WordPress plugin comparison
Formidable Honeypot vs Simple Login Captcha
Formidable Honeypot
by WP-Biz (Ryan)
400+ installs5.0
Simple Login Captcha
by Nikolay Nikolov
10K+ installs3.9
At a glance
- Simple Login Captcha has more active installs: 10K+, against 400+ for Formidable Honeypot.
- On a typical day, Simple Login Captcha is downloaded about 36 times, Formidable Honeypot about 5.
- Formidable Honeypot is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 3.9 from 17 reviews.
- Simple Login Captcha was updated more recently: Sep 3, 2026, against Jun 25, 2014 for Formidable Honeypot.
- Simple Login Captcha is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.9.40 for Formidable Honeypot.
- Formidable Honeypot has been around longer: since 2014, against 2019 for Simple Login Captcha.
Line by line
Simple Login Captcha leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Formidable Honeypot | Simple Login Captcha |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #9,680 | #1,948 |
| Active installs | 400+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 113 | 972 |
| Rating | 5.0(2) | 3.9(17) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 3.9.40 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.77 |
| Last release | 12 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.2 |
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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