WordPress plugin comparison

CrowdSec vs Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile

CrowdSec

by CrowdSec - lightweight and collaborative security engine

2K+ installs5.0

Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile

by Elliot Sowersby / RelyWP

200K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile has more active installs: 200K+, against 2K+ for CrowdSec.
On a typical day, Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile is downloaded about 9,962 times, CrowdSec about 30.
CrowdSec is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.7 from 263 reviews.
Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile was updated more recently: Oct 31, 2026, against Jan 9, 2026 for CrowdSec.
Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile resolves more of its support threads: 54% in the last two months, against 0% for CrowdSec.
Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for CrowdSec.
CrowdSec has been around longer: since 2021, against 2022 for Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile.

Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile leads on 7 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	CrowdSec	Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile
Popular rank	#4,302	#233
Active installs	2K+	200K+
Downloads, last 30 days	826	393.8K
Rating	5.0(5)	4.7(263)
Support threads resolved	0%	54%
Tested up to	6.9.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.49	×3.46
Last release	10 months ago	9 days ago
Requires PHP	7.2	–

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