WordPress plugin comparison

Captcha Garb vs Friendly Captcha for WordPress

Captcha Garb

by yepie wpiee

20+ installs5.0

Friendly Captcha for WordPress

by Friendly Captcha

10K+ installs3.9

At a glance

Friendly Captcha for WordPress has more active installs: 10K+, against 20+ for Captcha Garb.
On a typical day, Friendly Captcha for WordPress is downloaded about 217 times, Captcha Garb about 1.
Captcha Garb is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 3.9 from 18 reviews.
Friendly Captcha for WordPress was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Jan 25, 2013 for Captcha Garb.
Friendly Captcha for WordPress is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.5.2 for Captcha Garb.
Friendly Captcha for WordPress has been around longer: since 2009, against 2012 for Captcha Garb.

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

Metric	Captcha Garb	Friendly Captcha for WordPress
Popular rank	#28,012	#2,141
Active installs	20+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	23	10.4K
Rating	5.0(2)	3.9(18)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	3.5.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.77
Last release	13 years ago	20 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.3

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