Defensio: Outsmarting Evil Spam
Akismet is one of the most popular plug-ins for WordPress bloggers to fight against spam, and until now it never has any competitors.
But now there is a new technology and very much similar to Akismet called Defensio, well from the FAQ and what they have said about it in their website it looks very well to be the replacement for people like me, who do not want to sign up for a WordPress.com account just so that they get an API key to use Akismet.
In at first glance it has all the features of Akismet and you need to sign up for a Defensio account to get an API key so that you can keep track of your spam count and other customized settings.
What this has more is the spam sensitivity level option and the option to hide obvious spam.
I believe for sites getting huge spam counts these two options are very useful indeed, and unlike Akismet this highlights obvious spam so that user can go on skipping those and avoid reading them altogether thus making the job of sorting through spam a whole lot easier. There is also a checkbox to hide these obvious spam altogether from your view.
Like Akismet this too has a learning engine and it takes couple of days to learn and start thrashing spammers out 
If you are planning to switch, give the plug-in some time (like 2 or 3 days) to get used to the spam trend and then stay and watch while it thrashes your spam.
Finally: I prefer Defensio over Akismet due to the above mentioned features, and I hope it continues its glory in giving spammers hard time.
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