WordPress plugin comparison

ActiveLayer Anti-Spam vs Friendly Captcha for WordPress

ActiveLayer Anti-Spam

by Syed Balkhi

10K+ installs4.9

Friendly Captcha for WordPress

by Friendly Captcha

10K+ installs3.9

At a glance

Both have 10K+ active installs.
On a typical day, ActiveLayer Anti-Spam is downloaded about 239 times, Friendly Captcha for WordPress about 196.
ActiveLayer Anti-Spam is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 10 reviews, against 3.9 from 18 reviews.
ActiveLayer Anti-Spam was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Oct 20, 2026 for Friendly Captcha for WordPress.
ActiveLayer Anti-Spam resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Friendly Captcha for WordPress.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Friendly Captcha for WordPress has been around longer: since 2009, against 2026 for ActiveLayer Anti-Spam.

ActiveLayer Anti-Spam leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	ActiveLayer Anti-Spam	Friendly Captcha for WordPress
Popular rank	#1,840	#2,139
Active installs	10K+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	14.1K	10.6K
Rating	4.9(10)	3.9(18)
Support threads resolved	100%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.02	×0.77
Last release	2 days ago	22 days ago
Requires PHP	7.2	7.3

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