WordPress plugin comparison

Friendly Captcha for WordPress vs hCaptcha for WP

Friendly Captcha for WordPress

by Friendly Captcha

10K+ installs3.9

hCaptcha for WP

by hcaptcha

70K+ installs4.6

At a glance

hCaptcha for WP has more active installs: 70K+, against 10K+ for Friendly Captcha for WordPress.
On a typical day, hCaptcha for WP is downloaded about 1,433 times, Friendly Captcha for WordPress about 217.
hCaptcha for WP is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 88 reviews, against 3.9 from 18 reviews.
hCaptcha for WP was updated more recently: Oct 30, 2026, against Oct 20, 2026 for Friendly Captcha for WordPress.
hCaptcha for WP resolves more of its support threads: 86% in the last two months, against 0% for Friendly Captcha for WordPress.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Friendly Captcha for WordPress has been around longer: since 2009, against 2019 for hCaptcha for WP.

hCaptcha for WP leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Friendly Captcha for WordPress	hCaptcha for WP
Popular rank	#2,143	#556
Active installs	10K+	70K+
Downloads, last 30 days	10.6K	51.9K
Rating	3.9(18)	4.6(88)
Support threads resolved	0%	86%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.77	×1.92
Last release	21 days ago	11 days ago
Requires PHP	7.3	7.4

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