WordPress plugin comparison

BotShield CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7 vs ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7

BotShield CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7

by R.Sabbir

90+ installs5.0

ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7

by IQComputing

200K+ installs5.0

At a glance

ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 has more active installs: 200K+, against 90+ for BotShield CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7.
On a typical day, ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 is downloaded about 703 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 Jun 5, 2026 for ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7.
BotShield CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7 is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7.
ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 has been around longer: since 2018, against 2025 for BotShield CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7.

ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	BotShield CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7	ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7
Popular rank	#17,372	#227
Active installs	90+	200K+
Downloads, last 30 days	182	19.2K
Rating	5.0(1)	5.0(89)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.38	×1.27
Last release	2 months ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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