WordPress plugin comparison

Better Captcha vs Friendly Captcha for WordPress

Better Captcha

by bettersecurity

30+ installs5.0

Friendly Captcha for WordPress

by Friendly Captcha

10K+ installs3.9

At a glance

Friendly Captcha for WordPress has more active installs: 10K+, against 30+ for Better Captcha.
On a typical day, Friendly Captcha for WordPress is downloaded about 217 times, Better Captcha about 3.
Better Captcha is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 3.9 from 18 reviews.
Friendly Captcha for WordPress was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Sep 28, 2024 for Better Captcha.
Friendly Captcha for WordPress is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.6.11 for Better Captcha.
Friendly Captcha for WordPress has been around longer: since 2009, against 2020 for Better Captcha.

Friendly Captcha for WordPress leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Better Captcha	Friendly Captcha for WordPress
Popular rank	#24,084	#2,141
Active installs	30+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	76	10.4K
Rating	5.0(1)	3.9(18)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	6.6.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.05	×0.77
Last release	2 years ago	20 days ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.3

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