WordPress plugin comparison

BotShield CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7 vs reCaptcha Add-On for FormCraft

BotShield CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7

by R.Sabbir

90+ installs5.0

reCaptcha Add-On for FormCraft

by Formcrafts

7K+ installs5.0

At a glance

reCaptcha Add-On for FormCraft has more active installs: 7K+, against 90+ for BotShield CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7.
On a typical day, reCaptcha Add-On for FormCraft is downloaded about 23 times, BotShield CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7 about 7.
Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
BotShield CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7 was updated more recently: Sep 8, 2026, against Feb 21, 2024 for reCaptcha Add-On for FormCraft.
BotShield CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7 is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.5.24 for reCaptcha Add-On for FormCraft.
reCaptcha Add-On for FormCraft has been around longer: since 2015, against 2025 for BotShield CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7.

Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	BotShield CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7	reCaptcha Add-On for FormCraft
Popular rank	#17,218	#2,576
Active installs	90+	7K+
Downloads, last 30 days	182	656
Rating	5.0(1)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	5.5.24
Search multiplier	×0.38	×0.03
Last release	2 months ago	2 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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