WordPress plugin comparison

ARCaptcha vs Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile

ARCaptcha

by arcaptcha

300+ installs5.0

Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile

by Elliot Sowersby / RelyWP

200K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile has more active installs: 200K+, against 300+ for ARCaptcha.
On a typical day, Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile is downloaded about 9,962 times, ARCaptcha about 19.
ARCaptcha is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.7 from 263 reviews.
Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile was updated more recently: Oct 31, 2026, against Oct 28, 2026 for ARCaptcha.
ARCaptcha has been around longer: since 2021, against 2022 for Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile.

Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	ARCaptcha	Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile
Popular rank	#10,844	#233
Active installs	300+	200K+
Downloads, last 30 days	468	393.8K
Rating	5.0(4)	4.7(263)
Support threads resolved	–	54%
Tested up to	–	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×3.46
Last release	12 days ago	9 days ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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