WordPress plugin comparison
Bot Lockout vs Captcha by BestWebSoft
Bot Lockout
by kognetiks
Fewer than 10 installs5.0
Captcha by BestWebSoft
by bestwebsoft
10K+ installs4.1
At a glance
- Captcha by BestWebSoft has more active installs: 10K+, against fewer than 10 for Bot Lockout.
- On a typical day, Captcha by BestWebSoft is downloaded about 290 times, Bot Lockout about 2.
- Bot Lockout is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.1 from 21 reviews.
- Captcha by BestWebSoft was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against Jul 29, 2025 for Bot Lockout.
- Captcha by BestWebSoft is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Bot Lockout.
- Captcha by BestWebSoft has been around longer: since 2017, against 2025 for Bot Lockout.
Line by line
Captcha by BestWebSoft leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Bot Lockout | Captcha by BestWebSoft |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #70,378 | #1,988 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 29 | 19.3K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.1(21) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.03 | ×0.93 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 4 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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