WordPress plugin comparison
Spam Protection vs reCAPTCHA in WP comments form
At a glance
- Spam Protection has more active installs: 30K+, against 7K+ for reCAPTCHA in WP comments form.
- On a typical day, Spam Protection is downloaded about 610 times, reCAPTCHA in WP comments form about 18.
- Spam Protection is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 87 reviews, against 4.1 from 20 reviews.
- Spam Protection was updated more recently: Nov 10, 2026, against Apr 22, 2019 for reCAPTCHA in WP comments form.
- Spam Protection is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.1.28 for reCAPTCHA in WP comments form.
- reCAPTCHA in WP comments form has been around longer: since 2016, against 2021 for Spam Protection.
Line by line
Spam Protection leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Spam Protection |  reCAPTCHA in WP comments form |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #986 | #2,468 |
| Active installs | 30K+ | 7K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 21.7K | 284 |
| Rating | 4.7(87) | 4.1(20) |
| Support threads resolved | 80% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 5.1.28 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.54 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | today | 7 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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