WordPress plugin comparison

Blue Captcha vs Friendly Captcha for WordPress

Blue Captcha

by jotis

400+ installs4.7

Friendly Captcha for WordPress

by Friendly Captcha

10K+ installs3.9

At a glance

Friendly Captcha for WordPress has more active installs: 10K+, against 400+ for Blue Captcha.
On a typical day, Friendly Captcha for WordPress is downloaded about 217 times, Blue Captcha about 10.
Blue Captcha is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 15 reviews, against 3.9 from 18 reviews.
Friendly Captcha for WordPress was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Aug 17, 2026 for Blue Captcha.
Friendly Captcha for WordPress is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Blue Captcha.
Friendly Captcha for WordPress has been around longer: since 2009, against 2012 for Blue Captcha.

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

Metric	Blue Captcha	Friendly Captcha for WordPress
Popular rank	#9,336	#2,141
Active installs	400+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	261	10.4K
Rating	4.7(15)	3.9(18)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.52	×0.77
Last release	2 months ago	20 days ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.3

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