WordPress plugin comparison

Friendly Captcha for WordPress vs Spam Protection Without Captcha

Friendly Captcha for WordPress

by Friendly Captcha

10K+ installs3.9

Spam Protection Without Captcha

by Shamim Hasan

100+ installs5.0

At a glance

Friendly Captcha for WordPress has more active installs: 10K+, against 100+ for Spam Protection Without Captcha.
On a typical day, Friendly Captcha for WordPress is downloaded about 217 times, Spam Protection Without Captcha about 3.
Spam Protection Without Captcha is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 3.9 from 18 reviews.
Friendly Captcha for WordPress was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Aug 3, 2020 for Spam Protection Without Captcha.
Friendly Captcha for WordPress is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.5.24 for Spam Protection Without Captcha.
Friendly Captcha for WordPress has been around longer: since 2009, against 2019 for Spam Protection Without Captcha.

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

Metric	Friendly Captcha for WordPress	Spam Protection Without Captcha
Popular rank	#2,143	#14,682
Active installs	10K+	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	10.6K	48
Rating	3.9(18)	5.0(3)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	5.5.24
Search multiplier	×0.77	×0.00
Last release	21 days ago	6 years ago
Requires PHP	7.3	5.4

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