Forum Fortress
Forum spam protection

Forum spam is no longer your problem.

Forum Fortress protects registrations, posts, profiles and signatures across supported forum platforms - without forcing genuine users through CAPTCHA.

Install the plugin for your forum software, connect to the Forum Fortress cloud, and manage spam decisions from one dashboard.

No CAPTCHA friction
Protection starts immediately
One dashboard for every site
Free protection that stays useful

Live network stats

Network-wide totals from the live Forum Fortress network.

Spam attempts blocked
4,108
Forum checks processed
6,370
Spam signals indexed
9,298,485
API calls handled
869,347
Downloads

Choose your forum software

Install protection for your platform, connect to the Forum Fortress cloud, and manage spam decisions from one dashboard.

XenForo

Available now · v1.6.0

  1. Download the Forum Fortress ZIP below.
  2. In XenForo Admin, go to Add-ons → Install/upgrade from archive.
  3. Upload the ZIP and install when prompted.
  4. Open Forum Fortress options and enter your forum's public URL.
  5. Run Tools → Forum Fortress → Connection test to confirm outbound access.
Antispam cloud

Designed to never stop, never slow down

Protection runs on our distributed network - not a single box that can go quiet or bottleneck your forum.

Always-on coverage. We monitor multiple decision-engine nodes around the clock so spam defenses stay up, healthy, and ready the moment traffic spikes.

Speed that follows your hosting. If the path between your server and Forum Fortress looks slow, we automatically spin up decision capacity closer to your datacenter. Your site stays fast; members never feel us working in the background.

  • Latency-aware routingExtra decision capacity near you when it matters - no tickets, no tuning.
  • Redundant decision enginesMultiple nodes watched continuously so a hiccup never means a blind spot.
  • Invisible to genuine membersReal users keep smooth signups and posts while risky traffic gets filtered out.

Under attack right now?

Install the plugin for your forum software and Forum Fortress starts protecting immediately. No account registration required. No credit card. New sites receive a complimentary Pro trial for 30 days with full automation and reporting.

Protection the moment you install - no waiting
Spam intercepted before it hits public threads
No portal signup and no card to start
30 days of full Pro on us - then stay free or upgrade

Spam takes many forms. All of them waste time.

Fake signups

Bogus registrations clog your user list.

First-post spam

Spam posts appear minutes after signup.

Profile spam

Links and promos hidden in profiles.

CAPTCHA complaints

Good users hate extra steps and abandon.

Moderator overload

Spam workload grows and important items slip.

Lost sign-ups

Real users give up before joining.

Built for forums, not generic website forms.

Registrations, posts, profiles, and signaturesProtected where spam actually happens.
Understands forum behaviourContext-aware decisions, not one-size-fits-all rules.
Low friction for real usersNo CAPTCHAs. No account walls.
Designed for real forum trafficBuilt against live spam patterns, not synthetic demos.
Useful free tierProtects public pages and reduces moderator workload.
Paid tiers reduce admin workMore automation, reports, and tools.

How it works

1User registers, posts, or edits profile
2Forum Fortress checks network, identity, and behaviour signals
3Allow or block automatically
Genuine users sail through.

Suspicious activity is handled before it hits public pages.

Customer portal

Keep your community protected without living in the admin panel

The Forum Fortress portal gives owners, admins, and moderators a simple place to see what was stopped, what was allowed, and whether their forum is running smoothly.

Made for busy forum teams. Whether you run one hobby forum or several communities on different forum platforms, the portal gives you one place to see what was blocked, what was allowed, and whether each forum is running smoothly.

Plain-language context. See why an account, post, or profile change was blocked or allowed without digging through server logs.

Less admin watching. When things are quiet, the portal stays out of your way. When something matters, it brings the activity to the surface.

  • Decision historyReview allowed and blocked activity in one focused list.
  • Decision log + checkerLook back at past decisions or check a username, email, IP, or domain when something feels off.
  • Multi-forum moderationManage spam protection for multiple forums - even across different forum software - from the same portal. Available on Pro.
  • Advanced reports + graphsSearch and filter activity, spot trends, and see moderation workload clearly. Available on Pro.
Launch portal demoSample data only · opens in a new tab

Run more than one community?

Manage spam protection for multiple forums - even across different forum software - from the same Forum Fortress portal.

Whether you run one hobby forum or several communities on different forum platforms, the portal gives you one place to see what was stopped, what was allowed, and whether each forum is running smoothly.

Simple pricing for communities of every size.

Start free. Upgrade when your forum needs higher limits, automatic blocking, multi-forum management, or Pro-only advanced reporting and graphs.

Free

$0/month
2,000 checks/month · 25 autoblocks/day
  • Daily autoblock limit: 25
  • Not included: Higher automation limits
  • Not included: Multi-forum workflow automation
  • Keeps spam off public pages
  • Allow/block decisions
  • Basic reasons and logs
  • Good for small communities

Pro

$15/month
100K checks/month · unlimited autoblocks
  • Daily autoblock limit: Unlimited
  • Automatic allow/block decisions
  • Multi-forum workflow automation
  • Advanced reports
  • Graphs (analytics trends)
  • Moderation workspace
  • Multi-forum management
  • Priority support
  • Up to 5 forums
Same protection engine on every plan. Paid tiers add automation, reporting, and lower admin workload - not weaker detection.

Need help with a spam wave, migration, or custom setup?

Tell us what is happening on your forum. We will reply with practical next steps.

Built with

Python
FastAPI
PostgreSQL
nginx
Debian
Vultr