WordPress plugin comparison

Better Captcha vs Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile

Better Captcha

by bettersecurity

30+ 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 30+ for Better Captcha.
On a typical day, Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile is downloaded about 9,962 times, Better Captcha about 3.
Better Captcha is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 263 reviews.
Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile was updated more recently: Oct 31, 2026, against Sep 28, 2024 for Better Captcha.
Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.6.11 for Better Captcha.
Better Captcha has been around longer: since 2020, against 2022 for Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile.

Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Better Captcha	Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile
Popular rank	#23,897	#233
Active installs	30+	200K+
Downloads, last 30 days	73	393.8K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.7(263)
Support threads resolved	–	54%
Tested up to	6.6.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.05	×3.46
Last release	2 years ago	9 days ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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