WordPress plugin comparison

BotShield CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7 vs Gravity Forms Zero Spam

BotShield CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7

by R.Sabbir

90+ installs5.0

Gravity Forms Zero Spam

by GravityKit

100K+ installs4.3

At a glance

Gravity Forms Zero Spam has more active installs: 100K+, against 90+ for BotShield CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7.
On a typical day, Gravity Forms Zero Spam is downloaded about 533 times, BotShield CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7 about 7.
BotShield CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7 is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.3 from 24 reviews.
BotShield CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7 was updated more recently: Sep 8, 2026, against Sep 1, 2026 for Gravity Forms Zero Spam.
BotShield CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7 is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Gravity Forms Zero Spam.
Gravity Forms Zero Spam has been around longer: since 2014, against 2025 for BotShield CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7.

Gravity Forms Zero Spam leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	BotShield CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7	Gravity Forms Zero Spam
Popular rank	#17,372	#453
Active installs	90+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	182	13K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.3(24)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.38	×1.25
Last release	2 months ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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