AI-Powered Spam Protection
Block Spam. Never Block Customers.
While CAPTCHAs drive away 40% of your visitors and other spam tools take seconds to respond, ActiveLayer catches spam in milliseconds. No puzzles. No friction. No lost leads. Your visitors submit forms and move on. You stay spam-free.
✓ Lightning-fast response
✓ 99.5%+ accuracy
✓ Zero CAPTCHAs
✓ 1,000 checks for free
Built by the same team whose software is trusted by 30,000,000+ websites worldwide.
Everything You Need to Eliminate Spam
Forget wrestling with CAPTCHAs and complex anti-spam setups. ActiveLayer handles it all.
AI-Powered Detection
Analyzes content patterns, sender reputation, and behavioral signals to catch spam with 99.5%+ accuracy.
Zero CAPTCHAs
Entirely server-side. Your visitors never see a puzzle, a checkbox, or a challenge.
Millisecond Speed
Spam verdicts faster than your database query. Forms submit without delay. Conversions stay intact.
WordPress Plugin
One plugin, one API key. Protects forms and comments with no code required.
REST API / Any Platform
Works with Node.js, PHP, Python, Laravel, Next.js, Express, and any framework that makes HTTP requests.
9+ Form Integrations
Native support for WPForms, Contact Form 7, Elementor Forms, Formidable Forms, Ninja Forms, Fluent Forms, Forminator, Sure Forms, and WordPress Comments.
Full Transparency
Every verdict includes a confidence score, detection signals, and detection ID. You always know why something was flagged.
Automatic Fallbacks
Safe defaults built in. If ActiveLayer is unreachable, submissions pass through. Your forms never break.
Unlimited Sites
Every plan covers unlimited sites. No per-site licensing. One account protects everything you build.
See ActiveLayer in Action
One product. Every platform. Every team.
One Dashboard. Every Client Site. Zero Spam.
Manage spam protection across all your sites from a single dashboard. ActiveLayer gives agencies and teams centralized visibility with client-level reporting, team member access, and unlimited sites on every plan. No more per-site solutions that don’t scale.
- Multi-site dashboard with per-site stats and spam trends
- Client reporting for agencies managing 10, 50, or 500 sites
- Team access so your staff can manage protection without sharing credentials
- Agency plan: 100,000 checks/month at $49/mo. Enterprise plans available for higher volume.
Install the Plugin. Enable Per Form. Done.
The ActiveLayer WordPress plugin protects your forms and comments in minutes. No code required. Install the plugin, enter your API key, and enable protection per form with a simple checkbox. Works natively with WPForms and 8 other popular form plugins.
- One-click install from the WordPress plugin directory
- Enable or disable protection per form with a checkbox
- Native WPForms integration built by the same team (Awesome Motive)
- Protects WordPress comment forms automatically
- No client-side scripts. No JavaScript. Nothing that slows your site.
5 Lines of Code. Spam Solved.
Add ActiveLayer to Express, Next.js, Laravel, or any framework with a single REST call. Send content, get back a verdict with confidence score, detection signals, and response time in milliseconds. No client-side dependencies. No SDK required. Just HTTP.
- Clean REST API with copy-paste examples for Node.js, PHP, Python, and Laravel
- Millisecond response times. Faster than your database query.
- Full detection transparency: confidence scores, detection signals, detection IDs for audit trails
- Unlimited sites on every plan. One API key for all your projects.
- Feedback loop endpoint to train detection on your specific content patterns
Why Smart Website Owners Trust ActiveLayer
Stopping spam isn’t luck. It’s a system.
Spam Verdicts in Milliseconds. Your Visitors Never Wait.
Other spam tools take 2+ seconds to return a verdict — a delay that kills conversions. ActiveLayer responds in milliseconds, faster than your database query, so forms submit instantly and comments post without delay. Speed isn’t a bonus feature; it’s the reason your leads don’t drop off.
Invisible Protection That Never Blocks a Real Customer.
CAPTCHAs cost you up to 40% of form completions — every puzzle is a potential customer lost. ActiveLayer works entirely server-side, so your visitors never see a challenge, never solve a puzzle, and never abandon your form in frustration. They fill out the form, hit submit, and move on. You get the lead, not the spam.
One Product for Every Website You Run.
Running WordPress? Install the plugin and enable protection per form with a checkbox — no code required. Building a custom app? Add a single REST call and get back a verdict with full detection signals. One dashboard, one API key, one product — whether you’re a site owner, developer, agency, or SaaS builder.
What ActiveLayer Users Are Saying
“We were getting 50+ spam submissions a day through our contact form. I installed ActiveLayer, entered my API key, and enabled it on our WPForms. Spam dropped to zero overnight. No CAPTCHAs, no confused customers calling about puzzles. It just works.”
— Rachel M., Owner, Bright Path Wellness
“We manage 40+ client WordPress sites. Before ActiveLayer, spam protection was a mess — different plugins, different configs, constant client complaints. Now it’s one dashboard, one plan, unlimited sites. We saved hours every week and clients stopped asking about spam entirely.”
— James K., Director, Greenline Digital Agency
“I replaced reCAPTCHA with ActiveLayer on our Next.js app. Five lines of code, literally. Response times went from 800ms to under 50ms. The API returns confidence scores and detection signals — exactly what I need for audit logging. Best developer experience I’ve had with any spam tool.”
— Daniel S., Senior Engineer, FormStack Labs
Frequently Asked Questions
Have questions about ActiveLayer? We’ve got answers.
ActiveLayer is AI-powered spam protection for forms and comments. You send us content, we return a spam verdict with confidence score and detection signals in milliseconds. No CAPTCHAs, no client-side scripts, no visitor friction. It works with WordPress (via plugin) and any platform (via REST API).
ActiveLayer has a native WPForms integration built by Awesome Motive, the same team behind WPForms. Install the ActiveLayer plugin, enter your API key, and enable protection per form inside the WPForms builder with a single checkbox. Spam submissions are caught automatically before they reach your inbox. No reCAPTCHA widget needed.
ActiveLayer supports 9+ WordPress integrations out of the box: WPForms, Contact Form 7, Elementor Forms, Formidable Forms, Ninja Forms, Fluent Forms, Forminator, Sure Forms, and WordPress Comment Forms. Outside WordPress, the REST API works with any platform, framework, or language that can make an HTTP request.
reCAPTCHA and hCaptcha require your visitors to solve puzzles and load client-side JavaScript that tracks user behavior. ActiveLayer is entirely server-side. Your visitors never see a challenge, and no tracking scripts load on your pages. The result: zero friction, faster page loads, and no lost conversions.
No. ActiveLayer is completely invisible. It works server-side, so your visitors never see a checkbox, a puzzle, or any challenge. They submit forms and comments normally. The spam protection happens behind the scenes.
Milliseconds. ActiveLayer is designed to return verdicts faster than your database query. Your forms and comments never feel slow, and your conversion rates stay intact.
ActiveLayer includes automatic safe defaults. If our API is unreachable or doesn’t respond within your timeout, submissions pass through normally. Your forms and comments never break because of us. We document this graceful degradation pattern in our integration guides.
No. ActiveLayer is entirely server-side. We never load scripts on your visitors’ browsers, never set cookies, and never track user behavior. We analyze the content you send us (form text, metadata) and return a verdict. That’s it. Full details are in our Privacy Policy.
Yes. 1,000 spam checks per month. No credit card required. Full API access with no feature restrictions. Upgrade to Pro ($19/mo for 25,000 checks), Agency ($49/mo for 100,000 checks), or Enterprise (from $149/mo) as your volume grows.