WordPress plugin comparison

Friendly Captcha for WordPress vs Gravity Forms Zero Spam

Friendly Captcha for WordPress

by Friendly Captcha

10K+ installs3.9

Gravity Forms Zero Spam

by GravityKit

100K+ installs4.3

At a glance

Gravity Forms Zero Spam has more active installs: 100K+, against 10K+ for Friendly Captcha for WordPress.
On a typical day, Gravity Forms Zero Spam is downloaded about 533 times, Friendly Captcha for WordPress about 217.
Gravity Forms Zero Spam is rated higher: 4.3 out of 5 from 24 reviews, against 3.9 from 18 reviews.
Friendly Captcha for WordPress was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Sep 1, 2026 for Gravity Forms Zero Spam.
Gravity Forms Zero Spam resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Friendly Captcha for WordPress.
Friendly Captcha for WordPress is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Gravity Forms Zero Spam.
Friendly Captcha for WordPress has been around longer: since 2009, against 2014 for Gravity Forms Zero Spam.

Gravity Forms Zero Spam leads on 6 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Friendly Captcha for WordPress	Gravity Forms Zero Spam
Popular rank	#2,141	#453
Active installs	10K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	10.4K	13.2K
Rating	3.9(18)	4.3(24)
Support threads resolved	0%	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.77	×1.25
Last release	20 days ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	7.3	7.4

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