WordPress plugin comparison
Cookies for Comments vs Spam Captcha
Cookies for Comments
by Donncha O Caoimh (a11n)
10K+ installs4.9
Spam Captcha
by KaizenCoders
100+ installs3.0
At a glance
- Cookies for Comments has more active installs: 10K+, against 100+ for Spam Captcha.
- On a typical day, Cookies for Comments is downloaded about 25 times, Spam Captcha about 8.
- Cookies for Comments is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 18 reviews, against 3.0 from 2 reviews.
- Spam Captcha was updated more recently: Sep 10, 2025, against Jun 4, 2019 for Cookies for Comments.
- Spam Captcha is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 5.2.30 for Cookies for Comments.
- Cookies for Comments has been around longer: since 2008, against 2011 for Spam Captcha.
Line by line
Cookies for Comments leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Cookies for Comments | Spam Captcha |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,560 | #13,110 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 650 | 181 |
| Rating | 4.9(18) | 3.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.2.30 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.15 |
| Last release | 7 years ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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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