WordPress plugin comparison

Formidable Honeypot vs Friendly Captcha for WordPress

Formidable Honeypot

by WP-Biz (Ryan)

400+ installs5.0

Friendly Captcha for WordPress

by Friendly Captcha

10K+ installs3.9

At a glance

Friendly Captcha for WordPress has more active installs: 10K+, against 400+ for Formidable Honeypot.
On a typical day, Friendly Captcha for WordPress is downloaded about 217 times, Formidable Honeypot about 5.
Formidable Honeypot is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 3.9 from 18 reviews.
Friendly Captcha for WordPress was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Jun 25, 2014 for Formidable Honeypot.
Friendly Captcha for WordPress is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.9.40 for Formidable Honeypot.
Friendly Captcha for WordPress has been around longer: since 2009, against 2014 for Formidable Honeypot.

Friendly Captcha for WordPress leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Formidable Honeypot	Friendly Captcha for WordPress
Popular rank	#9,680	#2,143
Active installs	400+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	113	10.6K
Rating	5.0(2)	3.9(18)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	3.9.40	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.77
Last release	12 years ago	20 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.3

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