plugin
- Category: Security
- Vendor: Awesome Motive
- Website: https://activelayer.com/
- Starting price: $4/month
- Free version: Yes
- Our score: 8.1/10 (WordPress.org)
- Black Friday 2026: Not announced
- Page: https://thefreakyblog.com/activelayer/

ActiveLayer is an AI-powered spam protection service for WordPress forms and comments. It blocks spam without CAPTCHAs for visitors.

## Key features

- **AI spam checks**: Each form or comment submission gets a spam verdict with a confidence score.
- **No CAPTCHAs**: Visitors do not need to solve puzzles to send a form.
- **Form plugin integrations**: Works with WPForms, Contact Form 7, Elementor Forms and others.
- **Detection signals**: Each check returns the signals behind its verdict and an ID for audit trails.
- **Unlimited sites**: Each site gets its own API key on the free and Pro plans.

## Pricing

| Plan | Price | Sites |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free | Free | unlimited |
| Pro | $4/month | unlimited |
| Enterprise | $149/month | – |

## Pros

- No CAPTCHA for visitors
- Free plan with 200 checks
- Integrations with major form plugins
- Confidence scores and detection signals

## Cons

- Free plan covers only 200 checks, one time
- No money-back guarantee listed on the pricing page
- Paid plans are priced by check volume

## Best for

- Sites with spam on contact forms and comments
- Agencies managing many client sites

## Ratings

- WordPress.org: 4.9/5 (9 reviews)

## Alternatives

- Akismet
- CleanTalk
- Antispam Bee

## More

- Pricing: https://thefreakyblog.com/activelayer/pricing/
- Review: https://thefreakyblog.com/activelayer/review/
- Black Friday deal: https://thefreakyblog.com/activelayer/black-friday/
- Coupon: https://thefreakyblog.com/activelayer/coupon/