WordPress plugin comparison

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk vs Friendly Captcha for WordPress

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk

by CleanTalk Inc

200K+ installs4.8

Friendly Captcha for WordPress

by Friendly Captcha

10K+ installs3.9

At a glance

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk has more active installs: 200K+, against 10K+ for Friendly Captcha for WordPress.
On a typical day, Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk is downloaded about 5,313 times, Friendly Captcha for WordPress about 217.
Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 3,224 reviews, against 3.9 from 18 reviews.
Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Oct 20, 2026 for Friendly Captcha for WordPress.
Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk resolves more of its support threads: 93% in the last two months, against 0% for Friendly Captcha for WordPress.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Friendly Captcha for WordPress has been around longer: since 2009, against 2012 for Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk.

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk	Friendly Captcha for WordPress
Popular rank	#239	#2,140
Active installs	200K+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	342.3K	10.4K
Rating	4.8(3.2K)	3.9(18)
Support threads resolved	93%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×4.98	×0.77
Last release	10 days ago	19 days ago
Requires PHP	7.2	7.3

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