WordPress plugin comparison

Image CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7 and WPForms by HookAndHook (DSGVO/GDPR) vs hCaptcha for WP

Image CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7 and WPForms by HookAndHook (DSGVO/GDPR)

by hookandhook

70K+ installs4.7

hCaptcha for WP

by hcaptcha

70K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Both have 70K+ active installs.
On a typical day, hCaptcha for WP is downloaded about 1,433 times, Image CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7 and WPForms by HookAndHook (DSGVO/GDPR) about 257.
Image CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7 and WPForms by HookAndHook (DSGVO/GDPR) is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 49 reviews, against 4.6 from 88 reviews.
hCaptcha for WP was updated more recently: Oct 30, 2026, against Aug 24, 2026 for Image CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7 and WPForms by HookAndHook (DSGVO/GDPR).
hCaptcha for WP resolves more of its support threads: 86% in the last two months, against 0% for Image CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7 and WPForms by HookAndHook (DSGVO/GDPR).
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Image CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7 and WPForms by HookAndHook (DSGVO/GDPR) has been around longer: since 2015, against 2019 for hCaptcha for WP.

hCaptcha for WP leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Image CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7 and WPForms by HookAndHook (DSGVO/GDPR)	hCaptcha for WP
Popular rank	#561	#556
Active installs	70K+	70K+
Downloads, last 30 days	8.7K	51.3K
Rating	4.7(49)	4.6(88)
Support threads resolved	0%	86%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.07	×1.92
Last release	2 months ago	11 days ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.4

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